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TRAGEDY: Relation Shoots Relative To Death At Vigil

November 8, 2014 Admin 1 Comment

What was supposed to be a vigil in honour of an elderly man turned into a tragedy late Friday night when a young man (name withheld) was shot to death in circumstances www.calitown.com sources say may not be unconnected with local cult activities. We gather that while the vigil which was held in Ijiman, Ugep,…

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19yr-Old Wins Ms. Leboku!

August 26, 2014 Admin 1 Comment

19yr-old Ntongha Leko Otu, a 100 level History and International Relations student of the University of Calabar is Miss Leboku 2014, www.calitown.com can reveal. She won the keenly contested crown, Sunday night in Ugep, Yakurr Local Government Area and was formally presented to the public at the Leboku International Festival, the second largest festival in…

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Julius Berger Truck Kills Two In Ugep

May 25, 2014May 25, 2014 Admin 2 Comments

By Obeten Effiom Tragedy struck on the very busy Ikom/Calabar Highway late Sunday afternoon as a Toyota Hilux truck ran into and killed two children of the same parents in Ugep, Yakurr Local Government Area. The truck belonging to construction giants, Julius Berger ran into the two boys, on their way to fetch water, reliable…

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Lawyer and Activist Pens Book On Nigeria’s Democracy

May 2, 2014 Admin No Comments

Front line activist, lawyer and APC chieftain, Okoi Obono-Obla, will on May 22, 2014, at the Ladi Kwali Hall, Sheraton Hotel, Abuja. launch a 197 paged book, “Power Struggles and Corruption: Deconsolidating Democracy In Nigeria” as his contribution to strengthening the existence or long-term security of existing democracies. The book which also has Glory Okoi-Uyouyo…

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‘Arrest’ Of Suspect Averts Ugep/Ekori Communal Clash

September 19, 2013September 19, 2013 Admin 4 Comments

What would have resulted in a communal clash between the Ugep and Ekori communities of Yakurr Local Government Area, Cross River State, was averted yesterday when mobilized youth groups in Ekori, combed the area and its environs and in the process effected the arrest of a young man suspected to have been the arrow head…

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