Mid Monday morning, the Police in Calabar, Cross River State, acting on a tip-off, smashed a notorious five man robbery gang that had successfully robbed a wine retailer and was making away with their loot when the Police responded and engaged the robbers in a gun battle. The ensuing gun battle left three of the…
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In what can rightly be described as a mad evening in Calabar, the Cross River State capital, officers and men of the Nigerian Navy and the Police, for several hours, engaged each other in a gun battle that shook the state capital to her bones, www.calitown.com can authoritatively reveal. Trouble is believed to have started…
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At exactly 12:45 pm, Nigerian time, today, May 30, 2017, when our correspondents visited several government offices in Calabar, the Cross River State, it was confirmed that the strike action embarked upon by the state chapter of the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, was in full swing and several civil servants in the state have remained…
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By Benedicta Otu Frontline Cross River state based news and views website, www.calitown.com was yesterday, May 25, 2017, at the Transcorp Hotel, Calabar, Cross River State, honoured with the Legacy Award , for what event organisers, “Profiles and Biograpies” described as the website’s “Outstanding Service, Leadership and contributions to the Development of Cross River State…
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Unknown to indigenes of Cross River State and several others who vehemently opposed attempts by the Cross River State Government to change the state logo from the hugely embraced “Destination Cross River” to what she tried to sell as “Spirit of Entreprise”, it is emerging that a N27 million suit won against the Cross River…
Roman Catholic Pope, His Holiness Pope Francis has appointed Akwa Ibom State born Rev. Fr. Donatus Edet Akpan as bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Ogoja, Cross River State, to fill the vacant bishopric position, after John Ebebe Ayah, erstwhile bishop of the diocese was moved by the church to the Catholic Diocese of Uyo,…
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