I am an alumni of the University of Calabar having obtained my first degree in Economics from there in 1995. More importantly, Prof. Cy Ndifon is supposed to be a special senior brother of sorts, a very close tribeman and an in-law to me. So, I am connected and feel particularly very sad about the…
Unknown to several people, last Friday’s (19th May, 2023) ghastly motor accident in Betem, Biase Local Government Area, CRS, involving a Calabar bound Toyota Sienna bus and a truck going in the opposite direction, not only took the life of Yemiode Elton, the lady who died three days before she was to celebrate a well…
In June 2021, I penned down my thoughts on the fate of politics in Cross River State consequent upon the defection of Governor Ben Ayade from the PDP to the APC in May 2021. My thoughts (with slight modifications on typo/syntax errors and the rationale for John Owan Enoh’s defection from the APP/ANPP to the…
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A subtle political plot is thickening and has so far pitched constituents from Boki II and Ikom II State Constituencies of Cross River State, against each other over who occupies the position of Speaker, Cross River State House of Assembly, CRSHA, when the 10th Legislative Assembly is constituted. While proponents of the Boki II State…
In a particular month in 1965, I can’t remember which month exactly now, two major events happened in our young lives for those of us who were in the Catholic Church owned and run St. Martin’s Primary School, Ikom, my hometown. The Headmaster, Mr. K.E. Bassey the burly, strict, cane loving Efik man announced at…
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Stanley Nsemo is young, energetic, urbane and purpose driven. He stands before the good people of Calabar Municipality, Cross River State, seeking to better express himself through their mandate, in the Cross River State House of Assembly on the platform of the All Peoples Congress, APC. www.calitown.com exclusively sat down and engaged him on his…
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