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PDP Member In Cross River State BY FIRST BABA ISA

On Ayade’s Election Tribunal Victory: the judiciary is the last hope of the masses. I’m proud of the justices. Forward ever. On Buhari’s Election Tribunal Victory: the judiciary has been bought. It’s a shame. Corrupt justices. ******** APC Member in Cross River State. On Buhari’s Election Tribunal Victory: the judiciary is the last hope of

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The Many Sins of Agba Jalingo BY DESMOND CRUZ

Let it not be recorded in the annals of history that I once lived in a time when evil triumphed over good, and I was too weak to speak out against the tyranny of evildoers. Evil they say, only triumph when good men choose to keep mute. The Cross River State cyberspace and indeed Nigeria,

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The Rise Of Tyranny In Cross River State: The Case Of Agba Jalingo BY ELIAS OZIKPU

For the first time since the creation of Cross River State in May of 1967, there appears to be a lot of consciousness from Cross Riverians who are legitimately determined to demand transparency and accountability from their governor and other elected officers in the state. The advent of social media made this possible, ensuring that

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I Cry About Studio Tinapa Everytime I Cry For Ansa BY JETA AMATA

I’ve never benefited from the Government financially. Most people think Cross River and Donald Duke funded my film, The Amazing Grace. It’s wrong. The budget was 400,000 GBP ($800,000 then) of which the majority were foreign investments. What I got from Cross River State Government was the location to build my sets and accommodation for

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Calling Them Out Over Agba Jalingo’s Abduction BY RICHARD F. INOYO

As the generation of exceptional leaders in no particular order, in the persons of Pa Anthony Enahoro that led the second and most successful motion for Nigerian bloodless independence from Britain; to the legendary Obafemi Awolowo, a man with moving foresight that built the first television station in Africa with proceeds from southwest cocoa estate

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Jalingo’s Persecution: When It Rains, It Doesn’t Rain On One Man’s Roof BY GODDIE AKPAMA

The unlawful arrest and persecution of Agba Jalingo, Editor-in-Chief/Publisher of CrossRiverWatch for trying to hold the Cross River State Government accountable, is one that must be condemned by all well meaning citizens, we must all rise now to stand against it. In no democracy anywhere in the world is taking one’s Government to task a

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#FreeJalingoNow: Because … BY FIRST BABA ISA

Because… In Nigeria arrest is used as a punishment, arrest is used to disgrace citizens, arrest is used to show that “I pass my neighbor”, arrest is used to flex both political and economic muscles. Because… Agba Jalingo wrote about the grand corruption in the Cross River State microfinance bank, they invited him for questioning

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When A Governor Becomes A Threat To Free Speech And Free Press BY AGBA JALINGO

My constant assertion that Cross River State Governor, Senator Ben Ayade is a threat to free speech and a free press in Cross River State has been challenged by some of his aides who also want me to proof my allegation with facts. The thing about this administration is that, in the same manner they

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