Abenmire Williams, who writes from Calabar, Nigeria, makes a subtle case for why sanitary towels should be given to young girls free. Stakeholders in the health sector say it is time for government and donor agencies to make moves towards the provision of free sanitary towels for girls and women, especially in rural communities. They…
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There are glaring indications that Nigeria’s Niger Delta Affairs Minister, Usani Usani, may have lost full grip of the All Progressives Congress, APC, structure in Cross River State, after yesterday’s swearing-in of Matthew Achigbe as state chairman, by the party’s national chairman, Adams Oshiomole. Confirmed sources within the party in Abuja informed www.calitown.com this morning…
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Matthew Achigbe was today, Tuesday, August 28, 2018, sworn in as the Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Cross River State, in a ceremony presided over by the National Chairman of the party, Adams Oshiomole, at the party’s national secretariat in Abuja. Achigbe’s swearing-in, appears to be another attempt by the APC in the…
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Former Governor of Cross River State, Donald Duke, who signified interest in the 2019 presidential election has revealed his stance on gay rights in the country. On a TV programme called, “On The Couch”, Duke revealed that he would not criminalise homosexuality, as long as it is not exhibited publicly. The conversation had been centered…
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Samuel Bwalya, the United Nations Development Project, UNDP, Country Director in Nigeria is suing for improved areas of parternership with the Cross River State Government, beyond the United Nation’s Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and forest Degradation (UN – REDD) programme. Bwalya while on a visit to state governor, Ben Ayade, in Calabar, said as a…
Front line politician, newspaper columnist and master strategist, Ray Ugba Morphy (in red cap), with Gen. Muhammadu Buhari, in 2002, as ANPP members. Buhari has gone on to become Nigeria’s President since 2015, while Morphy is aspiring to Nigeria’s Senate, next year.