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2023: Whither Cross River State?

March 23, 2021 Admin 1 Comment

By Bassey Okon The nation Nigeria is in dire straits occasioned by festering security, economic and infrastructural challenges, the most worrisome being security due to its direct and indirect impact on all aspect of our existence as a people and a nation. These have led to a very fragile and fragmented nation like never before….

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‘International Bóle Girl’ Tina Ofem Takes Bóle To Abuja, Opens Joint This March!

March 13, 2021March 13, 2021 Admin 3 Comments

By Iwara U. Iwara Remember her? Yes…OK. No?…Emmm! Well, Tina JB Ofem is the petite, strikingly beautiful young lady who for some time, tantalized many customers from her Harbour Junction by MOPOL base, on the Murtala Muhammed highway, Calabar, CRS, feeding them full with her exquisitely roasted plantain and fish, taken down with a traditional…

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Coping With The Side Effects Of COVID-19 Vaccination

March 8, 2021 Admin No Comments

COVID-19 vaccination will help protect anyone who obtains it from contracting the contagion, experts say; warning that individuals may, however, develop some side effects. The side effects are normal signs that your body is building protection, the United States Centres for Disease Control says. The government agency notes that the side effects may affect your…

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Edidem Bassey Ekpo Bassey II: A Decade In The Wings, I Remember …

November 26, 2020 Admin 1 Comment

On the 10th anniversary of his passing on to eternity, Edang Yolanda Ekpo Bassey, wife of Edidem Bassey Ekpo Bassey II, consumate politician, accomplished writer and traditional ruler, winds the clock back in this wonderful piece in memory of her husband … 26/11/2020 American actor Jesse Williams (of Grey’s Anatomy fame) won the 2016 Black…

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“Good Works Saved Imoke” …Eko Atu Pens Soul Searching Revelation!

October 12, 2020October 12, 2020 Admin No Comments

Eko Atu, former Chairman of Abi LGA, Cross River state and an acolyte of former governor Liyel Imoke, pens a take home message in this write up. God rewards good works. I need to tell this story especially for those of us who find ourselves in positions of authority, or hold one office or the…

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Desecrating Our Institutions As A “Legacy”!

September 30, 2020 Admin No Comments

Cross River State governor, Ben Ayade, who has refused to abide by the persistent recommendations of the National Judicial Council and swear in Justice Ikpeme as Chief Judge of the state, hopes to rely on a Judicial process to advance his Political career as an affront on civilised society. To be fair, he is not…

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