–Mudiaga Affe, Calabar Local government retirees in Cross River State this past Tuesday gave Governor Ben Ayade a one-month ultimatum to commence the payment of their 11 years’ backlog of gratuities and pension arrears amounting to over N9bn. The state Chairman, Association of Local Government Pensioners, Mr. Bassey Okosin, who gave this ultimatum at a…
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CRS Finance Commissioner, Asuquo Ekpenyong, formally hooked Nela Duke, daughter of former Cross River State governor, Donald Duke.Credits: Exposure
The All Progressives Congress, APC, Cross River State, says it is solidly behind the senatorial ambition of Akin Ricketts, former Information commissioner in the Liyel Imoke administration, seeking to represent Cross River Central Senatorial district. Ekum Ekok Ojogu, State Financial Secretary of the APC, who spoke while addressing journalists, came clear that an aspirant like…
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Cross River State government has dismissed as a product of dementia, the allegation by the state chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) that Governor Ben Ayade repackaged smuggled rice as Ayade Rice which was recently unveiled in the state. Describing the APC in the state as black market liars, Senior Special Assistant to the…
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While www.calitown.com had earlier reported that a contingent of youths in Obudu, North of Cross River State protested and kicked against the vending of fuel at a little above N270 a litre, insisting that fuel be sold at around N170 a litre, it appears, from investigations so far done that another face-off in Obudu is…
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Emmanuel Unah The severed head of an Inspector of police, Michael Umoh, killed on Christmas Day has been recovered in a shrine by the police in Cross River State after his killers were arrested and paraded on Thursday afternoon along with other suspects alleged to have carried out criminal activities in the state during the…
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