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Tribunal Dismisses Ayade’s Petition, Upholds Jarigbe’s Electoral Victory

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The Elections Petition Tribunal sitting in Calabar, CRS, has dismissed the electoral petition brought before it by former CRS governor, Ben Ayade, against the electoral victory of Jarigbe Agom Jarigbe, the senator representing Cross River North Senatorial District in Nigeria’s Senate. The petition was dismissed after the Tribunal ruled that Ayade’s petition lacks merit and…

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Ricketts Congratulates CR Governor On 100 Days In Office

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Former National Ports Authority, NPA, board chairman and one-time Commissioner for Information, CRS, Akin Ricketts, has congratulated CRS governor, Bassey Edet Otu on the occasion of his 100 days in office as governor of the state. Ricketts, in his congratulatory message said: “Your Excellency, you have remarkably done your best to improve the lives of…

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CR Youths Dev Commissioner Grateful, Lauds Community For Support

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Ijom Ukam Esq., the Cross River State Commissioner for Youths Development has extended his heartfelt gratitude to the Ijom-Abayong community in Biase LGA, for their unwavering support during the recently concluded gubernatorial election. The commissioner who spoke when he visited the community, his hometown, also came clear that he recognizwd the significant role the community…

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Sexual Harassment Allegations And The Recent Demonstration In Unical Against Prof. Cyril Ndifon: My View!

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I am an alumni of the University of Calabar having obtained my first degree in Economics from there in 1995. More importantly, Prof. Cy Ndifon is supposed to be a special senior brother of sorts, a very close tribeman and an in-law to me. So, I am connected and feel particularly very sad about the…

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Police Nab Suspected Kidnappers of Two School Proprietors

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Three suspects, one female and three males, Nanai Friday Ekpo, Barika Samuel Nulee and Nwidum Alugbo Yaake, have been paraded by the police in Akwa Ibom State, as prime suspects in the kidnap of two private school proprietors. The police say Victoria Imo Uko, proprietress of IBI Secondary School, Ikot Akpa Nkuk and Uwem Akpanuko,…

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CR APC Issues Statement, Frowns At Asu Okang’s Nomination Says It Is Appalling

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Less than 24 hours after President Bola Tinubu nominated former Cross River State Information Commissioner, Asu Okang, to represent CRS on the board of the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, the All Progressives Congress, APC, in the state, has kicked against the nomination, describing it as “…shocking, annoying, appalling, revolting, abnormal, and politically suicidal” for…

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