A protest by people selling drinks at the 2016 Calabar Xmas village almost took the shine off the first few business and leisure days, after the village was declared open by state governor, Ben Ayade, on December 1, 2016. Sources at the Xmas village, located on the grounds of the Calabar Municipal Council informed www.calitown.com…
For large parts of yesterday, Sunday afternoon, December 3, 2016, a large contingent of bikers drawn from Nigeria and beyond, excited a healthy crowd of spectators who lined the road from the U. J. Esuene Stadium, through Eleven Eleven, Mary Slessor Avenue, Marian Road, unto Efio Ette roundabout, as the bikers embarked on their performance…
Some civil servants in Cross River State, who have elected to remain anonymous, have complained to www.calitown.com that the state government’s decision to pay December salaries of some civil servants within the first three days of the month will make them suffer afterwards. They were particular that, considering the expenses that normally accompany the coming…
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Former Cross River State governor, Donald Duke as well as Chairman, Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, Victor Ndoma-Egba, yesterday in Abuja, led an impressive guest list to the Musa Yar’adua Centre, for the launch of five books authored by the Chairman, Cross River State Sports Commission, Orok Otu Duke. The books, Clementines (A collection of…
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Wife of the Cross River State governor, Linda Ayade, has disclosed that an estimated 1.9 million adults have become infected with HIV every year, in the past five years, worldwide, and that the number of new HIV infections is rising in some regions, www.calitown.com can reveal. The CR first lady disclosed this information to a…
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The rejection of the nomination of Okoi Obono-Obla, Special Assistant to the President on Prosecution, as a non-executive Commissioner representing the South-South geo-political zone in the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), was the unilateral decision of Senate President Bukola Saraki. This was disclosed to SaharaReporters by sources in the Senate. On August 3, Mr. Obono-Obla’s and…