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TRAGEDY: Police Sergeant Kills Colleague In Calabar

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By Emmanuel Unah Tragedy struck at the Cross River State Police Command over the weekend when the rifle of a policeman, Ubi Arikpo, a Sergeant, accidentally went off , shooting dead his colleague, one Francis Agube, a Police Sergeant too. A police source at the Atakpa Police Station in Calabar South, narrated that the incident…

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200 Unical Students To Benefit From Chris Agara N10 Million Donation For Tuition

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As many as 200 students of the University of Calabar, will benefit from a more than N10 million naira scholarship scheme, made available by businessman and politician, Chris Agara. We gathered that the actual amount, N10,365,950, ten million, three hundred and sixty five thousand,nine hundred and fifty naira, has already been paid into the account…

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Ernest Shonekan, Nigeria’s Fmr Interim Head Dies At 85

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Former Head of the Interim National Government, INC, Ernest Shonekan, is dead. He died in Lagos at 85, family sources have revealed. Shonekan was chairman of the INC, which succeeded the military junta of General Ibrahim Babangida. He ruled from August 26 to November 17, 1993 until he was overthrown in a palace coup led…

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CROWEI/Asuquo Ekpenyong Foundation Distribute N50million Grant To 1,000 CR Women

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The Cross River State Women Emancipation Initiative, CROWEI, and the Asuquo Ekpenyong Foundation, AEF, brought joy to no fewer than 1000 women when it distributed micro grants to them, to the tune of N50 million. Empowered with a view to help the women start up small businesses, the event which gathered women from across the…

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How CR Governor, Ben Ayade Caused His ‘War’ With Jarigbe Agom

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Impeccable political sources who have elected to remain anonymous because of the sensitive nature of this issue have however informed www.calitown.com that the seeming intractable political ‘war’ between Cross River State governor, Ben Ayade and the senator representing Cross River North Senatorial District, Jarigbe Agom Jarigbe, was caused by the governor’s wrong thinking as well…

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Ace Comedian MC Mbakara Bags Chieftaincy Title, Gifts Father SUV At 66

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The Etono Central Community in Biase Local Government Area, Cross River South, pulled all the stops recently and lavishly celebrated ace comedian, Aya Kanu Aya, better known as MC Mbakara, this past yuletide season, conferring on him the traditional chieftaincy title of “Onun Igbobin IPA I” When www.calitown.com spoke with the comedian shortly after the…

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