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  • Obong of Calabar stool remains vacant – Group

    Obong of Calabar stool remains vacant – Group

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    Emman Ovuakporie
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    …says monarch emerged through a faulty process Wevole Ezin, Calabar A group of chiefs otherwise known as Etuboms’ in the Efik kingdom in Cross River State, have rejected the leadership of the Obong of Calabar, Etubom Ekpo Okon Abasi Otu, claiming that the stool remains vacant following a subsisting court order. TheNewsGuru.com, (TNG) reports that…

  • King makers query return of deposed Obong of Calabar

    King makers query return of deposed Obong of Calabar

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    Emman Ovuakporie
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    By Wevole Ezin A selected group of king makers have faulted the hasty selection process that brought back the deposed Obong of Calabar, Ekpo Okon Abasi Ot u. It would be recalled that the embattled monarch was recently dethroned by the Supreme Court following a lingering litigation instituted against him by some aggrieved kingmakers in…

  • Supreme Court dethrones Obong of Calabar, orders fresh election

    Supreme Court dethrones Obong of Calabar, orders fresh election

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    Emman Ovuakporie
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    …after 15yrs of legal battle The Supreme Court of Nigeria has dethroned the Obong of Calabar, Édidem Ekpo Okon Abasi-Otu V after 15 years of legal battle. The judgment made available to newsmen in Calabar immediately after it was delivered on January 13, 2023, states that fresh election will be held in accordance with the…