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‘Power To The People,’ An Overstated Paradox BY OKORN TABI O.

By CrossRiverWatch Admin This is one of the most recurrent slogan in recent history because it is the slogan of the supposedly largest political party in Africa – A party that once controlled the commanding height of the political affairs of the most populous black nation in Africa, the People’s Democratic Party. However, the emphasis

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Aborted APC Congress In Cross River – Democracy At Work BY VENATIUS IKEM

By CrossRiverWatch Admin The APC congress in Cross River state was postponed due to suspicions that the Leader of the party, Pastor Usani Usani may have compromised the congress committee who on arrival acted in a suspicious manner. Led by Senator Owan Enoh and Ntufam Hilliard Eta, National Vice Chairman, South South, leaders and members

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UNICAL Convocation And Matters Arising BY PHILIP AGBESE

By CrossRiverWatch Admin Convocation ceremonies are the highest crown and pride of every University, anywhere in the world. It signifies the final ritual, which formally confers or authenticates on the learner or students, the oracle of knowledge to serve the world. The experience on convocation ceremonies in Nigeria has been quite nasty. Even though, convocation

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Cross River Garment Factory And The Cotton Value Chain; Ayade’s Winning Strategy For Job and Wealth Creation BY EMMANUEL ETIM

By CrossRiverWatch Admin The role of the garments subsector in growth and development of the nation in general and the state in particular cannot be over emphasized. The garments subsector is important in economic and social terms as it creates jobs and wealth and contributes to earning of foreign exchange for many countries . One

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Ayade: Why The Leaders Must Speak Now BY DOMINIC KIDZU

By CrossRiverWatch Admin One by one, visitors from foreign lands are pouring into town to see the quiet revolution that is unveiling in Cross River State. One by one, they have left the state, bearing tales of wonder, punctuated by accolades, hyphenated by amazement and crowned with garlands. Tales that tell the story of Ben

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ESKOR @70: A Toast To Asuquo Ekpenyong OON By VICTOR NDOMA-EGBA

By CrossRiverWatch Admin When I relocated my law practice from Ogoja to Calabar in the early 1980,s, then I was with the enigmatic Kanu Agabi,now Senator, Senior Advocate of Nigeria, former Attorney General of the Federation and Minister for Justice, ex this ex that, Calabar was long established as a City of history, learning and

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Calabar Pharmaceutical Company; Ayade’s Strategic Investment For Reducing Nigeria’s Dependence On Imported Pharmaceutical Products BY EMMANUEL ETIM

By CrossRiverWatch Admin Presently about 70 percent of drugs used in the West African Country of Nigeria are imported. Conversely, local production is running at about 30 percent installed capacity. The Federal Government of Nigeria has put a total prohibition on the importation of pharmaceutical products under the 2016 Fiscal Policy Measures but special permission

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Appreciating The Vision Of Ayade’s Banana Plantation With Automated Irrigation In Odukpani; First In Africa BY EMMANUEL ETIM

By CrossRiverWatch Admin Banana is an edible fruit produced by large herbaceous flowering plants in the genus Musa. The fruit is variable in size, color, and firmness, but is usually elongated and curved, with soft flesh rich in starch covered with a rind, which may be green, yellow, red, purple, or brown when ripe according

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