First registered female Surveyor in Cross River State, Gertrude Njar, has disclosed that contrary to claims repeatedly made by the Cross River State government that the preliminary survey of the super highway to be constructed by the Ayade administration has been completed, “I can assure you that the preliminary survey has not been completed”. Njar…
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While the Cross River State Government appears to be working to contain the current outbreak of meningitis in the country, Health Commissioner, Inyang Asibong, has confirmed the meningitis related death of one person, a teenager, at the University of Calabar Teaching Hospital. Asibong who disclosed this in Calabar, also confirmed the admission of other persons…
As part of her environmental/forest conservation efforts, a non-governmental organization, the Catholic Caritas Foundation of Nigeria through the Calabar Centre for Justice and Peace Initiative, CCJPI, has disclosed that it has so far donated 1,450 energy saving firewood stoves to 19 communities in the Oban corridor of the Cross River National Park. This disclosure was…
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Tragedy struck late Thursday evening in Ebom, Abi Local Government Area as an appointee of Cross River State governor, Ben Ayade, believed to be the Chairman of the Cross River State Salary and Nominal Roll Board, was matcheted to death, sources in the community have informed www.calitown.com. He was locally known within the community as…
Two police patrol teams in Calabar, believed to have been more concerned with extorting money from motorists instead of conducting thorough security searches, have been arrested and detained on the orders of the Cross River State Commissioner of Police, Hafiz Inuwa. The arrest we hear was effected after complaints by motorists against the patrol…
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Medical sources in Ogoja, North of Cross River state have informed www.calitown.com that the death of three persons and the admission of another 46 in critical condition, “show no clinical features suggestive of viral hemorrhagic fever”, contrary to fears expressed within and outside the state that the deadly Ebola or Lassa fever may be at…
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