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CRUTECH: Crippling Strike Imminent

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Unless something drastic is done, a crippling strike by staff of the Cross River state-owned university, CRUTECH will commence soon, www.calitown.com sources in the university say. The impending strike action is not unconnected with the CRS government’s inability to pay salaries and allowances of all categories of staff in the institution. “After the last ASUU…

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CR 2015: Six Aspirants Screen For Gov’ship In PH, Legor Idagbo Absent

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Information just in from www.calitown.com sources on the ground in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, venue of the PDP screening exercise for gubernatorial aspirants indicate that six Cross Riverians have presented themselves for the exercise, hoping to make it to Peregrino House in 2015. The six include, Catholic priest, Francis Agantem Eworo, Emmanuel Ibeshi, House of…

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Peter Ojie Turns Back On Gov’ship Ambition, Opts For Senate

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Peter Ojie, immediate past Commissioner for Local Government Affairs and governorship hopeful www.calitown.com can reliably inform, has abandoned his ambition to succeed Cross River’s Liyel Imoke as governor in 2015. With serial number 000217, Ojie has instead sought for and secured a Provisional Clearance Certificate from the PDP, to run for Senate. He is therefore…

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Ndoma-Egba Rejects Cancellation Of Ward Congresses

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THE Senator Victor Ndoma-Egba Campaign Organisation has rejected the said annulment of the November 1, 2014 Ward congresses in Cross River state. Briefing some newsmen in Calabar yesterday, the Director General of the campaign team, Chief Ernest Irek said, “I want to state very clearly on the side of the Senator Victor Ndoma-Egba campaign organization…

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Imoke Will Not Join Issues With Duke – Ricketts

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Cross River State Commissioner for Information, Akin A. Ricketts, says state governor, Liyel Imoke is presently focused on ensuring a peaceful, transparent, and credible transition programme in the State come 2015. Additionally, Imoke is fully on top of the process leading up to the general elections, including providing a level playing ground for all contenders…

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EDITORIAL: Nigeria, AFCON And The No Show

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Simply and painfully put, Nigeria’s Super Eagles will not be at next year’s African Nations Cup in nearby Equatorial Guinea to defend the cup they won in South Africa. Coming third in her qualifying group behind run away leaders, South Africa and surprise bundle, Congo, shut the door on the African Champions(?). It is a…

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