New GM Mosquito ‘Could Help Defeat Malaria’

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Scientists believe a new strain of mosquito that produces almost entirely male offspring could turn the tables in the fight against malaria. In laboratory tests, 95% of eggs laid by the genetically-modified anopheles gambiae mosquito hatched into males. Introducing them to normal mosquitoes led to whole populations being eradicated because of the lack of females…

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Labour Kicks Against Promotion Exam Fees In CR

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It appears the hue and cry that attended Labour’s docile posture in respect of the laptops saga in the Cross River State Civil Service has yielded fruits, though in another angle, www.calitown.com can reveal. In a direct response to circular no. CRC/6062/S.2/Vol.2/28 of May 19, 2014, titled “Registration of Eligible Candidates for the Competitive Promotion…

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“I Don’t Need Thank You From Ediba/Usumutong” – Yakurr Monarch

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Obol Lopon of Ugep and Paramount ruler of Yakurr LGA, Obol Ubi Ujong Inah has told the Ediba Union in Calabar, a union of Ediba people in the diaspora, that he does not need to be thanked when he does things for Ediba and Usumutong communities in Abi LGA, Cross River state, because both communities…

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EDITORIAL: His Excellency Got It Wrong

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Several months after www.crossriverwatch.com, an online news medium, published a story that drew the ire of Cross River state deputy governor, H.E Efiok Cobham, we have become concerned that the CR number two man’s reaction to the said publication and his verbal attacks on the publisher of crossriverwatch.com may at best be described as upsetting…

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Bad Times For CRUTECH Staff

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From all indications, these are not the best of times for staff of the Cross River University of Technology, CRUTECH, www.calitown.com can reveal. The situation is not unconnected with the inability of the Cross River state government to pay staff of the institution. Investigations show that Anthony Owan Enoh, the CRUTECH Vice-Chancellor, was informed by…

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