You cannot blame it all on the state governor, Bassey Otu. You have to empathize with the man, that the free funds his predecessors, Donald Duke, Liyel Imoke and Ben Ayade enjoyed without question, have suddenly been removed from him. Why so, why now? When the governor has finally woken up to the fact that…
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Authorities of the University of Calabar will today, July 16, 2024, formally receive, Udom Ekpoudom, a retired Deputy Inspector-Genenral of Police, recently appointed the 15th Pro Chancellor and Chairman of the Governing Council, University of Calabar ahead of a familiarization visit and formal reception ceremony to be held in his honour. The first Akwa Ibom…
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One Collins Emeka Orji, who opened and ran a medical facility in Ngarabe, Ekureku, Abi LGA, Cross River State, laying false claims to being a medical doctor, has been arrested by the police and remanded in prison custody by the Magistrate court in Itigidi, Abi LGA. Reliable sources in the area informed www.calitown.com that Orji…
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By Iwara U. Iwara In 2022, I travelled from Calabar to Obanliku at the instance of Peter Atianashe Akpanke. While I was aware that the journey would be a long and arduous one, the goal was simply to honour an invitation to Akpanke’s village for a thanksgiving service and dedication of the only Catholic church…
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Cross River State Commissioner of Police, Grimah Gyogon, has presented cheques, worth forty three million, four hundred and ten thousand, twenty four naira, thirty Kobo (N43,410,024.30) on behalf of the Inspector-General of Police to the families of deceased Police officers. Gyongon who made the presentation in Calabar, said the gesture, an initiative of the Inspector-General…
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A recent survey conducted by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has revealed that Nigerian citizens disbursed a total of N721 billion in cash gratifications to governmental personnel in 2023. The report, titled “Corruption in Nigeria: Patterns and trends,”which was made public yesterday, disclosed that more than 95 percent of the bribes paid by Nigerians…
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