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Usani, Flamingoes Defender Says She Slumped To Tears After Missing Penalty

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Much to the relief of millions of Nigerians back home, Nigeria beat tournament favourites USA 4-3 on penalties after full-time ended 1-1, at the ongoing U-17 Women’s World Cup in India, with Cross River born Flamingos defender Miracle Usani, scoring one of the penalties. Recalling her experience during the quarter-final shootout against USA, Usani maintained…

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Police Arrest Four In Calabar For Beating Five To Death Over Witchcraft Claims

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By Emma Una The police in Calabar, Cross River State, on Monday arrested four youths in Ndon Owong community, Odukpani Local Government Area, outskirts of Calabar, after five persons including a widow were beaten to death over allegations that they were witches A relative of one of the victims who gave his name as Etim…

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Court Declares Prince Bassey Otu As CRS Governorship Candidate Of APC

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The Federal High Court in Calabar, Cross River State, presided over by Hon. Justice Ijeoma Ojukwu, has today, October 24, 2022, declared declared Bassey Otu as the authentic candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC. In suit FHC/CA/CS/106/2022 brought before it by John Owan Enoh, challenging the authenticity of Otu’s candidature, the court dismissed the…

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CBN Appeal Judgement Over N38 Billion Owed Cross River Lawyer

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The Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, has appealed a judgment which ordered the garnishment of N38 billion owed by the federal and 36 state governments. The apex bank also filed a motion seeking a stay of the execution of the judgment, which is in favour of Cross River born lawyer, Joe Agi, a Senior Advocate…

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No Truce As Yakurr Council Chairman & Legislature Faceoff Continues

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Legislature writes CRS House of Assembly It appears there is no truce in sight as the faceoff between the Chairman of Yakurr Local Government Council, Cross River Central, Ofem Obeten and the Legislature continued today with sources in the area informing www.calitown.com that a band of boys, suspected to be loyal to the council chairman,…

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Two New Bands To Compete At 2022 Calabar Carnival

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Two new carnival bands will be competing at the 2022 Carnival Calabar, in line with the desire of the Cross River State government to deliver a world class event that will make up for the two years Covid-19 related suspension of the carnival, www.calitown.com can reveal. Eric Anderson, CRS Commissioner for Culture and Tourism, who…

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