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OBUDU: Living By The River Side And Washing Our Hands With Spittle BY GODDIE AKPAMA

For a mass population of the Obudu, people, with unarguably the most politically sophisticated elite class in Cross River State, the Ayade governorship has presented them with an incomprehensible paradox. While his emergence as the first democratically elected governor of northern Cross River State extraction has enhanced their claim to being the drivers of Northern

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CrossRice: The Ayade Rice Revolution – Making Rice Farming Attractive To The New Generation BY CHRIS OGAIDANG 

One of the greatest challenges to the growth of Agriculture in general and rice production in particular in Nigeria is its lack of appeal to the younger generation, who incidentally make up a larger percentage of its population. This is due to the old methods of farming employed in most parts of the nation. Another

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Linda Ayade Literary Art Competition; Dr. Linda Ayade And The Growth Of Literary Art Among Young People In Cross River State BY EMMANUEL ETIM

Dr. Linda Ayade, the amiable wife of the Governor of Cross River State, Nigeria, is an intelligent, cultured and warm-hearted woman. She is not only easily lovable but also makes one feel at home in her presence when one is with her. Her passion for the growth and development of young people is infectious even

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Ayade And The Media: Understanding The Issues BY AGBA JALINGO

No beating about the bush. Let me begin by showing you this internal memo. Read it. TO ALL CONCERNED His Excellency, the Digital Governor has directed that henceforth, only the underlisted persons should be part of his itinerary: Channels reporter and camera man; AIT reporter and camera man; Ashie Osor (Chronicles), Daniel Williams, Nakanda, Sunny

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Governor Ben Ayade, The Emergence Of A New Despot BY ELIAS OZIKPU

I read without an atom of surprise the news about Governor Ben Ayade’s repression against correspondents of the underlisted media organisations at the Government House in Cross River State: CrossRiverWatch, Hit FM, FAD FM and Sparkling FM. It is the sort of action I have long expected from the governor. It has never been a

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A Vote For Financial Autonomy For State Assemblies (Cross River In Focus) BY AGBA JALINGO

Do you know that budget allocations for LGAs, Houses of Assembly and State Judiciaries are all paid into a joint account which is controlled by the state Governor alone? In Cross River state for instance, 🖕The State House of Assembly only has a recurrent/expenditure bank account. 🖕Anytime the House has a need, an event or

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Ogoja Varsity Will Compliment Your Industrialisation Drive – Northern Youths Write Ayade

Being an open letter to Governor Ben Ayade by leaders of the National Youth Council of Nigeria in northern Cross River State on the establishment of the Federal University of Technology, Ogoja. RE: HOUSE BILL 1293, A BILL FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY OGOJA 2019. Your Excellency, We write on behalf of

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Trader Murder: Time To Cut DOPT To Size BY INYALI PETER

From the day the Department of Public Transport, DOPT was established by the former Governor of Cross River State, Sen. Liyel Imoke there have been constant agitation over the scope of their duties. It’s difficult to clearly define what the Agency was exactly created for as many see it as duplication being that there are

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