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Legor Idagbo Abandons Gov’ship Ambition

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While the last critical bends in the political transition programme are negotiated, front-runner and Cross River State governorship hopeful, Legor Idagbo has dropped his gubernatorial ambition, electing instead to support Ben Ayade for the office of governor, CRS, in 2015, www.calitown.com can reveal. Sources say his ambition had to collapse in the face of certain…

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Peter Ojie Turns Back On Gov’ship Ambition, Opts For Senate

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Peter Ojie, immediate past Commissioner for Local Government Affairs and governorship hopeful www.calitown.com can reliably inform, has abandoned his ambition to succeed Cross River’s Liyel Imoke as governor in 2015. With serial number 000217, Ojie has instead sought for and secured a Provisional Clearance Certificate from the PDP, to run for Senate. He is therefore…

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Ugbo Arrives Calabar, Expresses Readiness To Govern CR

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Cross River gubernatorial hopeful, Fidelis Ugbo appears undaunted by the state’s huge challenges but has openly declared that he considers the challenges as opportunities waiting to be exploited to the advantage of indigenes of the state when he gets the nod at the 2015 polls. Ugbo spoke yesterday, shortly after arriving Calabar from Abuja to…

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EDITORIAL: Kaakaki, CR PDP And All Of Us !

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“Kaakaki” is a Hausa word for trumpet. On Raymond Dokpesi’s African Independent Television, AIT, Kaakaki is a six segment news and current affairs programme, transmitted from 6-9am on week days. The programme is very popular among the politically conscious, the general interest minded and even those whose news and views preferences cannot be identified. High…

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Akamkpa Community Protest Poor State Of Access Road

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Social and economic activities were paralyzed in Old Netim Community, Akamkpa Local Government Area, Cross River State, when traditional rulers, youths and women of the area staged a peaceful protest decrying the poor state of the access road into the community. With placards and protest songs, the entire community turned out en masse and blocked…

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Group Drums Up Support For Legislator’s Third Term Bid

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A group, the Student Ambassadors for Positive Impact, SAPI, is insisting that, George O’ben-Etchi, the member representing Akamkpa II State Constituency in the Cross River State House of Assembly, should be allowed to return to the House a third term, “having acknowledged his efforts and support towards student activities and the maintenance of peace in…

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