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Clement Ebri: A Silent Mentor At 72 BY RASHEED OLANREWAJU

It would indeed appear that mentoring young people and grooming them to greatness comes naturally to Ebri

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How Not To Govern A People? BY AGBA JALINGO

The government is essentially saddled with the responsibility of fixing things. The task of bringing closure to teething issues. The onus of finding permanent solutions to problems. The burden of developing our communities and the duty of securing the citizens. It is charities and not-for-profit organizations, as well as philanthropy, that support the government with

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Cross River Northerners, Open Your Eyes… BY AGBA JALINGO

If you are from Cross River North, kindly come with me. There is something important which you may already know but may not have given thought to. That I want to put in context for you. Do you know that by land mass, all the five local governments that make up Cross River North, put

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The Era Of Akonfe BY BESHIBESHEBE MARTINS

Hon Peter Akonfe Undiandeye. Popular as Peter Pars. The 2nd most youngest chairman of Obudu LGA after Barr. Venatius Ikem of the 80s. He’s a man who’s time has come. Hon. Peter has come in a digital era. The time when the third tier of govt is bouncing back. The time autonomy has become the

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Profit, Pollution and Lies: Interrogating Shell’s Divestment Claims In The Niger Delta BY KEN HENSHAW

Just as it employs disinformation to deny oil spills and its responsibility for remediation and compensation, it is doing the same with its divestment when it blames sabotage by communities for oil spills and their failing equipment

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Does UNICAL, NUC Have Duty Of Care To Students Admitted Into The University? BY GADA

This is the question the Gender and Development Action (GADA) along with concerned mothers of the University of Calabar (UNICAL) law students sought to know from the Federal High Court sitting in Calabar. However, on the 31st October 2024, after months of case work, Justice I. L. Ojukwu declined jurisdiction in the case, on grounds

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A promise Made, A Promise Kept: Governor Otu’s N10bn Gratuity To Retired Workers BY LINUS OBOGO

As it is with Nigerian politicians; and in the realm of governance, it has always been commonplace to promise in poetry and deliver in prose. Promises are often mere rhetoric, lost in the labyrinth of political discourse.  However, the recent actions of the Cross River State governor, Senator Prince Bassey Edet Otu, mark a radical

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Letter To My Incoming LG Chair… BY AGBA JALINGO

Dear Peter Akonfe Undiandeye (Pita Pars)… Tomorrow is Local Government elections in our State. I have monitored nearly everything going on keenly and I do not need to go far to conclude that you are the next Chairman of Obudu LGA. By next week, you will be our Chairman. The reasons for my conclusion are

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