There appears to be no let off in the intractable communal conflict between the Ediba and Usumutong communities in Abi Local Government Area, Cross River State Central, following a series of guerilla war like attacks unleashed on each other by both communities, www.calitown.com can report. Last week’s killing of one Pastor John in Ediba and…
The Cross River State Government says it is deeply disappointed “at the threat to peace and security that was witnessed in some communities in Yakurr Local Government Area recently”, adding that “communities that should ordinarily co-exist mutually as kith and kin engaged each other in an ignoble war, with mindless killings and destruction of both…
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We can reliably confirm that Tuesday’s torrential rain in Calabar killed an elderly man, a father of four, around the MCC axis. Sources say after the heavy downpour, the deceased stepped out and attempted to cross the deep gutter but missed a step and fell into the gutter, resulting in his being swept away by…
Unbelievably, former Military Governor of Cross River State, Ernest Kizito Attah, has revealed this morning that they were several times during his time as governor of the state, when he was moved to tears and actually wept at home, after visiting some parts of the state and experiencing first hand, the level of suffering in…
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By Emmanuel Etim Titus 2:2 … Older men are to be sober-minded, dignified, self-controlled, sound in faith, in love, and in steadfastness. Job 32:9 … It is not the old who are wise, nor the aged who understand what is right. Why you? How do I respond to an uncouth old man without falling into…
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By Chief Philemon Ugbeche Why me? I am a 79yr old farmer, a retired journalist, and a former schoolteacher in the glorious days of Mary Knoll, Okuku. I have lived a good life as a Catholic and my Knighthood was the crowning glory from a God I have served with dedication and fear; there is…