In fulfilment on consultation promises to constituents, the Speaker, Cross River State House of Assembly, John Gaul Lebo has opened rural access roads in Ediba, Usumutong, Abeugo, Afafanyi and Ebom in Abi Local Government Area, in keeping with the promise he made to the communities during his consultations/town hall meeting with the respective communities. As…
By Michael Bassey The 2019 general elections are about 8 months away. Politicians are getting busy by the day, designing and perfecting strategies that will enhance their chances of success in the polls. Curiously, the tempo of political activities has been more pronounced in the Central Senatorial District of Cross River State than in the…
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Speaker Cross River State House of Assembly, John Gaul Lebo, has completed the First Harvard university African Fellowship programme in Adaptive Leadership for the 21st Century Africa. He has also secured a second Fellowship certification from Harvard Kennedy School of Governance and Politics, the first being a certificate in Decision Science under the Emerging Leaders…
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Governor Ben Ayade of Cross River State has disclosed that plans are underway to reposition the annual calabar festival and transform it into a veritable platform for African discourse. The governor who discribed the carnival as Africa’s biggest street party stressed that he has a burning desire to see Africans speak in one voice. Ayade…
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Calabar big boy, Usang Bassey on Sunday, died in a tragic car crash, www.calitown.com can reveal. Family sources say he was driving from Eket, Akwa Ibom State, to Calabar, Cross River State, when his Toyota Land Cruiser, flipped over and crashed, killing him. Painfully, Usang left behind a wife and two kids. His family members…
Greg Betiang, Calabar Former Cross River State governor, Clement David Ebri, yesterday in Calabar, Cross River State, formally declared his intention to run for the office of National Chairman of Nigeria’s ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, bringing to rest several weeks of speculations about Ebri’s political future. At the well attended occasion, Ebri came clear…
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