Category: Breaking News

Court Dismisses Forgery Charge Against Obono-Obla

February 17, 2022February 17, 2022 Admin No Comments

The High Court of Plateau state sitting in Jos has just dismissed the charge of forgery brought by the Independent Corrupt Practices Commission, ICPC, against former presidential aide Okoi Obono-obla. Efa Oka, counsel Obla, informed www.calitown.com that “the court held that the charge against Obla, was an abuse of court process and that ICPC cannot…

Ogoja/Yala Bye- Election: Offiono Throws Weight Behind Usibe

February 8, 2022 Admin No Comments

Godwin Offiono, who contested the primaries of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, for the Ogoja/Yala Federal Constituency in Nigeria’s House of Representatives, HOR, has in a press release today, handed the press at Statement Hotel, 1002 Ahmadu Bello Way, Abuja, thrown his weight behind the candidature of Mike Usibe, declared winner of the primaries, even…

Breaking News, Cross River News, News

Truck Crushes Traffic Warden To Death In Calabar

December 22, 2021December 22, 2021 Admin No Comments

Irene Ugbo, the Police Public Relations Officer of the Cross River State Police Command, has confirmed to www.calitown.com, the death this evening, of a female traffic warden, crushed to death by a truck conveying scrap metals. The tragedy which occured at the very busy WAPI junction in Calabar, is believed to have happened after the…

Breaking News, Cross River News, News

Sandy Onor Formally Declares Intention To Run For Office Of Governor, CRS

December 14, 2021December 14, 2021 Admin No Comments

After months of speculations, Sandy Ojang Onor, who currently represents Cross River Central Senatorial District in Nigeria’s Senate, has formally declared his intention to run for the office of governor, Cross River State in the next general elections. Onor just made the declaration this afternoon at the PDP secretariat in Calabar, in the presence of…

Breaking News, Cross River News, News

Ayade Suspends 2021 Calabar Carnival

November 29, 2021 Admin No Comments

We can confirm that Cross River State governor, Ben Ayade, has suspended the 2021 Calabar Carnival citing insecurity in the state & the COVID-19 pandemic, as reasons why Africa’s biggest street party cannot be staged. Ayade who announced the suspension at the State Executive Council Chamber in the presence of carnival band leaders, Speaker of…

Breaking News, Cross River News, News

Another Abduction Dazes Ugep!

November 21, 2021November 21, 2021 Admin No Comments

At 3:00 am, early Sunday morning, November 21, 2021, yet to be identified persons, in three Hilux vehicles, abducted one Augustine Omini Iwara, popularly known as “Hydro”, in Ugep, Yakurr LGA, Cross River State in circumstances that have dazed the local community. Impeccable sources confirmed to www.calitown.com that Hydro’s abductors arrived his business premises, “Classic…

Breaking News, News