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Aero Contractors Owe Cross River N600m And A Bombardier Aircraft Parked As Scrap At Ikeja Airport BY AGBA JALINGO

Early in August 2015, CrossRiverWatch investigators were granted rare access, to ascertain the level of work in the 70 seater Dash 8-Q200 series aircraft with registration number 5N GRS which was purchased by the Liyel Imoke administration, from the Rivers State Government since 2013, and given to Aero to run the Calabar-Bebi route, but has

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Marriage Is An Achievement BY AGBA JALINGO

Maybe we should start from the meaning of Achievement. What does it mean? Different dictionaries give different definitions but I took two, while the reader can add more. a. A thing done successfully with effort, skill, or courage. b. The act of achieving; attainment or accomplishment, like the achievement of one’s object. In the first

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Know This And Have Some Peace BY AGBA JALINGO

I have visited my 120 years old grandmother and given her some money when I was leaving and she told me she doesn’t need money again. That she can no longer buy nor sell at her age, so I should give the money to the younger ones who need it. I also have a former

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Governor Ayade’s ’Politics With Ethics’ Mantra At Crossroads; A Call To Question BY ASU OKANG

It was one of America’s foremost President J. F. Kennedy who said that ; “The hottest place in hell, should be reserved for those who keep quiet in times of moral crises,” as to sit on the fence when one should be speaking against dictatorship, is to be somewhat, an accomplice. Recent happenings in the

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Whither Cally, Aero Or Cally Air BY ASU OKANG

I have been inundated by calls and cheers alike, when I surfaced on yesterday’s morning flight from Calabar enroute Abuja.  I still don’t know why it made news in some quarters, but it was to show that everything isn’t politics. Don’t forget I was part of the State Exco when the decision was made.I enjoyed

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Senator Liyel Imoke: 60 Garlands To A Leader With Candor BY KAMMONKE ABAM And TAMMIE EDET KAMMONKE

Destiny is generous to him. He’s been propelled up the ladder of political leadership purely by providence. None of Liyel Imoke’s political successes is a matter of do or die. Things just add up together for him. All he does is maximize the opportunities created for him by God. Incidentally, not much of his very

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Bare Knuckles: E-government – Three Technologies That Can Transform Service Delivery In Cross River State BY ISO BASSEY

Hardly anyone in today’s world can dispute the value technology brings to service delivery. Whether it is a simple email or SMS (Short Messaging Service) that informs you that your application has been received and is being processed or a more complex system that enables you to pay for a service online, technology can make

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Cross River 2023: Between The Expediency Of Zoning And The Exigency Of Competence BY MISSANG OYAMA

‘‘We need leaders of inspired idealism, leaders to who are granted great visions, who dream greatly and strive to make their dreams come true; who can kindle the people with the fire from their burning souls’’ – Theodore Roosevelt The practice of liberal and constitutional democracy in Nigeria is getting increasingly fraught with the clamor

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