For most residents of the lower section of Etim Ekpo Crescent, opposite the Women Development Centre on Parliamentary Road, Calabar, the early Thursday morning rain in Calabar was no blessing as the rain triggered a life threatening landslide which ate up a substantial amount of the road, consumed property while no life was lost, www.calitown.com…
Cross River State House of Assembly Speaker, John Gaul Lebo has been honoured with the National Economics Students Association, NESA, iconic award in recognition of his immense contribution to youth development and purposeful leadership as well as his immeasurable support to NESA. While receiving the award in his office, the Speaker thanked the students’ body…
Executive Chairman of the State Universal Basic Education Board, SUBEB, Cross River State, Stephen Odey, has informed members of the Cross River State Indigenous Contractors Forum that SUBEB will “go after contractors in the state who abandoned jobs awarded them” in line with government’s commitment to ensure that facilities and infrastructure for the basic education…
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One time Chairman of Abi Local Government Area, Cross River State, Chuks Agube, has exclusively informed www.calitown.com that immediate past governor of CRS, Liyel Imoke, contrary to information at the disposal of many, gave his former Chief of Staff, Alex Egbona, the nod to run for the Yakurr/Abi Federal Constituency seat in Nigeria’s House of…
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By Iwara U. Iwara To different people, Okoi Ofem Obono-Obla represents different things. I believe that while his haters are in no short supply, those who are awed and admire his fervent disposition to pursuing lone causes are equally in no short supply too. But then, what he has come to represent over a long…
For the past twenty four hours, the internet has been awash with screaming headlines and stories, like:‘’ Breaking news: Governor Ayade suspends prayer and assembly sessions in all public and private schools in CRS.’’ ‘’CROSS RIVERS STATE GOVERNMENT BANS PRAYERS IN ALL SCHOOLS’’. ‘’ Religious tension brews in Cross River’’ ‘’ CALABAR—RELIGIOUS tension is brewing…
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