Ahead of its March date of commissioning, the United Kingdom has expressed its readiness to train the needed manpower for the take off of the Calabar Garment factory. British High Commissioner to Nigeria, Paul Arkwright, disclosed this while inspecting ongoing work at the project site. The envoy whose country is known for great expertise in…
It is emerging that paucity of funds may be seriously working against the Cross River State governor, Ben Ayade’s plans to execute most of the programmes outlined by his administration and loudly talked about, www.calitown.com can reveal. Worst hit are programmes and projects like the Green Police, the much touted super highway and deep sea…
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Contrary to the view widely expressed that Cross River State governor, Ben Ayade will in the no distant future abandon the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, for the All Progressives Congress, APC, the member representing Calabar/Odukpani Federal Constituency in Nigeria’s House of Representatives, Eta Mbora, has informed www.calitown.com that Ayade’s switch to the APC is not…
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A horde of PDP politicians in Cross River State led by state governor, Ben Ayade, on January 1, 2016, converged in Itigidi, Abi LGA, at the instance of former governor, Liyel Imoke, to continue the traditional January 1 hosting and feasting of politicians started and made into a political ritual by Liyel Imoke. As the…
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Nelson E. A. Etta, Clan Head of Iko-Esai community in Akamkpa Local Government Area, has exclusively told www.calitown.com that he does not believe the best way to conserve the Cross River Forest is to make a super highway through it. The traditional figure, who spoke to www.calitown.com at the Channel View Hotels, Calabar, during the…
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While the Cross River State House of Assembly will on Thursday this week, commence the second reading of the 2016 CRS budget on the floor of the House, so members can argue on the general objectives of the Bill presented by the state governor, Ben Ayade, House Speaker, John Gaul Lebo has further informed www.calitown.com…
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