The University of Cross River State, UNICROSS, Alumni Association has welcomed the appointment of Fidelis Ugbo, Esq. as Pro-Chancellor/ Chairman of the Governing Council of the institution, just as it is pleased with the appointment of American Fulbright Scholar and Professor of Organic Chemistry, Francisca Bassey, as Acting Vice Chancellor. Inyali Peter and Njang Ndoma,…
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James Anam, Mayor of Calabar Municipality, says “it is outrageous for a market as big as the Marian market in Calabar, to be bringing in N40,000 (forty thousand naira) monthly as cumulative revenue to government.” Anam who made this disclosure while speaking as guest on local radio station, HIT 95.9 FM, Calabar, added that “even…
In recent times, the pages of social media platforms have become a battleground for political propaganda, inundated with self-serving narratives propagated by various image launderers. These narratives pit major political figures, including Eteng Jones, Senator representing Cross River Central, Yibala Igiri, Chairman, Yakurr LGA, Cyril Omini, member, Criss River State House of Assembly, representing Yakurr…
Nigerian-born UK-based broadcast journalist, Richard Edoki, has been shortlisted for “Best Newcomer at the National Hospital Radio Awards 2025.” Edoki, a Cross Riverian from Abi LGA, known popularly as Richybongo, was named a finalist in the Best Newcomer category at the National Hospital Radio Awards 2025, organized by the Hospital Broadcasting Association (HBA), annually to…
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Several illegal miners, suspected to be foreigners, were late Sunday evening, reported to be roaming vast forests in Yakurr, Abi and Biase local government areas, apparently on the run, after the Cross River State Government, CRSG, declared their operations illegal and began arresting hordes of them. Locals in the area who called www.calitown.com, reported sighting…
In a sting operation led by the Cross River State Security Adviser, O. U. Obono, a retired Major General of the Nigerian Army, the Cross River State Government, CRSG, scores of young men suspected to be foreign miners who invaded some communities in Yakurr Local Government Area, were arrested Saturday morning as many of them…
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