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…
The Cross River State Government says it is deeply disappointed “at the threat to peace and security that was witnessed in some communities in Yakurr Local Government Area recently”, adding that “communities that should ordinarily co-exist mutually as kith and kin engaged each other in an ignoble war, with mindless killings and destruction of both…
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Towards enthroning sustainable peace and indivisibility by the Yakurr people and among Yakurr Communities in Cross River State, a visitation mission to Yakurr Communities in the Central Senatorial District of the State is underway. Initiated by concerned Yakurr sons and daughters in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, in collaboration with Yakurr leaders in Calabar, the…
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For most parts of yesterday and into the night, Ekori, a community in Yakurr LGA, Cross River Central, was a theatre of war as groups of youths supporting House of Representatives member, Bassey Eko Ewa, clashed with supporters of former CR Chief of Staff, Alex Egbona, in what one observer describes as “one of the…
In a move many political watchers say is unprecedented in the political history of Cross River State, former CRS governor, Clement David Ebri and his bitter political rival, former CR Head of Service, Wilfred Oden Inah, have joined forces and lead a seasoned corps of politicians from Yakurr LGA, CR Central, opposed to the tireless…
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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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