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EDITORIAL: Democracy Day, Imoke’s 365 Days And Nigeria

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One year from today, Senator Liyel Imoke will cease to function as governor of Cross River State. Having steered the ship of state for seven years and counting now, it is important that in the twilight of his administration, he must begin to do a few things that we will lay bare here. Clearly, Imoke…

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Salary Deductions In CR Civil Service, Facts Emerge

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While workers in the Cross River State Civil Service from Grade Level 07 to 16 silently resent the decision of the Office of the Head of Service, CRS, to compulsorily deduct their salaries under the guise of providing them with laptops, www.calitown.com investigations reveal that civil servants affected by this compulsory deductions may be paying…

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Cracks Visible In CR PDP

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All does not seem well with the ruling Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Cross River state as the build up to next year’s polls gathers momentum, www.calitown.com can authoritatively reveal. First, sources within the party informed of a disagreement last week between members of the party’s executive which almost degenerated into negative contact in the…

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CRS Labours To Evacuate Refuse

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Weeks after Calabar and other urban centres in the state witnessed tons of overflowing refuse bins, www.calitown.com can reveal that while the Cross River State Government appears to have parted ways with some firms it contracted refuse evacuation to, over her inability to honour her financial obligations to the firms, what appears to be a…

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Lawyer and Activist Pens Book On Nigeria’s Democracy

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Front line activist, lawyer and APC chieftain, Okoi Obono-Obla, will on May 22, 2014, at the Ladi Kwali Hall, Sheraton Hotel, Abuja. launch a 197 paged book, “Power Struggles and Corruption: Deconsolidating Democracy In Nigeria” as his contribution to strengthening the existence or long-term security of existing democracies. The book which also has Glory Okoi-Uyouyo…

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Calabar Has 80 Failed Electricity Transformers

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For residents of several parts of Calabar, the Cross River State capital, who have experienced epileptic public power supply or a clear absence of public power supplied by Power Holdings Company of Nigeria, PHCN, their fortunes are not about to change because www.calitown.com investigations show that a whooping 80 failed electricity transformers in the city…

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