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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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Unical Announce Elevation Of 28 Academic Staff To Professorial Cadre

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The University of Calabar has in a press release announced the elevation of 28 academic staff to the professorial Cadre on the back of her latest External Assessment Result. A breakdown of the number show that 11 out of the 28 are Professors while the remainder are Associate Professors. The new Professors are: Dr James…

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Ayade’s Wild Goose Chase And His Slave Writer’s False Pen

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By John Akpa Expediently, certain clarifications have to be made so that we do not ascribe greatness to lesser things. One writer in a haste has recently referred to Sen. Jarigbe Agom, the Senator representing Cross River North Senatorial District as “the latest Cross River leader to  subscribe to the state’s culture of petition/letter writing…

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TRAGIC: Dog Eats Owner’s Genitals In Calabar

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By Emmanuel Unah Residents of No. 2 Jebbs Street, Calabar South, Cross River State, are still trying to unravel how and why a little dog could bite off the private part of its owner leading to his tragic death during this yuletide period. The victim, Ani Offiong Offiong, from Ikoneto in Odukpani Local Government Area…

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