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Peter Ojie To Consult Imoke, Resigns Next Week

September 25, 2014 Admin 1 Comment

As the 2015 election momentum gathers in CRS, sources within government circles have just informed www.calitown.com that the Cross River State Commissioner for Local Government Affairs, Peter Ojie, is working at holding critical consultations with state governor, Liyel Imoke, prior to his resignation from office, next week Wednesday, to concentrate on pursuing his ambition to…

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CRSG Commits To Development Of State’s Natural Resources

September 25, 2014 Admin No Comments

The Cross River State Government says it remains committed to managing and developing the state’s natural resources as part of her development strategy and contribution to global efforts at conserving biodiversity and the fight against climate change. Government made this disclosure recently during a two-day Stakeholders Engagement and Strategy workshop with Ministries, Departments and Agencies,…

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Imoke Wants Budgeting Procedure Sustained

September 25, 2014 Admin No Comments

Liyel Imoke, CRS governor, has enjoined staff of the Department of Budget, Monitoring and Evaluation, CRS, to sustain the tradition of projecting budgets aimed at sustaining the economy of the stae and for transition purpose. At the opening ceremony of a two-day budget consultative forum organized by the Department of Budget, Monitoring and Evaluation, tagged…

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Vatican Arrests Defrocked Former Archbishop On Paedophilia Charges

September 24, 2014 Admin No Comments

The Vatican yesterday, Tuesday, September 24th, 2014, arrested a former archbishop accused of paying for sex with children while he was a papal ambassador in the Dominican Republic, the first-ever arrest inside the city state on charges of paedophilia. Jozef Wesolowski, from Poland, who was defrocked by a Vatican tribunal in June, has been placed…

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Two Hours With Gerald Ada

September 24, 2014September 24, 2014 Admin No Comments

We had the option of either taking the lift or the flight of stairs and somehow, even though lots were not cast, we settled for the flight of stairs. After a few meticulous steps with faint panting as an obvious backdrop, we arrived the third floor waiting lounge of the Cross River State Investment Promotions…

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CR Education Commissioner Wants NUT To Shelve Strike

September 23, 2014 Admin No Comments

Offiong E. Offiong, Cross River state Education Commissioner, has appealed to the state branch of the Nigeria Union of Teachers, NUT, to suspend its strike action and allow academic activities to commence in all public primary and secondary schools across the State. While addressing journalists in his office, Offiong expressed surprise at NUT’s action, stating…

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