By Mathias Okoi-Uyouyo Okoi-Uyouyo, avid writer and public servant, pens a moving tribute to Emmanuel Utum Solomon Ubi, shot in the stomach on December 31st, 2019, by armed robbers who attempted to rape his daughter in the course of the robbery in Ugep, Yakurr LGA, Cross River State. I learnt of the death of Emmanuel…
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Suspected vandals, still wanted by the police, are believed to have scuttled plans by Cross River State governor, Ben Ayade, to boost the supply of electricity to parts of Yakurr Local Government Area, CRS. Government sources in Calabar, the state capital, revealed to www.calitown.com that the governor had despatched John Inyang, Commissioner for Lands and…
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A young man has this afternoon been confirmed dead in a suspected cult shooting that rocked Ugep, Yakurr Local Government, this afternoon. The deceased, identified to www.calitown.com as Otu Otu Eno a.k.a Otu Idiagbon, is said to have been shot in the stomach at close range, resulting in his death. While family members appear to…
Ugep, headquarters of Yakurr Local Government Area, Cross River State was agog as the new Paramount Ruler of the LGA and the Obol Lopon of Ugep, HRM. Obol Ofem Ubana Eteng, returned to the area, after his election as Paramount Ruler of the LGA and subsequent arrival in Ugep. People lined the streets of Ugep…
While we had earlier reported that a confrontation was on-going in Ugep between the supporters of John Owan Enoh and Usani Usani, we can now upload our first picture feed from Ugep, showing the vandalization of a vehicle branded for the Victor Ndoma-Egba senatorial campaign.
1:54 pm: In the last couple of minutes, supporters of the APC’s John Owan Enoh and Usani Usani, www.calitown.com can reveal, are currently embroiled in a bloody clash at the Ugep Central Square, Yakurr Local Government Area. Our reporter at the scene reports that Usani’s supporters had trooped to the square, awaiting the arrival of…
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