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Yakurr Welcomes New Paramount Ruler!

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Ugep, headquarters of Yakurr Local Government Area, Cross River State was agog as the new Paramount Ruler of the LGA and the Obol Lopon of Ugep, HRM. Obol Ofem Ubana Eteng, returned to the area, after his election as Paramount Ruler of the LGA and subsequent arrival in Ugep. People lined the streets of Ugep…

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Trader Killed By DOPT Officials In Calabar While Hawking

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“….DOPT truck crushed him to death says eyewitness” A young man, simply identified as Michael, a father of four children, has been confirmed dead in Calabar, allegedly beaten by officials from Cross River State Department of Public Transportation, DOPT. Sources at the scene of the event claimed that the young man who sells shoes by…

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Catholic Diocese Of Ogoja Blacklists Two Priests, Warns Church Faithful

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The Catholic Diocese of Ogoja, Cross River State, has through its Diocesan Chancellor, Rev Fr. Matthew Otuji, issued and is circulating a disclaimer over the activities of two priests, Rev. Frs. Peter Mary Okoi of the Missionary Sons of St. Peter, MSP, and Alfred Umagu of the Missionary Society of St. Paul, MSP, www.calitown.com can…

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EXCLUSIVE AUDIO: Ogoja Catholic Priest Who Escaped Death In The Hands Of Fulani Herdsmen Tells His Story!

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Earlier today, we reported about the Catholic priest of the Diocese of Ogoja, Cross River State, who miraculously escaped death after he was abducted by persons suspected to be Fulani herdsmen, in Enugu. We finally tracked a still very shaken Rev. Fr. Innocent Kizito Awok and below, he recounts to Iwara Iwara, Publisher, www.calitown.com, what…

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Ogoja Catholic Priest Abducted By Fulani Herdsmen Escapes Death!

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A priest of the Catholic Doicese of Ogoja, Rev. Fr. Kizito Awok, yesterday, Saturday, June 15, 2019, escaped death by the whiskers when persons suspected to be Fulani herdsmen, abducted and led the priest and several others commuting between the Enugu and Agwu expressway, into the bush. Visibly shaken by the abduction and miraculous escape,…

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Inauguration: Jarigbe Agom Thanks Constituents

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Member representing Ogoja/Yala Federal Constituency, Cross River State, in Nigeria’s House of Representatives, Jarigbe Agom Jarigbe, shortly after his inauguration for a second term in office yesterday, June 11, 2019, dedicated this feat to the good people of his constituency. On Facebook, Jarigbe poured out his heart thus: “this day of my Inauguration as MHR…

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