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Hammer Drops On Proprietors Of Private Schools In CR

February 5, 2014 Admin No Comments

The prayer of the Cross River State Commissioner for Education, Offiong E. Offiong to prosecute private school proprietors in the state who continuously see the establishment of schools as a business has been answered as the state government has directed the education ministry to redirect efforts towards identifying and closing down such schools as well…

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Ikem Carpets Attempt To Foist Governor On CRS

February 4, 2014 Admin No Comments

Former National Publicity Secretary of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, Venatius Ikem, has told calitown.com exclusively that, “in CRS 90 percent of the gubernatorial aspirants are Executive Council members”, because the governor gives his EXCO “the impression that one of them will become governor of CRS” after he leaves office in 2015”. He however stated…

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22 Await Death In Calabar Prison

February 3, 2014February 3, 2014 Admin No Comments

Calitown.com investigations have revealed that the Calabar Prisons in Afokang, Calabar South LGA, has 22 persons on death row. While 12 inmates are serving life sentences, the 22 on death row were convicted for various offences, ranging from first degree murder to armed robbery but are awaiting state governor, Liyel Imoke’s nod, for the execution…

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CR LG: Councillors Demand Thousands Of Naira To Screen Appointees

February 2, 2014 Admin 4 Comments

As the screening of the recently announced Executive council members for the 17 local government councils in Cross River State begin this week, it has emerged that huge financial sums have been pegged as clearance fees by the respective legislative houses in the LGAs, whose function it is to screen and seal the appointments, calitown.com…

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Work Stalls ITM Ugep Resumption

January 31, 2014January 31, 2014 Admin No Comments

It is emerging that unless something magical happens, the Cross River State Institute of Technology and Management, Ugep, will suffer another postponement in the date earlier proposed for her opening and commencement of academic activities, calitown.com can reveal. While government has demonstrated a commitment to getting the school off the ground running, structural limitations are glaring setbacks for anyone…

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10 Most Dangerous Places To Live In

January 30, 2014 Admin No Comments

1. Kabul, Afghanistan No amount of US intervention and troops on the ground has rescued Afghanistan and its capital Kabul, from being the world’s most dangerous place to live in. Bomb attacks on hotels and embassies are common place with the security forces struggling to restore some semblance of order. The Taliban are gaining ground….

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