While there has been serious hue and cry over the non-payment of pensions and gratuities in Cross River State, in recent times, investigations by www.calitown.com show that the Cross River State Government owes local government pensioners a whooping N4.7bn as outstanding unpaid gratuities, death benefits and pension arrears. The amount, calculated to the end of…
The landmark case which seems to have put everything on hold in Cross River State has just been ruled in favour of CR governor, Ben Ayade. Joe Agi, SAN, had dragged Ayade before a Federal High Court in Abuja, seeking to have Ayade thrown out as governor. This means that Ayade has been exonerated from…
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Organisers of the Mr & Miss Leboku peagent have informed www.calitown.com that the 2015 edition of the show will hold on Sunday, August 23, 2015, at the Obol Ubi Ujong Memorial Hall, Ugep, Yakurr Local Government Area, Cross River State. Debra Rich, CEO of Debbies Entertainment Company, right holders to the competition, while speaking with…
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Correspondent reports The Cross River State Ministry of Social Welfare and Community Development, has embarked on the evacuation and repatriation of street children following the directive of state governor, Benedict Ayade, Director of Social Welfare, Isaac Ebuara has disclosed. Ebuara said the evacuation and repatriation exercise which started in June this year has so far…
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By our correspondent While he may have left office as governor of Cross River State, www.calitown.com can reveal that former Governor Liyel Imoke’s house was a beehive of activities in the early part of this week, up till yesterday, as several appointment seeking politicians in the state trooped to his private residence as word went…
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Visibly irked by what he described as “the cultic governance of Cross River State for eight years by Liyel Imoke and his cohorts and the institutionalisation of tokenism as a reward system by the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Cross River State”, the All Progressives Congress’ National Vice-Chairman, South-South, Hillard Eta is insisting that Liyel…