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E. J. Williams Is New Speaker, Cross River State House Of Assembly

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Members of the just inaugurated Cross River State House of Assembly have duely voted and unanimously elected Eteng Jonah Williams, popularly known as E. J. Williams, a third term member of the CRS House of Assembly representing Yakurr II State Constituency, as the Speaker of the new Assembly, www.calitown.com can reveal. While speculations had been…

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“I State Firmly, The Next Governor Of Cross River State, Must Come From The Southern Senatorial District” – John Gaul Lebo

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John Gaul Lebo, just completed four action littered years as Speaker of the Cross River State House of Assembly. Early on his last day in office as Speaker, he granted www.calitown.com, an interesting interview put together by Editorial Assistant, MfonObong Ntiero. Excerpts: As speaker of Cross River State House of Assembly, can you modestly look…

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FG Declares Wednesday, June 12 As Public Holiday

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The Federal Government has declared Wednesday, June 12, as a public holiday, to commemorate the nation’s National Democracy Day. Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Interior, Georgina Ehuriah, made the declaration on behalf of the Federal Government in a statement signed by Mohammed Manga, Director Press & Public Relations, of the ministry, in Abuja. Ehuriah congratulated all…

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CRSG Threatens To Sanction Indebted Cocoa Lease Allottees

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The Cross River Government has directed beneficiaries of 2016-2019 cocoa lease allocation who are yet to pay their lease fees to clear such debts before June 21, to avoid possible sanctions. Oscar Ofuka, acting Chairman, Cross River State Cocoa Board, gave the directive via a statement made available to newsmen on Sunday in Calabar. Ofuka…

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Former PDP Scribe Fears For Governance And Cultism In CRS

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By Mfon-Obong Ntiero, Miriam Ejimi Venatius Ikem, former National Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, is afraid that there is a proliferation of cultism and cultists in all tiers of government in Cross River State. However, he also is of the opinion that this ugly trend is not restricted to CRS alone. Ikem…

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Gov. Ayade Splashes N20 Million On Local Musical Acts, Okpo Records, Real P

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Ben Ayade, Cross River State governor, has splashed a whooping N20 million naira on indigenous musical talents, Okpo Records and Pius Ushie, better known as Real P. Ajaba. The money, a pledge the governor made to the artists, was handed over to them by Martin Orim, Chief of Staff to the CRS governor in a…

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