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Ayade Declares Tree Planting Public Holiday

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Cross River State governor, Ben Ayade, has declared tomorrow, Tuesday, July 30, 2019, as a tree planting public holiday. According to a circulated press statement signed by Christian Ita, press spokesman to the governor, “the holiday is to encourage every Cross Riverian and residents of the state to take part in the Green Carnival during…

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Jedy Agba’s Nomination Stirs Up 2023 Governorship Rotation Debate In Cross River

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The ministerial nomination of former Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, egghead and politician, Goddy Jedy Agba, has stirred up a contentious debate about how the rotational governorship accord between the three senatorial districts in Cross River State should be applied from 2023, www.calitown.com can reveal. While the Southern and Central senatorial districts in the state…

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Tension As Usumutong, Ebom Communities Lay Claims To Beheaded Bodies

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By Emmanuel Unah There is palpable tension in Abi Local Government Area of cross River State following threats and counter threats between the warring communities of Ebom and Usumutong who are both laying claim to the bodies of father and son beheaded over the weekend in the area. The Clan head of Usumutong community, Chief…

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“I Watched My Father & Grandfather Killed” – CR Communal Clash Victim

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Sunday Oti, the young boy who miraculously escaped death this past Saturday in Ebom, Abi Local Government Area of Cross River State, has told a www.calitown.com reporter in Abi LGA, that he watched the killing of his father and grandfather, from his hideout on that fateful day. Sunday said those who killed his grandfather, Ete…

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BREAKING: Angry Mob Sets Man Ablaze In Calabar

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By Mfon-Obong Ntiero An angry mob this morning in Calabar, Cross River State, set ablaze and burnt to death a man alleged to be an armed robber at the Murtala Muhammed highway by Ikot Effanga Mkpa, Calabar. Eyewitnesses spoken to at the scene, told www.calitown.com that the deceased was part of a three man gang…

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EDITORIAL: Before Ayade ‘Ceases’ To Be Governor

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Shortly after he was sworn in on Wednesday, May 29, 2019, for a second term in office, Cross River State governor, Ben Ayade, declared that, “I will no longer be the governor, my deputy will be acting governor while I will become the project manager of Cross River State…” Ayade’s declaration, strange as it sounds,…

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