Category: Cross River News

Massive Fire On Ikom/Calabar Highway As Tanker Goes Up In Flames

February 13, 2021 Admin No Comments

A masaive fire is presently raging on a section of the Ikom/Calabar highway, at Ikot Ana junction, Ehom, Biase LGA, 75 kilometres from Calabar, the Cross River State capital, causing a gridlock that has left scores of commuters stranded. Our reporter on the ground early this morning say the tanker, conveying petroleum products from Calabar,…

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Security Operatives Raid Baby Factory In Calabar, Rescue 24 Pregnant Ladies

February 10, 2021 Admin No Comments

“Operation Akpakwu” the security outfit of the Cross River Government has raided a suspected baby factory operating in Anantigha, Calabar South, rescuing 24 pregnant ladies, 11 children while two suspects were arrested. Stanley Ikpeme, a Major and Provost of the 13th Brigade, Nigeria Army, who handed over the victims and suspects on behalf of the…

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Former CR Attorney General Barred From Law Practice

February 4, 2021 Admin No Comments

Joe Oshie Abang, former Attorney General, Cross River State, has been barred from Law practice on the recommendations of the Legal Practitioners Disciplinary Committee, Body of Benchers, www.calitown.com can reveal. In a final direction delivered on January 21, 2021, and referred to in documents sighted as “a succinct statement of fact…”, it was discovered that…

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Obin, Osinbajo’s Aide Engages 100 Young Cross Riverians

February 1, 2021 Admin No Comments

100 young Cross Riverians are presently engaged by Philip Obin, Technical Assistant on New Media to Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, in two registration centres in the state to help businesses based in Cross River State with the processing of registration on the Federal Government Payroll Support, after it was discovered that a lot of businesses…

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Finally, Akon Ikpeme Is New CR Chief Judge

January 28, 2021 Admin No Comments

The controversy that trailed the refusal of the Cross River State House of Assembly to confirm National Judicial Commission’s nomination of Justice Akon Ikpeme as the substantive Chief Judge of the state has come to an end with the House finally confirming her as CJ today, www.calitown.com can reveal. When Ikpeme first appeared before the…

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Briefly, Meet The Cross Riverian Who Is Nigeria’s New Ambassador To Italy

January 20, 2021 Admin 9 Comments

While Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari has accordingly assigned portfolios to the 52 non-career and 43 career ambassadors screened last year by the Senate, one name on the list, Mfawa Omini Abam, is from Cross River State, www.calitown.com can reveal. The Ugep, Yakurr LGA born Abam who studied French in the University of Calabar, taught at…

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