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“You Cannot Kidnap A Man And Say It Is Politics” – CR LP Chair

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While Cross Riverians are yet to come to terms with Sunday’s abduction of Dominic Aqua Edem, the Labour Party’s House of Representatives candidate for Calabar South/ Bakassi and Akpabuyo Federal Constituency by unknown persons, Austine Ibok, CR Labour Party chairman is insisting that “those who have abducted  our candidate should understand that you cannot kidnap…

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Guns And Blood Rain In Ekori, Yakurr LGA

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For most parts of yesterday and into the night, Ekori, a community in Yakurr LGA, Cross River Central, was a theatre of war as groups of youths supporting House of Representatives member, Bassey Eko Ewa, clashed with supporters of former CR Chief of Staff, Alex Egbona, in what one observer describes as “one of the…

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N197 Million ‘Loss’ In CR AG’s Office, Security Agents Step In, Make Arrests

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It appears those fingered in the close to N200 million suspected diversion of government funds in the CRS Accountant-General’s office are presently talking to law enforcement agents as sources within the office have informed www.calitown.com that “it has been a busy time in the office with the arrests and invitations to the police”. The man…

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Arrests Dim Gershom Bassey’s Senatorial Chances

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While Bassey Edet Otu awaits him at the senatorial polls for the CR Southern Senatorial seat, it appears the PDP candidate for the position, Gershom Bassey, has shot himself in the foot with the arrests all through last week of 23, mostly PDP faithfuls, in circumstances believed to have been tied more to the forthcoming…

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CR PDP Reacts To Labour Party Allegations

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Ntufam John Achort Okon, Cross River State chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has swiftly reacted to statements made by the CRS chairman of the Labour Party, Austin Ibok, regarding the recent attack by gunmen on the PDP candidate for CR Southern Senatorial District, Gershom Bassey. Ibok yesterday, Friday 27, 2015, addressed a press…

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“CR PDP Is Not Competing With Labour Party” – Ntufam John Okon

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While the Labour Party in CRS has come out smoking and accusing the PDP of masterminding the attack on the party’s senatorial candidate, PDP State Chairman, John Okon has come out plain to say his party is not in competition with the LP. It is a must read tomorrow, Saturday, February 28, 2015. Promises to…

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