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Society’s Blackmail Of The Unmarried BY MONDAY OGAR

In a week of constant bombardment from the ever vocal political crew of ‘change’ and ‘transformation agenda’, I was drawn to a picture on the timeline of a Facebook friend. The picture is of the banner of one of the popular churches in Calabar declaring to passers by that ‘I must get married this year!

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UNICAL Students Week: SUG Officials Disrupt Lectures, Assault Professor

By Raymond Ekemini Last week, it was an eyesore seeing the SUG Executives of the University of Calabar, led by the President, Comrade Ajang Emmanuel going round various departments to disrupt classes and lectures all through the institution. One of such incidence was at the Medical Laboratory Science department, where the final year students had

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Imoke, Ndoma Egba, Others Condole Two Journalists Who Lost Wives In Calabar

By Our Correspondent Condolences have continued to pour in for two erudite journalists who lost their wives in Calabar the Cross River State capital, penultimate week. The Governor of Cross River State, Senator Liyel Imoke through his Chief Press Secretary, Mr. Christian Ita was one of the first persons to send condolences to the Calabar

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Igini Hands Over, Defends Successor

By Sylvia Etta The immediate past Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) in Cross River State, Mr Mike Igini, on Tuesday rose to the occasion to defend his successor, Mr. Okey Ezeani who the opposition APC had accused of being a card carrying member of the ruling PDP. Igini made the defense in Calabar during the commissioning

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I Am Not A PDP Member, Cross River REC Replies APC

By Sylvia Etta The new Resident Electoral Commissioner, REC for Cross River State Dr. Okey Ezeani has said that he has contacted the National Vice Chairman, South South of the All Progressives Congress, APC to retract the statement credited to him in the media alleging that he (REC) is a card carrying member of the

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I Will Salvage Cross River State When Elected – APC Guber Candidate, Odey Ochicha

By Archibong Jeremiah The Cross River governorship candidate of the opposition APC, Mr. Odey Ochicha has promised Cross Riverians that his administration will salvage the State from her dwindling economic fortunes when he is elected governor next month. Mr. Ochicha gave the assurances today in Calabar after receiving the APC flag as the party’s flag

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Imoke Calls For State Police

by crossriverwatch admin Governor Liyel Imoke of Cross River State says the size of the Nigeria Police Force was too huge for one Inspector General to manage effectively and efficiently. He said many developed countries no longer allow their police systems to be controlled by one central authority. Speaking in Calabar, Imoke said that states

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Carnival Calabar 2014 In The Eyes Of An Adjudicator BY FUNKE EGBEMODE

As an adjudicator, you were not allowed to wave , wink or tap your feet to the non-stop music. You were not even allowed to smile or do thumbs-up to a dancer or acrobat. If you were happy with a band, it must remain private happiness and if you felt like giving a reveller a

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