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Fear Grips CR Broadcast Outfit As Staff Is Kidnapped

November 28, 2019 Admin No Comments

Fear has continued to envelope staff of the Cross River State Broadcasting Corporation, CRBC, in Calabar, three days after Glory Otu, an Assistant Director in the media outfit, was kidnapped from her home in Calabar by yet to be identified persons. The fear stems from the fact that Otu, of the corporation’s Monitoring Unit, appears…

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CR Local Council Elections Hold Feb. 22, 2020

November 27, 2019 Admin 1 Comment

On the strength of a briefing by the Cross River State Independent Electoral Commission, CROSIEC, today, www.calitown.com can reliably inform that local council elections in the state will hold on February 22, 2020. Accordingly, the submission of list of candidates for the elections into the office of chairmen and councillors by political parties will commence on Wednesday,…

CRSHA Confirm Three As Commissioners, Assemblyman Frowns

November 26, 2019 Admin No Comments

The Cross River State House of Assembly today confirmed the nomination of Asuquo Ekpenyong Jnr, Peter Egba, Tanko Ashang, the three nominees, submitted to the House by state governor, Ben Ayade, to serve as Commissioners in the yet to be constituted CRS Executive Council. While Speaker of House, E. J. Williams urged the new commissioners…

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CR: Ayade’s Aide Confirms LG Elections Will Hold

November 26, 2019November 26, 2019 Admin No Comments

Barring any last minute change of plans, Christian Ita, Chief Press Secretary to CRS governor, Ben Ayade, has exclusively confirmed to www.calitown.com that local government elections will be conducted in the state. Consequently, a message circulating on social media to the effect that, “…In the discharge of his statutory function as contained in Sec. 204…

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ICPC Goes After Briyai, Former REC Cross River State

November 26, 2019 Admin No Comments

Former Resident Electoral Commissioner, Cross River State, Frankland Briyai, sources in the Independent Corrupt Practices Commission, ICPC, office in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, have informed www.calitown.com, has been invited by the Commission, to appear before her over financial related issues. We gather that, Briyai, who resigned his appointment as REC to unsuccessfully contest the APC…

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Indeed, What A Week!

November 26, 2019 Admin No Comments

1982 was the last time I saw him. He was my school father and had just finished writing his School Certificate examination that year. Nobody told me why he was called Alade or it was just that, I didn’t at that time, possess the capacity and presence of mind to ask him why he bore…