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Ayade To Secure N5 Billion Loan, CR House Of Assembly Agrees

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The Cross River State House of Assembly has granted approval to state governor, Ben Ayade, to a N5 billion loan facility from First Bank of Nigeria, with an eighteen percent interest rate, payable over a 24 month period, to help the governor offset unpaid pensions and fix “other unforseen obligations of government”. A letter from…

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AFCON: Super Eagles Dump Cameroun, Save Face

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Nigeria’s senior men’s soccer team, the Super Eagles, produced their best performance so far of the ongoing African Cup of Nations tournament to end the Indomitable Lions of Cameroon’s hopes of retaining the AFCON title they won in Gabon in 2017. Stephane Bahoken and Clinton Njie’s goals saw Cameroon take a 2-1 lead into half-time,…

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Atiku Abubakar Wants Elisha Abbo Punished

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Former Vice President of Nigeria and presidential candidate of the Peoples Demicratic Party in the last general election, Atiku Abubakar, says he has “… seen the alleged assault video involving Sen. Elisha Abbo. The video is sad, inexcusable. I know the Senator quite well. But the law is clear and leaders must lead by example….

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Calabar Yahoo Boy Gets Jail Term, Forfeits Property

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The Federal High Court sitting in Calabar, Cross River State, and presided over by Justice Simon Amobeda has sentenced Calabar based yahoo boy, Onoriode Akpojivi, to six months imprisonment with an option of N500,000 fine. Akpojivi, a 29-year-old graduate of the Delta State University, Abraka, and a father of two, was arrested and arraigned by…

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EDITORIAL: Before Ayade ‘Ceases’ To Be Governor

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Shortly after he was sworn in on Wednesday, May 29, 2019, for a second term in office, Cross River State governor, Ben Ayade, declared that, “I will no longer be the governor, my deputy will be acting governor while I will become the project manager of Cross River State…” Ayade’s declaration, strange as it sounds,…

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Yakurr Welcomes New Paramount Ruler!

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Ugep, headquarters of Yakurr Local Government Area, Cross River State was agog as the new Paramount Ruler of the LGA and the Obol Lopon of Ugep, HRM. Obol Ofem Ubana Eteng, returned to the area, after his election as Paramount Ruler of the LGA and subsequent arrival in Ugep. People lined the streets of Ugep…

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