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Did Nature Leave Anyone Behind? BY AGBA JALINGO

It is a well established fact that more people in the world believe in the existence of God and also hold that, that God is capable of, and will definitely punish evil. Yet, it is also a trite axiom that this same set of believers commit the most evil in the world. Indeed nature did

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Their Guns Won’t Shoot BY FIRST BABA ISA

“But no weapon that is formed against you shall prosper…” Isa 54:17 AMP On one occasion, Pope Benedict XV appeared on the Vatican balcony to impart his blessing; a fanatic drew a pistol, aimed at the Pope and pulled the trigger. The gun failed to go off. Guards seized and imprisoned the criminal. When the

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Keeping An Eye On Ayade’s Privatization Part III BY AGBA JALINGO

Joe Agi SAN, in the run up to the 2019 elections, told Cross Riverians that the reason he is arrogant to his friends within the political class in Cross River State, is because “you are all thieves.” The learned SAN, premised his conclusion on a previous privatization program of Cross River State assets where these

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Keeping An Eye On Ayade’s Privatization Part 1 & 2 BY AGBA JALINGO

PART 1 The Cross River State Government, through Mr. John Odo, Chairman of the State’s Privatization Council, yesterday announced it’s readiness to sell over thirty Government concerns. According to the Council, Cross Riverians are to key into the initiative by referendum either online or by logging into www.crspc.org or getting the form from their various

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They Deceived General Iron To His Death BY ATTAH OCHINKE

Thomas Obi Tawo, popularly called General Iron, was illiterate; an unexposed young man with the tendencies of a small time criminal. He is dead; hunted down and killed disgracefully like a rat. A lot of people, including me, believe he deserved his end. But I think Gen. Iron was deceived unto his death. The political

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Bakassi – The Malnourished Child Of Greedy Parents BY AGBA JALINGO

Bakassi has so many things in abundance. That is why Bakassi became a global bone of contention in the first place. Apart from the often talked about oil deposits, Bakassi is rich in other mineral resources. Rich in aquatic resources. Rich in popularity. Rich in diversity. Rich in international politics. Rich in pain and sorrow.

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Duke, Imoke, Ayade’s Imminent Showdown In Cross River BY CHUKS OKOCHA

With the recent defection of Governor Ben Ayade of Cross River State from the Peoples Democratic Party to the All Progressives Congress, and the realignment of forces between former Governors Donald Duke and Liyel Imoke within the PDP, Chuks Okocha writes that the 2023 general election will no longer be an easy ride for any

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Aero Contractors Owe Cross River N600m And A Bombardier Aircraft Parked As Scrap At Ikeja Airport BY AGBA JALINGO

Early in August 2015, CrossRiverWatch investigators were granted rare access, to ascertain the level of work in the 70 seater Dash 8-Q200 series aircraft with registration number 5N GRS which was purchased by the Liyel Imoke administration, from the Rivers State Government since 2013, and given to Aero to run the Calabar-Bebi route, but has

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