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It has emerged that the decision of the Chairman of Obudu Local Government Area, Emmanuel Ugbe, to spend the Christmas and New Year holidays in Calabar instead of in Obudu, has not gone down well with his constituents. On condition of anonymity, one source told calitown.com that “he was not elected to stay in Calabar,…

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The following have been appointed Permanent Secretaries in the Cross River State Civil Service. 1. Freedom Edward Ejom 2. Perpetua Samuel Aji 3. Clement Eta Ntui 4. Susan Nyong Bassey 5. Inaku Emeka 6. John Osang Odock 7. Edem Edem Ita 8. Geraldine Akpet-Ekanem 9. Igbe Simeon Aruku 10. Ikong Akwaji Ogbang 11. Helen Brown…

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Plans are nearing completion for the commencement of a 42km world class marathon in Calabar, Cross River state, to rival renowned marathons the world over. The state’s tourism bureau has already penned an agreement with two firms, Active Sports Nigeria International and Connect Marketing Services, to stage the event. Michael Williams, Managing Director of the…

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In what may be considered as a move to inject new blood into the systew, 14 new Permanent Secretaries have been appointed for the Cross River State Civil Service. A press release signed by Mike Aniah, Secretary to Government, CRS, and monitored by calitown.com revealed that those so appointed will be sworn in on January…

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It has emerged on the first day of the new year that seeming efforts made by most politicians in Cross River State to reach out to their constituents during the yuletide period may have yielded minimal benefits, even disdain, calitown.com investigations can reveal. From Bakassi to Obanliku, politicians in the state struggled to outdo each…

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