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Thank You Is Not Enough Dear Agba Jalingo BY ELIJAH UGANI

Today is not your birth anniversary, but I choose to use this day to celebrate what, who you’re and meant to me. You berthed CrossRiverWatch and gave many of us the opportunity to expand our horizons in the online media. You gave me the platform to build myself and the opportunity for further training. In

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We Can Co-Exist If We Don’t Encroach… BY AGBA JALINGO

In 1543, three Portuguese travelers aboard a Chinese ship arrived in Japan and became the first Europeans to visit the country. That was 58 years after Portuguese missionaries and slave traders arrived in Nigeria. Five years later, in 1548, Francis Xavier, a Portuguese Jesuit, arrived from Goa to introduce Christianity to the Japanese. As it

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It’s Getting Worse, But We Will All Be Responsible… BY AGBA JALINGO

Democracy is a good system of government. We have seen democracy lead to rapid development and economic progress across the West, but the same democracy appears to have extinguished its taste for progression when it arrived in Nigeria. Generally speaking from 1999 at least, many will agree with me that, the more leaders we have

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Mainstreaming Cross River State’s Development Agenda Into The SDGs Under Governor Bassey Otu: A Path To Holistic Progress BY MISSANG OYAMA

In an era where global challenges such as climate change, poverty, inequality, and environmental degradation are becoming increasingly existential, aligning regional development goals with international frameworks like the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) is crucial. Cross River State, under the leadership of Governor Bassey Otu, has the unique opportunity to enhance its development agenda by integrating

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Before You Join The Calabar Dick Hunters Mob… BY AGBA JALINGO

Before you go and mob innocent people, let us reason together. The dick is the source of life in our bodies because it brings out the sperm that fertilizes the ovary. It is a tool of interest to everyone including ritualists. The prevailing thick rumor that dicks have been missing randomly in Calabar, our State

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Work With Darkness… BY AGBA JALINGO

Darkness is the senior brother of light. Yes! I just said so and it’s true. Darkness was here before light came. Darkness is the original and permanent condition of our planet, Earth. It is the Sun, which is not located on this planet, that supplies light to our dark planet. In other words, if the

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Reduce Your Intolerance, I Am Not The Problem… BY AGBA JALINGO

“Agba Jalingo, I am your ardent follower. I followed you on recommendations from very respectable people who spoke very well of you. But I have noticed that you are promoting paganism and satanic religions on your page too much and I am considering un-following you please!” This is a message I received from a young

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Building A Realistic Budget Framework In Cross River State: Learning From The Pitfalls Of Former Governor Benedict Ayade BY MISSANG OYAMA

In the dynamic world of public finance, creating a realistic budget framework is paramount to the success of a state’s economic development. A well-crafted budget is the bedrock of sound financial management for any government entity. In the case of Cross River State, the transition from the administration of former Governor Ben Ayade to the

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