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Ayade Grabs CR Gov’ship With Wide Margin, Ochicha Congratulates Him

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Cross River Peoples Democratic Party gubernatorial candidate, Benedict Ayade grabbed a commanding 342,016 votes to defeat APC’s Odey Ochicha who came second with a distant 53,983 and Labour Party’s Fidelis Ugbo who scored 36,918, in the gubernatorial election conducted this past Saturday. His victory crowns what one observer describes as “the untiring efforts of the…

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“I Cannot Disrupt Elections When I Am In the Driver’s Sit To Win” – Williams

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PDP’s House of Assembly candidate for Yakurr II State Constituency, Cross River central, Eteng Williams has informed www.calitown.com that contrary to word making the rounds that he brought a group of persons from Calabar to unleash mayhem on his Mkpani community, “nothing of that nature happened, those who say so are only lying and trying…

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Oshaka Commends Bekwarra Electorate For Voting Ayade

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Voters at Saturday’s governorship and House of Assembly elections in Bekwarra Local Government Area, North of Cross River State, have been commended for conducting themselves in a peaceful manner throughout the period of the polls. The commendation was made by the Bekwarra PDP caucus leader, Clement Oshaka and contained in a mail sent to www.calitown.com….

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Soldier Is Picked As New Obol Lopon Of Ugep

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Ofem Ubana, a 57-year-old serving Master Warrant Officer in the Nigerian Army has been selected as the new Obol Lopon of Ugep, Yakurr Local Government Area, www.calitown.com can report. Ubana who is a Chief Clerk, Amphibious Training School, ATS Calabar, while speaking with a group of online editors early Friday morning maintained that, he feels…

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APC Chieftain Drags House Of Reps Member Before Police Over Threat To Life

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Chief of Staff to the State Chairman of APC, Olayinka Ricketts has dragged the member representing Yakurr/Abi Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives, Bassey Eko Ewa, before the police, on the strength of a “Threat To Life…” petition which also named one Yibala Inyang and Omini Ekim, alongside the House of Reps member, as…

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CR, April 11 And Her ‘Shoki’ Politics

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The wave making ‘Shoki’ dance is amazing because its main feature remains that uncanny ability in dancers to look like an imbecile while twisted legs, hands and body are thrust to one side. Basically, this dance with roots in Nigeria’s compelling music industry, shows distinct variations tied primarily to individual “tastes and flexibility”, while the…

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