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The Cross River State University of Technology, CRUTECH, has a student population of 10, 996 (ten thousand, nine hundred and ninety six), scattered across her four campuses; Calabar, Obubra, Ogoja and Okuku, and catered to by 498 academic staff, it has been disclosed to calitown.com. Vice Chancellor of the institution, Prof Eneobong Effiom Eneobong, made…

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It has been revealed to calitown.com that there is a new wave of armed robbery being perpetrated by armed robbers in Calabar and its environs. Using the cover of darkness, in most cases, the robbers attack individuals and families, demanding in the process, the Automated Teller Machine, ATM card(s) of their victims. “When they collected…

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Confirmed prison sources within Nigeria’s prison system have revealed to calitown.com that flamboyant Calabar pastor, VAL ALOYSIUS, is not in Afokang Prison, Calabar, but is presently cooling his heels at the Kuje Maximum Security Prison in Abuja, Nigeria’s Federal Capital. Better known within Calabar and beyond as Pastor Val of the  “MY FATHER, MY FATHER”…

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Against all expectations, Wednesday’s Cross River State Executive Council meeting did not throw up the highly anticipated posting list for the 14 new permanent secretaries appointed into the Cross River State civil service and sworn-in by Gov. Liyel Imoke, on the 13th of January, 2014. The meeting which was presided over by deputy governor, Efiok…

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Emmanuel Ugbe, Obudu Council chairman has told the less privileged in his LGA to imbibe the spirit of entreprise, grow their economy as well as promote their social status. Ugbe said this at the recent gift presentation ceremony for widows, the physically challenged and market women, at the instance of Dr Peter Oti, Special Adviser…

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Front line technocrat, former Secretary to the Cross River State government and current Secretary, National Planning Commission, Fidelis Ugbo, has lent credence to word making the rounds that he has eyes fixed on the CRS gubenatorial position in 2015, calitown.com can authoritatively reveal. In what many have clearly described as his first open step towards…

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