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Marriage Is An Achievement BY AGBA JALINGO

Maybe we should start from the meaning of Achievement. What does it mean? Different dictionaries give different definitions but I took two, while the reader can add more. a. A thing done successfully with effort, skill, or courage. b. The act of achieving; attainment or accomplishment, like the achievement of one’s object. In the first

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CRS2023: The Dangers Of Trusting Ben Ayade BY IKUH AKPANKE

Senator Ben Ayade will vacate the office of Governor in the next 1 year, 10 months. Despite his impressive performance in industrialization and expansion of Government to accomodate more unemployed youths and adults, his recent political moves has created so much blank lines behind his political history. Can anyone truly trust Ayade to stand, fight

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Know This And Have Some Peace BY AGBA JALINGO

I have visited my 120 years old grandmother and given her some money when I was leaving and she told me she doesn’t need money again. That she can no longer buy nor sell at her age, so I should give the money to the younger ones who need it. I also have a former

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Governor Ayade’s ’Politics With Ethics’ Mantra At Crossroads; A Call To Question BY ASU OKANG

It was one of America’s foremost President J. F. Kennedy who said that ; “The hottest place in hell, should be reserved for those who keep quiet in times of moral crises,” as to sit on the fence when one should be speaking against dictatorship, is to be somewhat, an accomplice. Recent happenings in the

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Cross River North: I Cautioned APC About Joe Agi, But As In 2019, Was Ignored BY INYALI PETER

Prior to the 2019 general elections, I was a constant critic of some of Governor Ben Ayade’s policies. At some point, I was even attacked by thugs loyal to the Governor in my home Local Government in Obudu because of my critical stance against the government. In 2019, however, as a member of the All

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Whither Cally, Aero Or Cally Air BY ASU OKANG

I have been inundated by calls and cheers alike, when I surfaced on yesterday’s morning flight from Calabar enroute Abuja.  I still don’t know why it made news in some quarters, but it was to show that everything isn’t politics. Don’t forget I was part of the State Exco when the decision was made.I enjoyed

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HELP: My Prosecutor Is Playing With My Emotions BY AGBA JALINGO

Today is July 26, 2021. The trial in Suit FHC/CA/59C/2019 between FRN and AGBA JALINGO, is scheduled to resume at the Federal High Court 1, along Murtala Mohammed Highway in Calabar, before Justice Ijeoma Ojukwu. The court gave 26, 27, 28 July, for accelerated hearing. As usual, the State government, which has taken over the

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Ayade’s Defection, PDP’s Wisemen And 2023 Guber Polls BY AWASSAM BASSEY

Since the 1991 elections that ushered in the Third Republic, in which the National Republican Convention (NRC) and the Social Democratic Party (SDP) fiercely contested for elective positions, inter-party elections in Cross River State have been anything but competitive. In that election, the NRC won the governorship, with Mr. Clement Ebri as Governor, while the

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