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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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Senator Gershom Bassey Clarifies PDP’s Position On Zoning; Says There Is A Zoning Arrangement

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Chairman of the Cross River State caucus in the National Assembly, Senator representing the Cross River State Southern Senatorial District, and top stalwart of the People’s Democratic Party in Cross River State, Senator Gershom Bassey, has clarified the party’s position on the issue of zoning of electable positions. In a statement issued on Tuesday, January…

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For Better Or For Worse, Meet Five Cross Riverians Who Made The News In 2021

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In 2021, these persons, of Cross River origin, in the estimation of www.calitown.com, kept their respective dates with history, knowingly or unknowingly. Their actions or inactions, quickly left indelible news items in the sands of time, for good and/or for bad. Check them out! Akon Ikpeme With Akon Ikpeme, a Judge in the Cross River…

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