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Cross River State Judiciary Has Been Rendered Moribund, Unnavigable And Demented BY DANIEL KIP

The Judiciary in Cross River State has been rendered moribund, unnavigable and demented by the brazen rascality of executive and legislative principalities. The Judiciary is the hope of the common man, and an arm of Government well engraved and enshrined in our grundnorm. The executive cum legislative influenced & orchestrated vacancy or vacuum in the

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No To End SARS Campaign, Yes To End Police Brutality BY RICHARD F. INOYO

We can all support end police brutality against innocent Nigerians but not end SARS. For as a country, we still have a growing and dangerous brigade of violent criminals and kidnappers out there hurting Nigerians and putting Nigerians in unbelievable pains. We need courageous and equally aggressive Police officers to exchange fire and defeat these

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Know The Owners Of Privately Incorporated Cross River State Companies BY RICHARD DUKE

1. Cross River State Garment Factory Limited i. Otu-Obi Akatchak-Director/Shareholder ii. Ubua Emmanuel-Director/Shareholder 2. Cross River State MegaCity Limited i. A.O.Eba and co Secretary/Shareholder ii. Ikpeme Ben Ebong-Director/Shareholder iii. Joseph Odey Ohiero-Director/Shareholder iv. Ministry of Finance Incorporated (mofi) represented by Joseph Odey Ohiero- Director/Shareholder 3. Cross River Haulage City Limited i. Chief Igwe John Ukagwu

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What Ayade Told Protesting 2500 Delisted Civil Servants At The Stadium BY AGBA JALINGO

The Governor met with the workers at the UJ Esuene stadium Calabar Wednesday and every word from number 1 to 12 below, is what the Governor told the workers verbatim. It was only broken into numbers for ease of reading and analysis. My own analysis of the Governor’s remarks are under each number, in bracket.

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Ayade Industries … Before They Shut Down BY AGBA JALINGO

Even with the chequered history of the Cross River state government in managing state owned companies, governor Ayade insisted from take-off that he believes government has business doing business. He didn’t stop there; he argued his point very explicitly, citing similar models from other parts of the world. Additionally, he has created a cluster of

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Dear Governor Benedict Ayade BY SIMON UTSU

I read your reasons for delisting the 2,000 Civil Servants from the payroll – they were valid. By choosing to reinstate them in light of that, you did noble. Very commendable. I owe you one bottle of Jacob’s tonic wine 🍾 for that … to be delivered/redeemed when next I’m in Calabar. You should also

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Independence And The Question Of Dependence In Cross River BY SIR ARTHUR JARVIS ARCHIBONG

Nigeria today turns 60 years as an independent country. After 60 years, Nigeria boasts of 36 States and the Federal Capital Territory which makes 37. All these states are aged between 24 and 53 years. However with Cross River State having over five decades of statehood, is there anything really worth celebrating in terms of

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Desecrating Our Institutions As A ‘Legacy’ BY VENATIUS IKEM

Governor Ben Ayade who has refused to abide by the persistent recommendations of the National Judicial Council and swear in Justice Akon Ikpeme as Chief Judge of the state, hopes to rely on a Judicial process to advance his Political career as an affront on civilised society. To be fair, he is not hoping to

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