We can reliably confirm as night fell, late Saturday evening that casualties have been recorded in the renewed communal conflict between the Ediba and Usumutong communities in Abi Local Government Area, Cross River State. Our correspondent on the ground in the area reported via text message that, “…two Usumutong men have been captured and taken…
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Sources on the ground in Abi Local Government Area, Cross River Central, have just informed www.calitown.com that the intractable communal conflict between Ediba and Usumutong communities has erupted again, Saturday afternoon. It was further revealed that the early morning attack on a commercial motorcyclist of Ediba extraction by unknown gunmen, suspected to be from Usumutong,…
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On a courtesy call to the Speaker, Cross River State House of Assembly, Youths of Ediba community, Abi Local Government Area under the aegis of Ediba Youths Association, Calabar chapter have passed a vote of confidence on the Speaker, John Gaul Lebo, for his leadership role in the development of their community Abi Loval Government…
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Edith Newman Amadi, the Abi Local Government Council boss has expressed excitement over the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding with the Canadian University Services Overseas, CUSO, International to train and empower Abi youths and women. Signing the MoU recently in Calabar on behalf of Abi Local Government Area, the Council boss observed that the…
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On the ground sources in Ediba, Abi Local Government Area, Cross River State have in the course of the week informed www.calitown.com that a rocket was fired into the community from the waterfront axis of the town in an attack that led to pandemonium in the area as several persons ran for cover. The attackers…
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By Effiom Godfrey The Peoples Democratic Party in CRS has inaugurated its campaign committee for the Yakurr/Abi LGAs as she intensifies preparations for next month’s polls. The inauguration which took place in Ugep, Yakurr LGA, and drew a large crowd of party faithfuls drawn from both LGAs, seeks to drum up support for the candidature…
