Tag: Ugep

Truck Kills Six, Injures Many In Abi, Yakurr

May 1, 2020 Admin No Comments

A 40-tonne truck conveying several cartons of beer from Enugu to Calabar, this evening killed six persons and left several others in critical condition on the long stretch of road between Abaomege, Ebonyi State, through Itigidi, Abi LGA and fatally terminating in Ugep, Yakurr LGA, Cross River State, www.calitown.com can reveal. Investigations revealed that the…

NGO Demonstrates Love, Feeds 20 Elderly Women

January 7, 2020 Admin No Comments

A non-governmental organization, MARIECARE INITIATIVE, says it used the last weeks of December 2019, to extend several acts of love and care to people, especially elderly women. Marie Onen, founder and CEO of the organization, made this disclosure to www.calitown.com, on the heels of her organization’s “Project W12” an initiative that ensured that 20 elderly…

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For Emmanuel Utum Solomon Ubi: A Wake Up Call!

January 6, 2020 Admin No Comments

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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Vandals Scuttle Gov. Ayade’s Electricity Plans For CR Community

January 4, 2020 Admin No Comments

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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One Down In Sustained Cult Clash In Ugep

January 1, 2020 Admin No Comments

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…

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Yakurr Welcomes New Paramount Ruler!

June 23, 2019 Admin No Comments

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…

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