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Day Former Minister Threw Caution To The Wind, Drenched Me With Venom BY EYO CHARLES

One that has risen to become spokesman to the president of a country and later a minister aside other important public offices should be seen as one that is a diplomat and stateman. But Chief Femi Fani-Kayode failed in his public carriage last week when he rounded up his visit to Cross River State where

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That Fani-Kayode’s Short Fuse … BY AGBA JALINGO

It is only a dishonest and crooked kind that will associate with and seek validation from a combustible character like FFK, who is even still on trial for corruption. Everything that may or may not have been spent by Governor Ayade to bring FFK to Calabar to validate his work has now gone down the

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A Big Harmer To FFK’s Coffin BY ASAJU TUNDE

I can share my column later. This Can’t Wait As a journalist, I am simply outraged; first to read the views of my chairman, Emmanuel Ogbeche and later to see the clip of my dear sister, Ruona J. Meyer on events in Calabar. It’s still early in Ottawa and I need to take it easy

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August 22 Is Chapter Two Of My Soon-To-Be-Released Book, ‘The Pen In Jail’ BY AGBA JALINGO

Today is August 22, 2020, exactly one year since I was abducted from my home to begin a treason trial I am still standing. I mark the anniversary by bringing you the chapter that recreates the drama that happened on that fateful day. ********************** Bright days are often a rarity during the raining season in

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Emulating Nyce Ayuk By Shininig Our Lights, Starting From Our Familiar Corners BY DIANA MARY OWAN

We cannot over emphasize the need to consciously adopt a systematic approach if all hands need to be on deck for the greater good of humanity. From our little corners doing the little or much we can without looking at a specific group of whom we have expectations or hand the mantle of doing same

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The Journalist As A Politician BY AGBA JALINGO

I’ve been approached several times by concerned persons who feel that as a journalist, I am supposed to stay out of politics and concentrate on investigating and writing the news. They have also been a lot of preachment about how journalism and politics are parallel. But I need to express a contrary opinion to this

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Between FG, NDAF And The Odukpani – Ikot Ekpene Road BY OTU OTU ITA

The deplorable condition of Odukpani – Itu – Ikot Ekpene road have brought untold hardship to commuters plying that road. The impassable state of the road is responsible for the public outcry in recent time. It is very painful that a trip on that road which used to be less than two hours drive now

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The Result Of PDP Congress In Cross River State Is Not The End Of The World BY DOMINIC KIDZU

Listening to people talk about the upcoming State Congress of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in Cross River State, one would think that it is armageddon or the flip side of epiphany, or even D – DAY in Normandy. Like the whole world was possibly coming to a definite end following the result of the

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