With out-gone Cross River State governor, Liyel Imoke’s arrival at 11.55am, Nigerian time, the inauguration and swearing-in ceremony of Cross River State governor Ben Ayade and his deputy, Ivara Ejemot Esu, commenced to the cheers and admiration of the colourful crowd gathered at the new Calabar International Convention Centre, venue of the ceremony. However, they…
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By Ernest Irek It took me about twenty minutes to do a double take on the article written by one George E Omini about the political career of Distinguished Senator Victor Ndoma-Egba. After some soul-searching and sober reflections, it dawned on me that I consider myself an appropriate person to throw light on this issue…
By Ernest Irek I really mused over the caption of this piece for a couple of nights before finally settling for it.The alternative could have been the “The beginning of the end” but I felt this might not captivate readers better than the chosen one above. Liyel Imoke was a guy who burst unto the…
Civil servants in Cross River State this morning, www.calitown.com can authoritatively reveal, commenced an indefinite strike action to push through a five-point demand, contained in Bulletin No. 2 and issued by the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC and the Trade Union Congress, TUC, a copy of which was made available to www.calitown.com. Top of their demands…
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With just days to the end of the Liyel Imoke era, www.calitown.com can reveal that they are desperate moves to effect a debt/equity proposal worth N153m by government agents. The swap, stems from a portfolio of equities worth N190.04m, handed over to Lagos based Option Securities Ltd, to manage on behalf of the state in…
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Elected to represent Ogoja/Yala Federal Constituency in Nigeria’s House of Representatives, Jarigbe Agom Jarigbe has told www.calitown.com that the in-coming administration in Cross River State should work at ensuring that every Cross Riverian is carried along in the true sense of it and further that “we need to strengthen the party by giving appointments to…
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