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Rivers Crisis: Agabi, Rabana Make Seven Man PANDEF Reconciliatory Panel

By Jonathan Ugbal The Pan-Niger Delta Forum, PANDEF on Monday inaugurated a seven-member peace and reconciliation committee led by a former Attorney General of Nigeria, Kanu Agabi, SAN over the lingering political crisis in Rivers State. The committee, which according to Mr. Kanu, is not constituted to apportion blames or judge the parties involved, described

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2027: 2023 Governorship Candidate, Patrick Solomon Dumps NRM For SDP

By Kelvin Ololo The Social Democratic Party (SDP) in Cross River State has received a major political boost with the defection of Mr. Patrick Solomon, the 2023 governorship candidate of the National Rescue Movement (NRM), who said his decision was anchored on conviction and a desire to advance People-centered governance. Solomon formally declared for the

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Obudu PDP Chapter Chairman Defects, Says Party Is Dead

By Jonathan Ugbal The Chapter Chairman of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP in Obudu, Mr. Frank Atsua on Monday, led members of his working committee and several dozens of others to defect to the All Progressives Congress, APC with the message that the party is dead in the council area. “I was the last man

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Former Governor Ayade And The Macbeth Witches BY AGBA JALINGO

The three witches in Shakespeare’s famous play, Macbeth, were notorious for being sinister supernatural figures who delivered cryptic prophecies that ignited Macbeth’s ambition, leading to his tragic downfall. They represented chaos, moral ambiguity and the blurring of fate and free will through their ambiguous predictions and manipulative influence. They always greeted Macbeth with highfalutin titles

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Only A Southern Opposition Coalition Candidate Can Defeat Tinubu in 2027 BY CHIEF PAUL OBI

In an interview, Chief Paul Agbebia Obi — national secretary and spokesperson of the Community of Renaissance Thinkers Foundation (Nigeria), a PDP chieftain and a prominent figure of the Coalition from Cross River State — says if the opposition coalition chooses a Southern candidate, it will win the 2027 presidential election. On the 2027 election

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Security: Governor Otu Meets LG Chairmen

By Sylvia Akpan, Government House Correspondent Governor Bassey Otu has met with the Chairmen of the 18 Local Government Councils of Cross River State in a strategic session aimed at strengthening security, enhancing citizens’ welfare and assessing the progress of his People-First administration as the year draws to an end. Speaking during a recent meeting

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Betta Edu At 39: An Enigma Of Public Service, Transformational Impact, Compassionate Humanitarianism, And Global Leadership

She rose above the fray, delivering on the enormous mandate of providing succor to the poor and victims of humanitarian crises under the Renewed Hope Agenda.

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Why Do People Still Forge Certificates To Contest Elections? BY AGBA JALINGO

I am just wondering why anyone in his or her right senses will stress themselves to forge a certificate for the purpose of contesting elections in Nigeria. At 25 years, you can run for House of Reps, House of Assembly, and Councilor. At 30 years old, you can run for Chairman of LGA. At 35

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