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Obudu Cargo Airport – Deceit Taken Too Far BY AGBA JALINGO

From day one, I have maintained the stand that the gra-gra by Governor Ayade that he wants to build a third airport in Cross River is deceitful and fraudulent. He is just creating needless confusion. He won’t build any airport. Apart from the grandiose promises of building everything super and mega, none of which we

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I Thought About Mercy Nku Esimoneze When I Heard Two Ayade Appointees Fought In Public BY AGBA JALINGO

Since I heard about the koboko flogging, slapping and tearing of shirt incident between the Cross River state Commissioner for Sports and Cinematography, Chief Ofu Aya and the Chairman of the State Sports Commission, Emmanuel Elom, over office space, I have not been laughing over the matter. I was first reminded of the same frosty

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Obudu Cargo Airport Project: A Good Time To End The Omerta Code Of Silence BY DR. E. USHIE

Upon the swearing in of the present administration in Cross River State (CRS), I had vowed not to hold a public opinion on anything happening within the State – be it public policy, economic policy or general administrative style. I made this decision for two reasons; the current Governor, His Excellency, Professor Benedict Ayade is

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Agba Jalingo! Why Do You Hate Your Brother So Much?

I have been hearing this silly question from adults since I returned from prison and sometimes I wish I could really give them a lash each, to beat some sense into their heads. How can some adults whom I respect so much, trivialize matters of serious public interest on the platter of filial exigency? Come

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The Theatrics Of Ben Ayade BY ETANG OBATEM

One of the Governor’s in Nigeria with a nack for hugging the headlines for a multiplicity of reasons ranging from grammatical bombasticity to outright fan-fare and grandstanding is Gov. Ben Ayade. While his swag and verbousness has drawn a lot of admiration, There is also a question mark about his leadership style and the application

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Agbibia My Dear Brother … BY AGBA JALINGO

April 4 would have been your 36th birthday. But you are holed up in the grave. Mama’s last wish was for me to take care of you; her last born and she did emphasize it for me to your hearing. After your graduation, I had to bring you from home to Calabar to see how

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Gov. Ayade’s Professorial Degree In Ineptitude BY PASCAL OMOJI

Gov. Ayade will never stop surprising Cross Riverians with his ineptitude and misgovernment. Here comes another abracadabra!! This man wants to immediately start the employment of about 10,000 more workers spanning the areas of agriculture, health, security etc. as palliative to cushion the effect of the Covid-19 pandemic. How realistic can this farce become? If

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COVID-19 And Cross River LG Funds Continued BY AGBA JALINGO

After securing the roundly criticized approval of the Cross River State House of Assembly for the release of N50million by each of the 18 LGAs to the fight against COVID 19, the State Commissioner for Local Government Affairs, Stella Odey, summoned the management team of all the LGAs to a meeting in her office on

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