What would have been another kidnap case in Calabar, Cross River State, was foiled early Saturday morning, November 4, 2023, by residents of Peter Ojie street, off Winners Way, Calabar. A source who was at the scene informed www.calitown.com that, the incident “was masterminded by kidnappers who came in a Toyota Camry car, masquerading as…
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Nigeria’s Court of Appeal, sitting in Lagos, in the petition brought before it by the immediate past Cross River State governor, Ben Ayade, challenging the election of Jarigbe Agony Jarigbe, as duely elected to represent Cross River North Senatorial District in the senate, today upheld Jarigbe’s election. The Appeal Court upheld Jarigbe’s February 25th 2023…
Several residents of Mbukpa, Adak Uko and Ambo streets in Calabar South, Cross River State, have remained stunned after a gang of robbers, spent the wee hours of Tuesday, specifically robbing them of cooked food, foodstuff and cash. Victims who have elected to remain anonymous informed www.calitown.com over the telephone that the operation began a…
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By Judex Okoro, Calabar Director General of the Cross River State Emergency Management Agency, CR-SEMA, Angela Ogeyi Odey, has been suspended from office. Odey was suspended via a release dated Monday, October 30, 2023 signed by the Chief Press Secretary to the governor, Emmanuel Ogbeche. The statement read in part: “The governor of Cross River…
Two secondary school principals, Esang Usang of Government Secondary School, State Housing, Calabar and Owoh Effiong of the West African Peoples Institute, WAPI, Calabar, Cross River State, have been suspended indefinitely from office, after a sting operation revealed that the two principals collected illegal and unapproved levies from their students. Cross River Commissioner for Education,…
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A clash between the Cross River State Ministry of Education and principals of secondary schools in the state appears imminent, after verified reports reached the ministry that principals are collecting various sums of money from students, above what the ministry directed, as levies to be collected for the 2023/2024 academic session, www calitown.com can report….