Yesterday, Monday, November 27, 2017, a section of the famous Watt market (Yoruba line) in Calabar, Cross River State, was up in flames. This morning, we show you pictures of the burnt market and the damage so far done by the fire. See Pictures:
We can also confirm that Fire Service officials in Calabar, Cross River State are currently at a loss regarding how to put out the fire. Authoritatively www.calitown.com was informed that all the fire fighting vehicles lying at the Fire Service headquarters on Mary Slessor road are not functional. Frantic efforts are presently being made to…
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It was a touching scene early Wednesday morning as a five year old male child, identified simply as Chidera, drowned while swimming in the Atimaka stream, a tributary emptying into the Cross River in Ikom, Cross River Central. Helen Takon, an Ikom resident who spoke with www.calitown.com, late this evening, explained that the young lad…
Christian Ita, Chief Press Secretary to Cross River State governor, Ben Ayade, has exclusively told www.calitown.com that one Dr. Bishong, peddled in social media circles in the last 24 hours for scamming several persons of huge sums of money under the guise that contracts can be secured from the Ayade government, has been acting alone…
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Unknown to several Cross Riverians who have openly indicated interest to run for elective positions at the local council level in the state, elections into those positions will not hold this year, contrary to the believe earlier that the elections will hold as announced in a timetable presented by Michael Ushie, Chairman, Cross River State…
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An unnamed five-year old boy and nine others are believed to have been killed in early Saturday morning’s attack on the Usumutong community by persons suspected to be from Ediba community, both of Abi Local Government Area, Cross River State, www.calitown.com has been informed. A confirmed source, on the line from Usumutong revealed that the…
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