BREAKING: Goddy Agba Arrives Calabar Shortly

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Goddy Jedy Agba, the man at the centre of the political storm presently blowing through Cross River State is expected in the state shortly to hold further consultations in his bid to succeed state governor, Liyel Imoke, next year, www.calitown.com has been reliably informed. His arrival in the state is expected to further rev up…

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EDITORIAL: Nigeria, AFCON And The No Show

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Simply and painfully put, Nigeria’s Super Eagles will not be at next year’s African Nations Cup in nearby Equatorial Guinea to defend the cup they won in South Africa. Coming third in her qualifying group behind run away leaders, South Africa and surprise bundle, Congo, shut the door on the African Champions(?). It is a…

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Ugbo Arrives Calabar, Expresses Readiness To Govern CR

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Cross River gubernatorial hopeful, Fidelis Ugbo appears undaunted by the state’s huge challenges but has openly declared that he considers the challenges as opportunities waiting to be exploited to the advantage of indigenes of the state when he gets the nod at the 2015 polls. Ugbo spoke yesterday, shortly after arriving Calabar from Abuja to…

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What Is Happening In CR PDP Is Internal Rebellion – CR Labour Party Chief

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Austin Ibok, Cross River State Chairman of the Labour Party says recent events within the PDP in CRS “can best be described as internal rebellion by a group of persons within the party, who want not just equal opportunities within the party, but a right also to freely contest elections without the traditional manipulations of…

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CR Has Neglected Tropical Diseases

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A scientific survey carried out by the Neglected Tropical Diseases Control Unit of the Cross River State Ministry of Health says fifteen of CR’s 18 local government areas have endemic cases of Onchocerciasis, known commonly as river blindness . Those identified and listed include, Yakurr, Boki, Ikom, Etung, Obudu, Bekwarra, Yala, Ogoja, Obubra, Bakassi, Akamkpa,…

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EDITORIAL: Kaakaki, CR PDP And All Of Us !

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“Kaakaki” is a Hausa word for trumpet. On Raymond Dokpesi’s African Independent Television, AIT, Kaakaki is a six segment news and current affairs programme, transmitted from 6-9am on week days. The programme is very popular among the politically conscious, the general interest minded and even those whose news and views preferences cannot be identified. High…

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