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“Ayade’s 7000 Appointees To Be Sacked Unless…” CR APC Chairman

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Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Cross River State, Alphonsus Eba, has threatened that the APC is set to relieve 7,000 of Cross River State governor, Ben Ayade’s appointees of their appointments. Eba who made this known at a media briefing in Calabar, this past Tuesday, added that all of those appointees who…

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Sandy Onor Formally Declares Intention To Run For Office Of Governor, CRS

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After months of speculations, Sandy Ojang Onor, who currently represents Cross River Central Senatorial District in Nigeria’s Senate, has formally declared his intention to run for the office of governor, Cross River State in the next general elections. Onor just made the declaration this afternoon at the PDP secretariat in Calabar, in the presence of…

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Okuni Community Set To Hold Two-Day Olulumo Cultural Festival!

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The Okuni community in Ikom Local Government Area, Cross River Central, through her Local Organizing Committee of the Olulumo Cultural Association, OCA, is inviting the public to witness the 2021 edition of the Olulumo Cultural Festival. The cultural festival which is an annual year ending event, seeks to “rejuvenate the strong, long-lost bonds of Olulumo…

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Two Notable CR PDP Chieftains And Supporters Set To Decamp To APC

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Barring any last minute political changes, www.calitown.com can report that two Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, stalwarts in Cross River State, Bassey Ndem, an architect and owner of highbrow Axari Hotels, Calabar and Edem Ekong, lawyer and one-time famed head of the state’s Department of Public Transportation, DOPT, will decamp to the All Progressives Congress, APC,…

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CR: Unical Don Carpets Nigeria’s Democratic Practice As Akin Ricketts Declares For Senate

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A University of Calabar don, Edor J. Edor, says “Nigeria as a country has made democracy reflective in their politics only during campaigns and elections where the leaders run down to the electorates who otherwise are called grassroots, for their support to cling to power.” This practice, he added, “does not reflect a true democracy…

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Cross River 2023: The Governorship Race And My Permutations

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APC Chris Agara Ben Akak Prince Otu Asuquo Ekpenyong Jnr. In the All Progressives Congress, APC, there is no clear cut front liner yet but that can change within the next few months. Governor Ayade has always favoured Chris Agara who is his close friend and ally. A pleasant and likable man. His plans for…

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