In Yoruba mythology, Abiku is the tragic spirit-child—born only to die, again and again, returning with cruel persistence to the wombs of grieving mothers. It is a child whose fate is not to live but to haunt, to mock hope with a cycle of futile rebirths. The saga of Cross River’s 76 oil wells—snatched, ceded,…
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ABSTRACT: This paper offers a reasoned rejoinder to criticisms surrounding the appointment of Nentawe Goshwe Yilwatda as the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC). Contrary to prevailing allegations that his prior service in the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) jeopardizes the neutrality of the Commission, this analysis contends that his emergence as party…
In the past few weeks, I’ve been inundated with calls from Political Leaders in Obubra/Etung Federal Constituency, across Political divides, following my assessment of Mike Etaba’s abysmal and grasping 10 years in office. In the course of these conversations, there is always a convergence in the fact that the people are tired of the kind…
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Peter Obi, former presidential candidate of the Labour Party, says the unfortunate situation in the University of Calabar, UNICAL, where the education of more than 300 dentistry students of the university is at risk of being truncated after the Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria, MDCN, allocated only 10 slots to UNICAL due to a…
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The Senate of the University of Cross River State, UNICROSS, has held a hybrid meeting for the first time in the history of the university. Conducted online, the meeting afforded members from the Ogoja and Okuku campuses the opportunity to actively participate in the meeting through Skype. Francisca Bassey, Vice Chancellor of the university stated…
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Governor Bassey Otu of Cross River State, has taken delivery of two new aircraft as part of his administration’s commitment to revitalizing the state’s aviation sector. The aircraft received by the governor and his entourage at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, mark a significant milestone in the state’s efforts to improve air travel connectivity….