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Cross River’s 76 Oil Wells & The “Abiku” Paradox

Posted on July 28, 2025July 28, 2025 By Admin No Comments on Cross River’s 76 Oil Wells & The “Abiku” Paradox
Cross River’s 76 Oil Wells & The “Abiku” Paradox

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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Nentawe Goshwe Yilwatda’s Appointment As APC Chairman: A Triumph Of Meritocracy & A Boost For Democratic Strengthening In Nigeria

Posted on July 27, 2025 By Admin No Comments on Nentawe Goshwe Yilwatda’s Appointment As APC Chairman: A Triumph Of Meritocracy & A Boost For Democratic Strengthening In Nigeria
Nentawe Goshwe Yilwatda’s Appointment As APC Chairman: A Triumph Of Meritocracy & A Boost For Democratic Strengthening In Nigeria

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…

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Obubra/Etung Fed Constituency: How Long Will You Mourn Over Saul?

Posted on July 26, 2025 By Admin No Comments on Obubra/Etung Fed Constituency: How Long Will You Mourn Over Saul?
Obubra/Etung Fed Constituency: How Long Will You Mourn Over Saul?

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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On The 77 Oil Wells & The Supreme Court Judgement: CRS Still Has Subsisting Legal & Potential Arguable Claim To Justify The Ownership Of The Wells

Posted on July 23, 2025 By Admin 3 Comments on On The 77 Oil Wells & The Supreme Court Judgement: CRS Still Has Subsisting Legal & Potential Arguable Claim To Justify The Ownership Of The Wells
On The 77 Oil Wells & The Supreme Court Judgement: CRS Still Has Subsisting Legal & Potential Arguable Claim To Justify The Ownership Of The Wells

In Law it is correct to say that the Judgment of the Nigerian Supreme Court is FINAL . However, where a Judgment was procured by error of Facts, misrepresentation of critical information and data, the court inclusive of the Supreme Court has the powers and duty to overule itself. The decision of the Supreme Court…

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Bakassi & The 76 Oil Wells: A Legacy Of Complicity, Silence, And The Collapse Of State Custodianship

Posted on July 22, 2025July 22, 2025 By Admin No Comments on Bakassi & The 76 Oil Wells: A Legacy Of Complicity, Silence, And The Collapse Of State Custodianship
Bakassi & The 76 Oil Wells: A Legacy Of Complicity, Silence, And The Collapse Of State Custodianship

By Sam Eno I read former Cross River State governor Donald Duke’s reaction to the loss of of 76 oil wells to Akwa Ibom State and the ceding of Bakassi Peninsula to Cameroon on Facebook and decided to write my own thoughts on this matter.  History does not merely unfold, it is often engineered, shaped…

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From Feeding Bottle To Self-Reliance: Otu’s Strategic Divestment From Carnival Calabar

Posted on July 20, 2025 By Admin No Comments on From Feeding Bottle To Self-Reliance: Otu’s Strategic Divestment From Carnival Calabar
From Feeding Bottle To Self-Reliance: Otu’s Strategic Divestment From Carnival Calabar

By Linus Obogo This has been long in coming and in fact, long overdue- bring the 20-years of feeding bottle approach to an end and adopt a more sustainable, self-reliant strategic divestment policy to the management of the biggest street event on the continent. But in a moment that shall shimmer through the annals of…

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