Category: Politics
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Gov Otu’s Aide Slams PDP Chieftain, Austin Ibok, Over Attack on Government
By Our Reporter The Deputy Chief Press Secretary (DCPS) to Governor Bassey Otu, Mr Edem Darlington, has reacted to an article written by a Chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Mr Austin Ibok, which is believed to have portrayed Governor Otu’s administration in bad light. In his reaction, titled ‘Austin Ibok, I pray knowledge…
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Excellence in Nigeria Compromised on the Altar of Ethnicity – Bishop Kukah
By Anietie Akpan Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Sokoto, Matthew Hassan Kukah, has said that achieving excellence in Nigeria is difficult due to ethno-religious schism that often hinders effective allocation and utilization of natural resources for the greater benefit of the people. The revered clergyman stated this in a keynote address he delivered…
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Presidency to honour Gov Otu’s DCPS, others for community leadership
By Our Reporter The Initiator of the Think Cross River initiative, Edem Darlington would be honored by the presidency for his efforts in community engagement and leadership according to a statement by the senior special assistant to the president on community engagement, Gift Jumbo. The award, “Community Visionary Leadership” according to the statement is as…
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St Patrick’s College Alumni Seeks Return of Institution to Boarding School for Boys Only
By Magnus Effiong The Alumni Association of St Patrick’s College Ikot Ansa, Calabar, has called on relevant authorities to work towards returning the institution to a boarding school for boys only. The National President of the Association, His Majesty Edidem Etim C.D Abia, who is also the Attah Ekid Afid in Akwa Ibom state, said…
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Cocoa Farm Tussle: Investigate Police Brutality on Ichire Now, Lawyers Urge CP
By Magnus Effiong A group of legal practitioners in Cross River has petitioned the Commissioner of Police in the State, Augustine Grimah, to urgently investigate the reported brutality meted out on a citizen, Ogo Ogar Ichire, by the police in Ikom, central Cross River. The lawyers, led by Barrister Sony Mgbe, said Ogo Ichire was…
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Cross River to Spend N498b in 2025, Priotizes Infrastructure
Cross River to Spend N498b in 2025, Priotiszes Infrastructure By Magnus Effiong Gov. Bassey Otu of Cross River State has presented a budget estimate of N498 billion, christened ‘Budget of Sustainable Growth,’ to the State House of Assembly for 2025. Otu said the sum of N328 billion, representing about 68 per cent of the total…
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Gov Otu Presents N498b Budget for 2025
By Magnus Effiong Gov. Bassey Otu of Cross River State has presented a budget estimates of N498 billion, christened ‘Budget of Sustainable Growth,’ to the State House of Assembly for 2025. Otu said the sum of N328 billion, representing about 68 per cent of the total budget size, was allocated to capital expenditures while N170…
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Why Gov Bassey Otu is Celebrated at 65
By Joseph Kingston William Shakespeare once said that ‘the heavens themselves blaze forth the birth of kings.’ This postulation emphasizes that each time an extra-ordinary personality is born into the earth planet, even the planetary systems react in a special way to announce the entry of that child into the sphere of human. The Holy…
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Nigeria@ 64: So Strong, Yet So Lame
By Edet-Honesty Effiong This is my second theme on the 64th Independence anniversary of Nigeria. And just as I did in the first piece, I am still tempted to ask the same question whether we have cause to celebrate at 64. Placed side by side her contemporaries in South Korea, Malaysia, Singapore and even China,…
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Anxiety as C/River Basin Authority Boils
By Magnus Effiong/Princewill Kingston Crisis is brewing at the headquarters of the Cross River Basin Development Authority (CRBDA) located in 8 miles, Calabar, over the reported theft of MF 275 tractor belonging to the Authority. Besides, the CRBDA workers, weekend, blocked the main entrance to the Basin Authority headquarters in protest over alleged non-payment of…
