Last weekend, Akin Ricketts, businessman and former Commissioner for Information, Cross River State, hosted a string of ceremonies marking the remembrance anniversary/thanksgiving in honour of his late grand father, N.U.OFEM, a highly celebrated chief, Officer of the Order of Niger, OON and Member of the British Empire, MBE, who was born in 1890 and died…
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Plans have been concluded for the debut of “The Umor Bridge” project, an afternoon in Ugep, Yakurr LGA, Cross River State, dedicated to showcasing a compact string of moderated activities, from poetry infused with the Yakurr dialect, spoken word, skills and respective art forms, exhibited and curated by indigenous young people from the area. The…
Itigidi, headquarters of Abi Local Government Area, Cross River State, has been upbeat since yesterday, following the arrest and public parade of Paul Abam, founder and pastor of Word Base Prophetic and Deliverance Ministry, for putting together and executing a scam that would have gravely threatened the peace of the community. Sources in the community…
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A 40-tonne truck conveying several cartons of beer from Enugu to Calabar, this evening killed six persons and left several others in critical condition on the long stretch of road between Abaomege, Ebonyi State, through Itigidi, Abi LGA and fatally terminating in Ugep, Yakurr LGA, Cross River State, www.calitown.com can reveal. Investigations revealed that the…
A non-governmental organization, MARIECARE INITIATIVE, says it used the last weeks of December 2019, to extend several acts of love and care to people, especially elderly women. Marie Onen, founder and CEO of the organization, made this disclosure to www.calitown.com, on the heels of her organization’s “Project W12” an initiative that ensured that 20 elderly…
By Mathias Okoi-Uyouyo Okoi-Uyouyo, avid writer and public servant, pens a moving tribute to Emmanuel Utum Solomon Ubi, shot in the stomach on December 31st, 2019, by armed robbers who attempted to rape his daughter in the course of the robbery in Ugep, Yakurr LGA, Cross River State. I learnt of the death of Emmanuel…
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