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Angry Youths Pull Down, Burn Gershom Bassey’s Posters In Calabar

By Aplefe Ojong Angry youths in Ward 12, Calabar South Local Government of Cross River State, on Saturday, February 7, 2015, torn off and burned the posters of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) flag bearer for the Cross River State Southern Senatorial District for the upper Chambers in the re-scheduled general election for March 28th,

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HEALTH-Watch By Dr. Osim: Health Workforce Crisis: The Masquerade In Our Malady

HEALTH-Watch By Dr. Osim (EPISODE V) Our recent past as a nation has easily been marred by events that leave chapters of puckered stories that many would rather wish expunged from the catalogues of history. At the time when the nation was faced with a call to battle by the EBOLA virus challenging the right-to-life

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PDP Has No Candidate For Bekwarra/Obudu/Obanliku Constituency – Godwin Amanke

By Jonathan Ugbal The Labour Party candidate for Bekwarra/Obudu/Obanliku Federal Constituency in the forthcoming election, Godwin Amanke says that the People Democratic Party, PDP has no eligible candidate for the seat. The former Chairman of Obanliku Local Government Area, popularly known as ‘Timaya’ made this known while addressing supporters at Government primary school Mgbenege, Utugwang

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Labour Party Storms Obudu For Campaign, Says ‘Our Mumu Don Do’

By Jonathan Ugbal/Elijah Ugani Candidates of the Labour Party in the northern senatorial district yesterday took their campaign to Obudu local government area to canvass for votes. The campaign train included Julius Okputu, the Senatorial candidate, Godwin Amanke, candidate for Bekwarra/Obudu/Obanliku federal constituency in the National Assembly and Godwin Akwaji, candidate for Obudu state constituency

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Cross River College Of Education To Become Degree Awarding Institution – Imoke

By Archibong Jeremiah The Cross River State Governor, Senator Liyel Imoke today, Saturday commissioned a new library complex in the Cross River State College of Education, Awi/Akamkpa. The state governor who was escorted by a large entourage including his deputy, Barrister Efiok Cohbam, the state People’s Democratic Party, PDP governorship flag bearer and his deputy,

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Cross River First Family Denied Me My People’s Second Term Mandate – Hon. Ernest Eki, APC State Assembly Aspirant

By Archibong Jeremiah The Paramount Ruler of Boki His Royal Majesty, HRM Otu Fredaline Enka Akando has given royal blessings to Honorable Ernest Eki, member Cross River State House of Assembly, CRSHA representing the Boki state constituency one comprising of five political wards namely Alankwu, Buentsebe, Bibo-Bumaji, Abu and Boje, the capital of Boki LGA,

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Calabar: Youths Charged To Shun Political Violence

By Monday Ogar The youths of the South-South region and Cross River in particular have been charged to reject all attempts by politicians to use them to ferment trouble this during the election period. The note of caution was given by Comrade Jude Imagwe, the Senior Special Assistant, SSA to President Goodluck Jonathan on Youths

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Obong Of Calabar Kicks Against Postponement Of Elections

By Laureta Akpan The Obong of Calabar, His Eminence, Edidem Ekpo Okon Abasi Otu on Tuesday warned against postponing the forthcoming elections, saying even if 100 percent of Nigerians had collected their permanent voters cards, there was no guarantee they will all go out to vote. Speaking to journalists in Calabar, the monarch said, “Why

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