Ekori is less than two hours by road from Calabar, the Cross River State capital. It is unarguably the second major community in Yakurr LGA, after Ugep, her more illustrous brother. Outside subsistence farming, which is a dominant endeavour in Ekori, the community is gradually waking up to a cheerful vibrance brought on by the…
It is becoming difficult to find rationality in a season of uncertain political difficulty like the one upon us now. While all of the political intrigues play out, we cannot, through muted interpretations, claim absolute positions in how we interpret the political actions or inactions of a few of our elites who have decided to…
He is not older than sixteen; has blood-shot eyes, a prominent scar on the face and bold smoke coated lips with two of his front teeth missing. His denim jeans has smelly indelible stains while his thread bare shirt force down the massive biceps that are beginning to grow on his hands. In his pocket…
While it has become clear in very recent days that Okurike, Biase-born Ivara Esu will deputise for the PDP gubernatorial candidate, Ben Ayade, Esu’s choice is unsettling to a few persons of Efik extraction, www.calitown.com has been informed. The grouse is not unconnected with the believe by some that the Efiks have been subtly left…
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It doesn’t come worse than this…there is a new MENACE in town. Those who have encountered them say they are ruthless to the bone, rob for a living and defend their territory with their blood. Calabar’s latest MENACE is called SCOLOMBO, an army of street kids who have embraced violent crime and have recently unleashed…
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The Central Senatorial District of Cross River State is one of the senatorial districts of the Senate of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. There are 107 Senatorial Districts in the country including the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja in the Senate of the National Assembly of Nigeria. The Senate and the House of Representatives constitute the…
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