The engine cranked to life at exactly 2.45am. It gave out a sound that pierced the silence of the wee hours and made sleep quite a wrestle. As I lay in my bed, faint voices could be heard beneath the sound of the engine and then, timed splashes of water as the engine did the…
Contrary to the view widely expressed that Cross River State governor, Ben Ayade will in the no distant future abandon the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, for the All Progressives Congress, APC, the member representing Calabar/Odukpani Federal Constituency in Nigeria’s House of Representatives, Eta Mbora, has informed www.calitown.com that Ayade’s switch to the APC is not…
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By Omini Ikpi As the wind of defection blows across the political landscape, a former aide to immediate past Cross River State governor, Liyel Imoke, has broken ranks with the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, and headed to the All Progressives Congress, APC. Nnana Arikpo, who functioned in the last administration as an aide to Imoke…
Nigeria as one nation remains the hope the African Continent, one that all of Africa has waited on for too long to lead the African renaissance. This hope and frustration have been expressed by several African leaders past and present, including Nelson Mandela, Uhuru Kenyatta, Atta Mills etc. Our huge population, our geographical location, and…
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Apparently irked by the defection of former National Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Venatius Ikem to the All Progressives Congress, APC, a few Cross Riverians have taken to Ikem’s Facebook wall, to express their displeasure, even pouring invectives on his person, www.calitown.com can reveal. Ikem had set the ‘fire’ ball rolling when…
Executive Secretary, Ugep Urban Develpoment Authority, UUDA, Samuel Bassey, has exclusively informed www.calitown.com that his office will in the next one week commence the towing and impounding of immovable vehicles parked in the area as well as those parked at unauthorized places in Ugep, the Yakurr local Government headquarters. Bassey is also insisting that this…