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Street Kids Litter Calabar, Threaten Peace

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Unless the Cross River State government does something and pretty soon, there are visible chances that Calabar may lose her trademark peaceful nature to a swelling band of street kids calitown.com can authoritatively reveal. The kids who have taken up residence in upscale areas like Atekong Drive, Ibom Layout, Parliamentary Extension, State Housing Estate and…

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Robbery: Family Held Hostage As Robbers Go Haywire

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In circumstances reminiscent of a Nollywood flick, armed robbers numbering about five are reported to have had a field day holding a family in Asari-Eso, an upscale neighbourhood in Calabar, to ransome and dispossessing them of cash and valuables, two days ago. Henry Inyang Ogim, the victim, told calitown.com that “one of the robbers jumped…

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Peter Oti: A Man And His People!

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Whether you decide to approach her from the Abuochiche, Bekwarra or Obudu axis, Utugwang in Obudu Local Government Area, Cross River State, nestles off the main tarred road’s bustle and regales in the complex simplicity of village life. Most roads in, are untarred and easily give up dust like a welcoming ritual. The stares are…

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Imoke Disagrees With Those Insisting He Picks A Successor

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In perhaps his first public remarks on the perceived pressure being mounted on him to handpick the person who will succeed him as governor in 2015, Cross River State governor, Liyel Imoke, has told the state’s Elders Consultative Forum, while hosting them recently, that “it is not the right kind of politics” for people to…

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ITM May Be Named After Okoi Arikpo

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Calitown.com has been competently informed that there is a process in place to name the soon to commence Cross River State Institute of Technology and Management, ITM, after a great son of the state, the late Dr Okoi Arikpo, S.A.N. Further confirmation to this effect our sources say is visible in the high level representations…

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Imoke Recieves Praise As New Chairmen Get Advice

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Yibala Inyang, Community Relations Officer, CRO, Yakurr I State Constituency, has congratulated Sen. Liyel Imoke, Cross River State governor, for successfully swearing-in new helmsmen in 17 local government areas of the state. Inyang while interacting with calitown.com maintained that “His Excellency has demonstrated clearly, with the swearing-in, that he is totally committed to upholding the…

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