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  • Cross River State Very Safe As US Declares 20 Unsafe States In NIGERIAN

    United States government has listed 20 of Nigeria’s 36 states as unsafe and asked its citizens living in the country to stay away from them.

    Among the 20, it cited Borno, Adamawa and Yobe as a complete no-go area as “the ability of the US Mission to provide assistance to US citizens” in those states remains severely limited.

    Members of the Boko Haram Islamic sect recently renewed attackes in Borno State, while Fulani herdsmen have scaled up killing of villagers and farmers in Adamawa State.

    The travel warning, published on Wednesday, replaced an earlier one dated February 5, 2016.

    In addition to the three frontline states, the Department of State also “recommends against all but essential travel to the following states due to the risk of kidnappings, robberies, and other armed attacks: Bauchi, Bayelsa, Delta, Edo, Gombe, Imo, Jigawa, Kaduna, Kano, Katsina, Kebbi, Kogi, Niger, Plateau, Rivers, Sokoto, and Zamfara.

    “The Department also warns against travel in the Gulf of Guinea, because of the threat of piracy” the advisory published online added.

    It added that based on safety and security risk assessments, the embassy maintains restrictions for travel by U.S. officials to the states listed above; officials must receive advance clearance by the U.S. Mission for any travel to those states.

    The statement particularly urged vigilance around government security facilities; churches, mosques, and other places of worship; locations where large crowds may gather, such as hotels, clubs, bars, restaurants, markets, shopping malls; and other areas frequented by expatriates and foreign travelers.

    “Security measures in Nigeria remain heightened due to threats posed by extremist groups, and U.S. citizens may encounter police and military checkpoints, additional security, and possible road blocks throughout the country.

    “Hundreds of thousands of Nigerians have been displaced as a result of violence in the north.”

    The State Department noted that kidnappings remained a security concern throughout Nigeria, as criminal elements across the country orchestrated kidnappings for ransom; Islamic extremists, operating predominantly in the North, also have been known to conduct kidnappings. Criminals or militants have abducted foreign nationals, including U.S. citizens, from off-shore and land-based oil facilities, residential compounds, airports, and public roadways.

    “Separatist groups have staged demonstrations in Abia, Anambra, Bayelsa, Delta, Enugu, Imo, Lagos, and Rivers states, some of which have turned violent.

    “Militant groups have destroyed oil production infrastructure in Bayelsa and Delta states.

    “U.S citizens are advised to avoid the areas of these states where these incidents have occurred.

    “Attacks by pirates off the coast of Nigeria in the Gulf of Guinea have increased substantially in recent years.

    “Armed gangs have boarded both commercial and private vessels to rob travelers.

    “The Nigerian Navy has limited capacity to respond to criminal acts at sea,” it concluded.


    ~Emmanuel Ulayi 

  • Obesesam slams Negroidhaven.org over amateur blogging after misjudging his comment on their post

    CAVEAT EMPTOR! That Negroid Haven Publication was a Lie

    I read with dismay and utter disappointment an effusion of misinformation conveyed by the publisher of Negroid Haven, an online newspaper in Cross River, in which he credited my statement on Ifere Paul’s post concerning Honourable John Gaul Lebo, as the position of the Liberal Party of Canada.

    The publication reads: “Liberal Party Slams Speaker John Gaul Lebo, Task 25 member House.”

    This is libellous, malicious, unprofessional behaviour, and a display of unethical journalism, the very reason people must be trained on journalistic ethics or mass communication before venturing into publishing business .

    My comment on Ifere’s post was simple. I stated simply that “Gaul was a great guy but he screwed up.” 

    Why on earth should such a simple statement with no political undertone be misinterpreted as the position of the Canadian Liberal Party that has no inkling who John Gaul Lebo is?

    I wish to state categorically clear that my statement does not in any way represent the position of the Canadian Liberal Party and it wasn’t intended to slam Lebo.

    I wish to apologize to my friend Honorable John Gaul Lebo, for the emotional stress this malicious publication may have caused him.

    I see this post as politically sponsored and a threat to my future. By this notice I am asking the publisher of Negroid Haven, Mr Efiok-Ita Effiom Nyok to remove this post and any connection to me and my photographs from their website including from Facebook and other online communities where such information may have spread to.

    I also apologize to my fans and readers who may have encountered this misinformation and thought it actually originated from me.

    Let me warn that my membership of the Canadian Liberal Party, a distinguished political party that is currently leading the nation on the path to prosperity and equality should not be linked with mediocre politics in Cross River. My activities as party mm bet or caucus member are limited to my constituency in Canada. Extending this to Cross River politics  is dangerously unethical.

    Anybody is free to share my posts. But I have advised journalists to always seek my consent before publishing my posts in their platforms. Of course, this malicious post has failed the integrity test .

    Sincerely


    Obesesam Okoi

  • 7 Common Principles Of Success To Learn From The Eagle

    We all have in one way of the other learnt a lesson on our way to success; some were absolutely successful while others still a mere dream. Below I put a seven (7) principles of success we can learn from the mighty Eagle. Read below…

    1. Eagles fly alone and at high altitudes. They don’t fly with sparrows, ravens, and other small birds.
    MEANING; Stay away from narrow-minded people, those that bring you down. Eagles flies with eagles. Keep good company.

    2. Eagles have an accurate vision. They have the ability to focus on something as far as 5km away. No matter the obstacles, the eagle will not move his focus from the prey until he grabs it.
    MEANING; Have a vision and remain focused no matter what the obstacles and you will succeed.

    3. Eagles do not eat dead things. They feed only on fresh prey.
    MEANING; Do not rely on your past success, keep looking for new frontiers to conquer. Leave your past where it belongs, in the past.

    4. Eagles love the storm. When clouds gather, the eagle gets excited, the eagle uses the storms wind to lift itself higher. Once it finds the wind of the storm, the eagle uses the raging storm to lift itself above the clouds. This gives the eagle an opportunity to glide and rest its wings. In the meantime, all the other birds hide in the branches and leaves of the tree.
    MEANING; Face your challenges head on knowing that these will make you emerge stronger and better than you were. We can use the storms of life to rise to greater heights. Achievers are not afraid to rise to greater heights. Achievers are not afraid of challenges, rather they relish them and use them profitably.

    Adversity is the training ground of giants.
    5. When a female eagle meets a male eagle and they want to mate, she flies down to earth, picks a twig and flies back into the air with the male eagle in hot pursuit. Once she has reached a height high enough for her, she drops the twig and let it fall to the ground while she watches. The male eagle chases after the twig and catches it before it reached the ground, then bring it back to the female eagle. The female eagle grabs the twig and flies to a much higher altitude and drop the twig again for the male eagle to chase. This goes on for hours with the height increasing each time until the female eagle is assured that the male eagle has mastered the art of picking the twig which shows commitment. Then and only then will she allow him to mate with her.
    MEANING; Whether in private life or business, one should test the commitment of the people intended for partnership.

    6. Eagles prepare for training; They remove the feathers and soft grass in the nest so that the young ones get uncomfortable in preparation for flying and eventually flies when it becomes unbearable to stay in the nest.
    MEANING; Leave your comfort Zone, there is no growth there.

    7. When the eagle grows old, his feathers becomes weak and cannot take him as fast and as high as it should. This makes him weak and could make him die. So he retires to a place far away in the mountains. While there, he plucks out the weak feathers on his body and breaks its beaks and claws against the rocks until he is completely bare; a very bloody and painful process. Then he stays in this hiding place until he has grown new feathers, new beaks and claws and then he comes out flying higher than before.
    MEANING; We occasionally need to shed off old habit no matter how difficult, things that burden us or add no value to our lives should be let go of.

    NEVER PRAY FOR GOD TO GIVE YOU A TASK EQUAL TO YOUR ABILITY BECAUSE YOUR ABILITY BY DEFAULT IS NOT ENOUGH. PRAY RATHER FOR GOD TO GIVE AN ABILITY THAT MATCH YOUR TASK. THAT IS THE STRENGTH OF AN EAGLE.

  • NDDC Chairmanship And The Challenge Before Senator Victor Ndoma-Egba (SAN, OFR, CON) By Richard Romanus

    It’s been 16 years after the Niger Delta Development commission (NDDC)was established with a core mandate of improving social and environmental conditions of the people  of Southern region but one question that seems to be begging for answer is; Whether or not, the commission has achieved it’s mandate.

    It is true that successive administrations,before the establishment of Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC),had made concerted effort towards alleviating the poverty and suffering of the people through the establishment of  Niger Delta Development Board (NDDB), Niger Delta Basin Development Authority (NDDBDA) and Oil Mineral Producing Development Areas Commission (OMPADEC),all at different periods and regime. However, all of such efforts were either thwarted by either lack of sincerity of purpose by those saddled with the responsibility or lack of funding by the same government.

    Comparatively, the Niger Delta Development Commission since its establishment by President Olusegun Obasanjo,unlike others have tried to live up to its core objectives especially in the areas of roads, skill acquisition and transportation but I dare say that more could have been achieved if all that have had the opportunity to serve in one position or the other at different times in the commission, do so with the interest of the people of Niger Delta at heart first before their interest.

    The commission has over the years been denied of people of impeccable character and integrity which is why some of the many projects and programmes that have been introduced by the commission,some with very good chances of impacting positively on the people and region had failed.

    Some of the several schemes, successive management of NDDC have floated to deceive the people, include, NDDC mass transit scheme where drivers were given substandard vehicles for hire purchase, Construction of fake roads that cannot withstand one heavy rainfall,procurement and sharing of solar power streets lights amongst the top brass of the commission  to the detriment of most communities in the Niger Delta that could have needed it most among others.

    A closer look at how the commission has operated since its establishment, reveals how the focus of its several management embarks more on gigantic projects that will satisfy their interest in terms of monetary gains and not a type that will have direct impact on the very same people the commission was meant to Carter for.

    The appointment of Senator Victor Ndoma Egba at a time, the Niger Delta region is witnessing renewed crises is commendable and apt as he is one of the few Nigerians who go out of their way to ensure that,things are done correctly and valuable impacts are left behind  in any office they occupy. His record in the Senate is there for any Nigeria to see.

    Therefore,His invaluable advise and recommendations to Mr President on how to appease the people of Niger Delta after a long period of neglect and underdevelopment of the region is expected of him since his new assignment affords him the opportunity to interface with people.

    Furthermore, with his huge experience in the public service, one expects that, the commission under his watch fully assumes it’s powers and functions of formulating policies and guidelines for the development of Niger Delta as well as Conceive,plan, and implement in accordance with set rules and regulations, projects and programmes for the sustainable development of the area especially in the field of transportation, roads construction, industrialisation, water supply and electricity, agriculture, fisheries, housing and urban development among others.

    It is now the responsibility of the new Chairman to ensure that he puts a stop to the numerous sharp practices of members of the board and commission that has hampered it from making considerable impact.

    It was Former President Goodluck Jonathan, during the commemoration of the Isaac Jasper Adaka Boro in London who said ” we cannot achieve the goals we have set for ourselves if we don’t act as one people. Societal growth is delayed if not guided by the compass of collective vision and a well defined destination”. The new board and commission must ensure that, the commission’s projects are evenly distributed devoid of party politics and favouritism as it is only then, the Niger Delta of our dream can be realise.

    On his part, they is an urgent need to appoint new people as aides in order to reflect Change while he avoids the mistake of reappointing certain people who were with him at the Senate because like somebody rightly posited, most of them were his greatest undoing.

    With him as the new NDDC chairman, I believe that, the Ovukwa woman in Obubra Local Government Area,that urgently needs a motorable Road to enable him carry his farm produce to the market will get attention while the oderegha man also in Obubra Local Government Area whose only source of drinking water is ‘ibaja’ or ‘Chicago’ will be rest assured that help is on its way. What about other interior communities in the Niger Delta region where development seems to be elusive, it is my believe that, the new board of NDDC under the Chairmanship of Senator Victor Ndoma Egba will give every state, local government, ward and community a sense of belonging after all CHANGE has come.

    May the dark patches in the Niger Delta give way to light.

    Richard Romanus is a public affairs commentator from Cross River and can be reached on 08117135257.

  • Cross River State Will Do Better If We Stop Taking Party Affiliation Too Personal

    I saw this piece of writing on the net in which I’d like to share to you all. It’s something that is currently happening around us but most of us seems to put a face of neglect which is quite absurd to all insanity.

    A guy which I won’t like to mention his name posted this on his social media network, saying: “Let’s celebrate our sons and daughters regardless of party.
    “Many state government do celebrate with their sons and daughters when given federal top level appointment. Why has cross river state “government ” not celebrated these names officially?
    1. Chief of naval staff – Ibok  Ita Ibas.
    2. Head of service – Angela Oyo Ita.
    3. Minister Niger delta – Usani Uguru Usani.
    4. Special adviser(prosecution) – Chief Okoi Obono-Obla.
    5. NDDC chairman – Senator Victor Ndoma-Egba.
    6. Member NDDC – Chief Sylvester Nsa.
    “To celebrate them, it is a way of showing our love and appreciation for them. It also means growth and change in our dear state. I stand to be corrected.” He said.
    Looking at his statement, the writer is somehow correct, as I, myself have seen it severally as it happens even at the lower levels within us. The reason we never stand strong in any post tied up with other states is that we lack support to each other; we’d rather fight ‘against’ instead of ‘for’ for our brothers. This will continue to reduce the face and name of Cross River State in the world as little do we stand to support each other.
    Let’s stand up Cross River today to support and cherish our very own even if the position they hold worth nothing. A name is better than an ass buttocks. Political parties are nothing but a means to shift the peoples ideology from the government so the politicians themselves will do whatever they like with the people’s right. Fight and stand for a good leader, name, growth and not a mere political party.
    Expect more from me soon, best regards.

  • Dollar exchanging for N380 and Crude Oil Price at $40 per barrel, the economy is hard on the common man – Inok Solomon

    The Structural Adjustment, Income Adjustment, Feeding Adjustment, National Adjustment and all other Adjustments required to carry on in this perilous times hard to deal with, have one message for us all.

    If for instance, a man earns N 80, 000 as Salaries in 2014 with the Naira exchanging for N160 per  dollar, today that worker is expected to cut down by more than half his effective demand power. Because at 2014 his income power in dollars is 80,000 ÷ 160 = 500 dollars per month and today in 2016,  80,000÷380 =210.5 dollars per month. He can’t buy what he bought before with his salary.

    That is trouble number one: now this man works in an Oil Producing firm which major business is in Crude Oil, the firm at 2014 sell crude oil for $120 per barrel against $40  per barrel in 2016. That is a two time cut down.

    Now assuming we are the workers, it is practical to demand for increase in wages to meet up with the Exchange rate and keep our demand relatively constant or a little downwards.

    What if we are heads of these firms? The pressure becomes heavy on the Firm, as income drop and demand from workers increase couple with other cost of production.

    The firm can’t pay staff, workers are under fear pressure of likely staff down sizing and layoffs. Fela call it, “double wahala for death body.” Spencer say, “Trouble solve is a trouble double”.

    Economic Consultant and experts start conjuring with their gods of Money and Forex. Devalue the Naira! No do not Devalue the Naira! Diversify the Economy! No! Band importation of Rice, Pamkade and office pins! No! How did we even get into this situation? It is “Corruption;” ok then face corruption and do loot recovery. Soldier go, Soldier come! The rich speak in tongues,  and the poor request for miracles.

    My people, the truth is we are on a Cross Road, only the brave keep on the race.

    Politics will say bad management,  failure, only hope is in 2019 decision to change leaders. But can a good driver make a bad old car system work better?

    Every condition, every experience of life is the result of our mental attitude. We can do only what we think we can do. We can be only what we think we can be. We can have only what we think we can have. What we do, what we are, what we have, all depend upon what we think.

    The secret of all power, all success, all riches, is in first thinking powerful thoughts, successful thoughts, thoughts of wealth, of supply. We must build them in our own mind first, desire for them, have faith in them and work along that mental attitude.

    Until we have this mental attitude, we will depend on petty things that are only but the secondary causation of our economic depression, “Money.”

    What is money? Robert Collier call it, “a mere idea of mind,  a token of exchange.”

    The paper money we have in our pockets is supposed to represent so much gold or silver currency. There are billions upon billions of this paper money in circulation, yet all the gold in the world amounts to only a few billions. Wealth is in ideas, not in money or property. We can control those ideas through our mental attitude of the mind.

    No amount of money paid to workers will push the dollar down, but an idea of producing pins cheaper than before in Nigeria can.

    Cross Riverians,  we are paid salaries as at when due. Yet the economy is still hard. Reason is our ideas are not meeting with the demands of the day.

    Assuming we have a Deep Seaport,  that will employ 4 out of our 5 dependants, our saving power increase and we gain goodwill and support too from those we have sustained till the time of job. Decisions of money you take alone can now be for 5, more persons with financial power, the less the problem situation on an individual. Life expectancy increases as thinking and hard times reduces.

    What of your relatives in the villages where no roads have ever passed through? Today, the superhighway exposes more opportunities in these communities and put jobs opportunities at their door post. Being a corridor rout for the deep seaport,  Companies doing import and export business will want have warehouses,  processing and repackaging firms, fabricating firm, technicians, professionals and all kinds of labours, skilled and unskilled will be left open.

    And the greatest advantage is, with this Superhighway, and the likely congestion of Calabar and environs, workers can comfortably live in their various communities and transport to work by day.

    Let think outside the box and solve our economic depression.


    ~Inok Solomon

  • Environmental tax will sanitize our environment – Cross River State Commissioner

    In the bid to sanitize the environment in Cross River State, the State government may soon introduce an environmental tax.

    The new initiative is to further enhance the safety and health of the environment in the state.

    Disclosing this on a radio program, Ayade’s Cross River, on CRBC, an initiative of the Governor’s Office Media Unit, anchored by the trio of Beatrice Akpala, Emmanuel Ulayi and Solomon Asha, the state commissioner for forestry and climatic  change, Mrs. Alice Ekwu said “Very soon, pending on the approval of His Excellency the Governor, we will start collecting taxes from Business owners that have businesses that affects the environmental climate of the state directly or indirectly”

    The measure which will be in partnership with the ministry of environment, she added is to ensure proper management of what goes into the atmosphere.

    According to her the development is to ensure proper management of what goes into the atmosphere and we are going to do that in partnership with the State Ministry of Environment.

    “The trees we planted during the carnivals are doing wonderfully well and we will continue planting more tress. We encourage Cross Riverians to plant more tress. It is no longer news that the Governor has started a superhighway that will serve as an evacuation corridor for goods that will be coming into the state through the seaport and will definitely boost the economy of the state.

    The construction of the superhighway has attracted criticism from some members of the public as regards the impact it will create on the forestry environment and communities around the area; the ministry has been mandated with the responsibility of ensuring that any tree that will be cut-down during this construction process will be replaced. The ministry is doing a lot to ensure Calabar remains clean and green; this is in collaboration with the state ministry of environment.

    Also speaking on the program on how the state can generate huge revenues from her forest potentials, the Special Adviser Biodiversity and conservation, barrister   Edet okon Asim said “Cross River State has one of the largest and natural forests in Sub-Saharan Africa and they are some species of trees in this forest that many people don’t know exist there.

    To this end, he disclosed that there are plans to showcase all of these to the world to know what is in Cross River State.

    According to him they are ongoing plans to cultivate the tourism potentials in these forests, so as to publicize it and show tourist and people all around the world, what is obtainable in the forestry sector of the state.

    The special adviser further revealed that the state can borrow a leaf by embracing the California example by making huge fortune from her forest reservation as a tourist site.

    His words:”there is a tree in California, a bristlecone pine that attracts tourists from all over the world just to have a glimpse of this tree, the tree believed to be 4,845 years, known to be the oldest tree in the world.

    “Cross River State has one of the largest and natural forest in Sub-Saharan Africa and they are some species of trees in this forest that many people don’t know exist there and there are plans to showcase all of these to the world to know what is in Cross River State .They are ongoing plans to cultivate the tourism potentials in this forests son as publicize it and show tourist and people all around the world, what is obtainable in the forestry sector of the state.”

  • Milk from Cockroaches is four times the equivalent of Cow’s milk – Pharmacists

    This could be funny, but significant if the research proves truly valuable. A report from CNN recently advices people to reason to eat cockroaches for protein, reasons being that they contain milk which gives protein that is equivalent to that of cow’s milk.

    Now in China, people rear cockroaches where they call themselves, roach farmers.

    But, would you even dare to touch a cockroach? Many people especially the ladies fears cockroaches even to a gun and now the world of science and health is telling us to eat them

    Chinese pharmacists, through CNN, has reported that cockroaches have about four times the equivalent of cow’s milk. They said, the milk from cockroaches is also important for growth and development.

    The question is, would you eat cockroaches from today?

  • The Bakassi Deep Seaport; a Nature gift to the Bakassi IDPs, Bakassi People – Senator Ita Giwa

    “The Bakassi Deep Seaport; a Nature gift to the Bakassi IDPs, Bakassi People, Cross River State and Nigeria at large.”- Senator Ita Giwa. 

    In the US Democratic National Convention recently,  one of the speaker on day four, Rev.  William Barber, the President of North Carolina NAACP. A leader in the fight against restrictive voting rights Laws in North Carolina, said,  “In my heart I’m troubled, and I’m worried by the way that faith is cynically used by some to serve hate, fear, racism and greed.”

    He continued, “Jesus, a brown-skinned Palestinian Jew, called us to preach good news to the poor, the broken, and the bruised, and all those that have been made feel unacceptable.”

    I was quickly taken back to Senator Ita Giwa’s answer to a question during press briefing on May 27th, 2016. “How best can the government put to an end the sufferings of our Bakassi Internally Displaced Brothers?” Her answer was, “Government must first stop giving fish to the people which is what has been going on, for this has proven to be palliative measures, and start truly teaching the people how to fish through deliberate  infrastructural development that will create an enabling environment for fishing.”

    She added, “in all my time and period of fighting to see that my people are taken care of, the Bakassi Deep Seaport idea, came as a Nature gift for the IDPs,  Bakassi People in general, Cross River State and indeed Nigeria at large.”


    How does these relate to us as a people? 

    Rev. William said he represented no organisation but is a conservative who work to conserve  the divine  traditions that teaches us to do justice, love, mercy and work humbly with our God. He felt that the US Democracy is in Line, come November. To him, “a season when some want to harden and stop the heart of our democracy, all are called like our foremothers and fathers to be the moral defibrillators of our time.”

    Patriotic Politics of Moral good standing for the rights of all, against our traditional Nigeria Politics of serving for ones pocket. The Good and the Bad. When in danger, we call the emergency code. Why? To get aid, relief and succour. Most times, these are only “palliative measures” as Ma Ita Giwa puts it. We normally shy away from the core primary causes and depend on the secondary causes, thereby, surface dressing issues.

    Today, we have Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs), among us, this is not the primary cause but secondary. And to solve a primary cause we must approach it with a primary solution. Primary solutions are not Political gimmicks or abracadabras.

    Primary solutions requires Political and economic wills, desires, faith, integrity,  honesty,  character,  courage, dexterity,  ability and above all collaborations. Far away from looking  for who to blame, creating excuses and alibis to justify our lacks when problems show their faces. Playing Death Politics with our very core norms of existence and growth.

    Rev. Barber said, “We must shock this nation with the power of love. We must shock this nation with the power of mercy. We must shock this nation and fight for justice for all.”

    The shock of the nation started 29th May 2015 with the pronouncement of the Governor Ayade “Signature Projects.” We must threrefore, without let up, keep shocking the nation with love, mercy and fight for justice for the Bakassi IDPs and Cross River State at large, as we stand up as one people to say yes to the superhighway and the Bakassi Deep Seaport.

    As we fight to make sure these projects become a reality,  we return our core norms of love, mercy and justice taken away not only from the Bakassi People, but from us all as a State. We must therefore, recreate our link with nature and accept her gifts. For as we do that, we are reviving the heart of  our core heritage.


    “Replace the I with We spirit, together we are stronger.”



    ~Inok Solomon

  • Taxation in Cross River State: Economic gain or loss?

    Taxation is an important source of revenue for governments globally. Payment of taxes by citizens and corporate organizations is a civic responsibility of which failure to comply is a crime.

    Effective tax administration and management is essential for good governance and the utilization of tax proceeds must be seen to bring benefits for the citizens and residents alike.

    As much as many citizens are willing to pay their taxes as at when due, some others have complained of multiple and abitrary taxation in Cross River State which is causing many businesses to shut down.

    In Sen. Prof. Benedict Ayade’s first year in office, the governor abolished taxes for small businesses and low income earners. A bill to this effect was passed by the Cross River State House of Assembly and signed into law by the governor.

    The impact of this law is yet to be seen in the state even as citizens and residents complain of the negative impact of over taxation on their businesses and the unruly behaviour of tax agents.

    This is the focus of “The Dialogue with Agba Jalingo” this week with the topic; Taxation in Cross River State: Economic gain or loss.

    With us to discuss the topic are Barr.  Greg  Okem, Director  Legal Services,  Cross River State Internal Revenue Service and Mr. Festus Mbonu Chairman Building Material Traders Association, Calabar.

    Join us on Hit 95.9 fm on Sunday 31st July, 2016 at 6pm to 7pm.

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