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Edidem Bassey Ekpo Bassey II: A Decade In The Wings, I Remember …

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On the 10th anniversary of his passing on to eternity, Edang Yolanda Ekpo Bassey, wife of Edidem Bassey Ekpo Bassey II, consumate politician, accomplished writer and traditional ruler, winds the clock back in this wonderful piece in memory of her husband … 26/11/2020 American actor Jesse Williams (of Grey’s Anatomy fame) won the 2016 Black…

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Tax: Union Bank To Pay CR-IRS N56.6m

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The Cross River Internal Revenue Service (CRIRS) has won a landmark case instituted against it by Union Bank Plc before the Tax Appeal Tribunal (South South zone) sitting in Benin. The Tribunal had ruled on November 11th 2020, that the relevant tax authority can request any information it deems fit from a tax payer, and…

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Shock As Ndoma-Egba Loses Wife

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Friends, political associates and well wishers of former leader of Nigeria’s Senate, Victor Ndoma-Egba, are still in shock , following a fatal road traffic accident that took the life of Amaka Ndoma-Egba, wife of the senator. Family sources informed www.calitown.com that the fatal accident occurred along the Benin-Akure expressway on her way to attend a…

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COVID-19: C/River Assembly Calls For Suspension Of 2020 Calabar Carnival

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By George Orok Jnr. The Cross River House of Assembly has called on the state government to suspend the organisation of the 2020 Calabar festival due to the COVID-19 pandemic and insecurity. Peter Odey, Leader of the Assembly and member representing Ogoja State Constituency, who moved the motion during plenary on Thursday in Calabar. Odey…

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“Common Sense Averted Gov. Ayade vs Calabar Monarch Imminent Feud” – Palace Sources

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We have been reliably informed that only common sense averted what would have degenerated into a frenzied stand-off between Cross River State governor, Ben Ayade, and the The Obong of Calabar, His Eminence Edidem Ekpo Okon Abasi Otu V, after the monarch, embittered by the Ayade administration’s slow response to the series of events that…

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Gov. Ayade Budgets N222.7bn For 2021, Calls It “Budget Of Bliss & Blush”

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Cross River State governor, Ben Ayade, plans to spend N277,708,000 (Two Hundred and Seventy Seven Billion, Seven Hundred and Eight million Naira as contained in the 2021 budget estimates just presented to the House of Assembly in the state. The budget presented is a slight deviation from recent budgets estimates, often higher than visibly achievable…

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