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CONFIRMED: Peter Akpanke Declares For House Of Reps

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We can reliably inform that businessman and philanthropist, Peter Akpanke, has, after weeks of speculations, declared his intention to contest elections to Nigeria’s House of Representatives. Late Wednesday evening, in a live transmitted broadcast across social media platforms, monitored by www.calitown.com, Akpanke came clear that he was declaring his intention “to contest elections into the…

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Ayade: Cross River To Manufacture Military Biscuits

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By Eugene Upah Cross River State governor, Ben Ayade, Tuesday disclosed that a production line for the manufacture of military biscuits has been completed and will soon commence production. Ayade disclosed this while commissioning the CSS’ Food Processing and Packaging Factory at Gora, near Abuja. The governor, who has so far sent over 3000 young…

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Gov. Wike Didnt Destroy The PDP In C’River – Jarigbe Agom Replies Edo State Governor

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By Ikechukwu Uche Senator representing Cross River North Senatorial District in the National Assembly, Jarigbe Agom Jarigbe, has punctured holes in the assertion made by Edo state governor, Godwin Obaseki, stressing that the People’s Democratic party in the state was at peace and formidable. In a signed statement made available to newsmen on Monday in…

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Two CR Communities Clash, Scores Die

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We can reliably confirm that a communal clash between Ochon community in Obubra LGA and Alesi community in Ikom LGA, of Cross River State, has erupted late Monday evening with scores of persons dead or wounded and others sustaining life threatening injuries. Samuel (who does not want his surname in print), speaking with us from…

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ZONING: Group Warns Niger Gov Against Tampering With Presidential Directive Zoning APC Secretary Position To South-South

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The leadership of the group, APC Eastern Network, APEN, has congratulated, Niger State governor, Sani Bello, on his emergence as Acting Chairman of the CECPC. The group further believes that Bello’s emergence was long overdue as the former chairman has been unable to conduct the National Convention after twenty months. They demanded that the new…

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All Man For Himself And The Politics Of Cross River State

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As political events in Cross River State play out, in the run-in to the 2023 elections, my mind has remained firmly fixed on William Tagbo, the central character in Anezionwu Nwankwo Okoro’s 1972 classic, “One Week, One Trouble”. The character Wilson Tagbo, who begins secondary school during the colonial period had more flaws than virtues…

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