As political events in Cross River State play out, in the run-in to the 2023 elections, my mind has remained firmly fixed on William Tagbo, the central character in Anezionwu Nwankwo Okoro’s 1972 classic, “One Week, One Trouble”. The character Wilson Tagbo, who begins secondary school during the colonial period had more flaws than virtues…
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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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By Emmanuel Unah Usani Usani, the Minster of Niger Delta Affairs who is contending for the gubernatorial ticket of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Cross River state has unveiled a lawyer, Helen Efiom as his running mate insisting that he remains the candidate of the party in the state. Usani while announcing the woman…
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The declaration of John Owan Enoh, in the last couple of hours, as the winner of the All Progressives Congress, APC, gubernatorial primaries in Cross River State, appear to have further thrown up the confusion that continues to rock the party in the state, going into next year’s general elections. Ali Magaji, Chairman of the…
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There are glaring indications that Nigeria’s Niger Delta Affairs Minister, Usani Usani, may have lost full grip of the All Progressives Congress, APC, structure in Cross River State, after yesterday’s swearing-in of Matthew Achigbe as state chairman, by the party’s national chairman, Adams Oshiomole. Confirmed sources within the party in Abuja informed www.calitown.com this morning…
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A Cross River State High Court presided over by Justice Achu Ewa, has granted an ex parte motion restraining factional C’R All Progressives Congress State Executive, led by Etim John, from parading themselves or acting in any capacity as State Executive officers of the APC in the state. The embattled Exco was also restrained from…
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