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Ikom 4 Corners: Once Upon A Time BY PRINCEWILL ODIDI

1. My memories growing up in four corners Ikom are always fresh. Not the urban four corners of today. I mean the four corners of those days when we looked forward and celebrated catholic bazaar with pump, when the only public television was often mounted at then Mercantile Bank for the public to catch up

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Muhamadu Buhari, Ben Ayade And The Super Highway BY PRINCEWILL ODIDI

It is very impressive to know that the superhighway will have a tunnel, maybe to protect some parts of the forest or major landmarks, an antenna and a 4G LTE Internet penetration covering the length of the road. This is what we call development. To those whose concern is how the state will pay off

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Ayade’s Superhighway And The National Park: Let The Conversation Begin BY PRINCEWILL ODIDI

Okuni, a village barely 13 km to Ikom shares boundary with some villages in Akampka Local government. This sounds like a surprise? Yes. Why then do one need to go through Apiapum Ugep, Adim Akpet to get to Akampka? It is within this context you can now understand Ben Ayade’s Super Highway that would shorten

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Buhari’s Cancelled Visit: Politics Or A Blessing In Disguise? BY PRINCEWILL ODIDI

This is not a topic that on a normal day I would have written about, but because of certain misconceptions floating all over the internet, some blaming the Governor, some blaming his aides, others blaming petition writers as being unpatriotic and others blaming Mr. President as heeding to politics in cancelling the trip, made me

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Green Police And The Reality Of Unemployment In Cross River State BY PRINCEWILL ODIDI

The Vanguard news of 22rd August, caught my attention with this opening statement” PREGNANT Women, nursing mothers, physically challenged persons and university graduates were among the nine thousand applicants who, Saturday morning, thronged the U.J Esuene Sports Stadium to compete for one thousand job placements in the green state Police scheduled to oversee the state’s

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Little Things That Matters BY PRINCEWILL ODIDI

My last visit to Washington DC to honor the visiting Nigerian President, Muhammadu Buhari was eventful but also opened my eyes and broadened my knowledge on what I would call new business adventures to alleviate our unemployed youths in Cross River State. It also calls to attention why we have not considered small scale enterprises

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Buhari And Ayade: An Uncommon Alliance BY PRINCEWILL ODIDI

The coming together of two opposing gladiators to agree on a common purpose is not everyday happenstances. Earlier this week, Agba Jalingo on his personal Facebook wall, opined that those who fight Buhari as a prelude for Ayade’s attention were greatly mistaken. I strongly agree with him. The comments on his wall had reactions from

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Cross River State Always On My Mind BY PRINCEWILL ODIDI

Cross River is always on my mind. Her people are unique, her culture is rich, and her admirers are many. In much of our history, we have often been taken for-granted, and some have called us names. Our people are loyal followers. Sometimes we follow without questions. In some cases, we align with specific political

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