Tag: Calabar

Gov Otu’s Swift Sanitation Offensive Set To Reclaim Calabar’s Pristine Glory

March 13, 2026 Admin No Comments

By Okoribe Bassey Offiong In recent days, the usually pristine boulevards of Calabar bore an unfamiliar sight: tons of refuse heaps unsettled residents and stirred an unusually loud civic outcry. The development, though temporary, struck at the heart of a city whose identity has long been intertwined with orderliness and environmental grace. Citizens across neighbourhoods,…

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Police Inspector Dies While Watching Arsenal Vs Real Madrid Match In Calabar

April 9, 2025 Admin No Comments

An officer of the Nigerian Police Force, identified as Stephen Enang, tragically died on Tuesday night while watching the UEFA Champions League match between Arsenal and Real Madrid at a football viewing centre in Calabar. Enang, an Inspector and devoted Arsenal supporter, was attached to the Akim Police Division along IBB Way in Calabar until…

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‘Pastor’, Couple Quizzed Over Alleged Human Trafficking, Child Theft In Calabar

December 21, 2024 Admin No Comments

One Victor Udo Eyop, who claims to be a pastor, has been apprehended by the police in Calabar, Cross River State, for allegedly trying to traffick three unsuspecting females to Libya by road through Katsina State. Similarly, another individual, Idongesit Akpan and his wife Angela, are currently in Police custody for allegedly stealing and trafficking…

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GSS Calabar School Fracas: C’River Education Commissioner Calls In Police

November 23, 2023 Admin No Comments

Cross River State Education Commissioner, Stephen Odey, has called in the police to take charge, after an amateur video showing students of Government Secondary School Ikot Ansa, Calabar, engaged in a bloody fracas, went viral. Click to watch the video. Odey who swiftly visited the school early Thursday morning, on the heels of the…

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Street Residents Foil Kidnap Attempt In Calabar

November 4, 2023 Admin 1 Comment

What would have been another kidnap case in Calabar, Cross River State, was foiled early Saturday morning, November 4, 2023, by residents of Peter Ojie street, off Winners Way, Calabar. A source who was at the scene informed www.calitown.com that, the incident “was masterminded by kidnappers who came in a Toyota Camry car, masquerading as…

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CALABAR: Robbers Stun Victims, Rob Them Of Food & Cash

November 2, 2023 Admin No Comments

Several residents of Mbukpa, Adak Uko and Ambo streets in Calabar South, Cross River State, have remained stunned after a gang of robbers, spent the wee hours of Tuesday, specifically robbing them of cooked food, foodstuff and cash. Victims who have elected to remain anonymous informed www.calitown.com over the telephone that the operation began a…

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