Information gathered by www.calitown.com has revealed that respected social commentator and lecturer in the Institute of Public Policy and Administration, University of Calabar, Okpo Ojah is dead. Family sources who confirmed the demise of Ojah say he died a few weeks ago, battling an unnamed illness. Popular for his timeless news commentaries often aired on…
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Authorities of the University of Calabar, Unical, have confirmed the appointment of Psychology of Education Professor, Florence Banku Obi, as the new Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Academics of the institution, www.calitown.com can confirm. Boki, Cross River State born Obi, a 1988 graduate of the University of Jos, who obtained a Masters’ in Education degree from the University…
It appears the political battle for the soul of Obudu has begun with this afternoon’s Order of Arrest, issued by a Chief Magistrate Court, Calabar, against former National Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Venatius Ikem, who recently defected to the All Progressives Congress, APC, for failing to appear before the Court, www.calitown.com…
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Described by one resident of Calabar as “the freshest thing to come out of Calabar in recent times”, Hit FM transmitting on 95.9 FM, Cross River State’s first private urban radio station is billed to commence 24 hour broadcast from the 18th of January, 2016, www.calitown.com can authoritatively reveal. Head of Programmes, Hit FM, McDonald…
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The engine cranked to life at exactly 2.45am. It gave out a sound that pierced the silence of the wee hours and made sleep quite a wrestle. As I lay in my bed, faint voices could be heard beneath the sound of the engine and then, timed splashes of water as the engine did the…
Contrary to the view widely expressed that Cross River State governor, Ben Ayade will in the no distant future abandon the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, for the All Progressives Congress, APC, the member representing Calabar/Odukpani Federal Constituency in Nigeria’s House of Representatives, Eta Mbora, has informed www.calitown.com that Ayade’s switch to the APC is not…
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