On behalf of myself and my entire family, I, Dr Clement Oshaka, PDP caucus leader, Bekwarra Local Government Area, heartily congratulate our indefatigable governor, Sen (Prof) Ben Ayade on the occasion of his long-awaited swearing-in as governor of our dear Cross River State, a fulfillment of God’s design for our dear state. May God grant…
With out-gone Cross River State governor, Liyel Imoke’s arrival at 11.55am, Nigerian time, the inauguration and swearing-in ceremony of Cross River State governor Ben Ayade and his deputy, Ivara Ejemot Esu, commenced to the cheers and admiration of the colourful crowd gathered at the new Calabar International Convention Centre, venue of the ceremony. However, they…
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By Ernest Irek It took me about twenty minutes to do a double take on the article written by one George E Omini about the political career of Distinguished Senator Victor Ndoma-Egba. After some soul-searching and sober reflections, it dawned on me that I consider myself an appropriate person to throw light on this issue…
By Ernest Irek I really mused over the caption of this piece for a couple of nights before finally settling for it.The alternative could have been the “The beginning of the end” but I felt this might not captivate readers better than the chosen one above. Liyel Imoke was a guy who burst unto the…
By Wofai Iwara Recently the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) commenced a scheme to compulsorily capture the biometric data of all banking consumers pursuant to the issuance of Biometric Verification Numbers (BVN) and in line with its know your customer initiative (KYC) allegedly aimed at improving banking operation and regulations. This is just one of…
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