There often will be very little innocence in the fistful desire of two fighting brothers; one strong, the other stronger. Amazingly, the strength they flaunt is not like scriptural Samson’s, but strength conceieved and soaked in the murky waters of politics where only atrocious advantages are held up in the end. I think too that…
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It has just been revealed that in what is akin to a commando-like operation, a convoy of vehicles conveying ward congress materials from Calabar to Obudu was attacked by a group of unidentified men, numbering more than one hundred, several kilometres from Ikom, on the Calabar/Ikom highway. Precisely, www.calitown.com sources on the line from the…
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Not a few Cross Riverians have lamented the apparent lack of activity, almost apathy that is surprisingly becoming the strange signature tune of Cross River state in the run up to the 2015 election in our state. Could it be that we are no longer interested in politics and it’s outcomes? Of course not. No…
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It was music, food, good wishes and lots of laughter late Saturday evening as former National Publicity Secretary of the PDP, Venatius Ikem, turned 50 and celebrated with family, friends and politicians alike. Glad to be 50, Ikem told www.calitown.com that “…he is happy to be 50”. For those yet to attain 50, “God will…
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Throughout history, social change has always been resisted by the status quo for obvious reasons. No one who is in charge wants to leave his comfort zone. Conversely no one who feels the pinch of discomfort wants to endure it longer than necessary. The two opposite forces inevitably create change. Don’t you feel the pinch?…
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As the build up to next year’s gubernatorial election continues, sources within the ruling Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Cross River State have pointed calitown.com to the fact that this weekend’s burial in Obudu, North of CRS, may be another opportunity for party members to prove their loyalty to state governor, Liyel Imoke, in a…