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Abimbola Adelakun: Why the wives of Nigerian soldiers are ANGRY
by Abimbola Adelakun What’s new is that the soldiers’ wives are adding that their husbands will not be sent into battle to suffer the handicaps of jamming guns, misfiring mortars…
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Hospital expose: Ebola victim, Patrick Sawyer wanted to take the virus to Calabar
by Kolapo Olapoju Patrick Sawyer, the Liberian-American man who imported the Ebola virus disease (EVD) to Nigeria, attempted to forcefully discharge himself from First Consultant Medical Centre, Obalende, and…
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Mo Abudu hosts Liyel Imoke, Kunle Afolayan, Noble Igwe, others as EbonyLife TV turns one | Read blow-by-blow account, See exclusive photos
by Akintomiwa Agbaje All roads led to Studio Tinapa, Africa’s first and only purpose-built and world-class film studios based in Calabar, Cross River State, on Sunday July 20,…
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Sen. Obanikoro takes a tour of Nigerian Naval Bases (PHOTOS)
by Kolapo Olapoju Monday, July 14, 2014 Obanikoro seen here with former Cross River State Governor, Donald Duke as he arrives Calabar, Cross River State for a nationwide inspection tour…
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EXCLUSIVE: ‘We’ll attend only to Business Class’ – Arik Airlines passengers left stranded in Calabar (WATCH)
File photo by Isi Esene Passengers on the Arik Airline flight from Calabar, Cross River to Lagos had a grueling customer service experience as they were refused boarding on a…
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CLICK: Dettol presents car prize to winner of Price Awareness Campaign (PHOTOS)
by Akintomiwa Agbaje L-R: Marketing and Activation Lead, West Africa, Reckitt Benckiser, Mrs.Omotola Bamigbaiye-Elatuyi; Marketing Director for West Africa, Reckitt Benckiser, Mr. Oguzhan Silivrili; representative of the grand prize winner…
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Jungle justice: Angry mob attacks thieves, burns their car (GRAPHIC IMAGE)
by Oge Okonkwo Tuesday was certainly not a good day for three suspected criminals in Calabar who were caught by an angry mob and had a close brush with death.…
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Terrible: 2 teenage armed robbers arrested by police in Cross River (PICTURED)
by 'Jola Sotubo The activities of a robbery gang comprising two teenagers and one man in his twenties have been quashed by police in Cross River. Edem Bassey Effiong, 18,…
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Hot just got hotter! Knorr Taste Quest cooking show back on TV screens
by Oge Okonkwo Lights, Camera, Action! Nigeria’s TV cooking competition, Knorr Taste Quest is back with a scintillating second season tagged, “Hot just got Hotter”! The show was officially launched…
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That thing around its neck: Is ‘Half of a Yellow Sun’ the biggest flop of 2013? (YNaija Long Read)
by Wilfred Okiche One of the surest things on the planet at the moment? Come Thursday next week, when all of the votes are in and the names are pulled…
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Isn’t he just COOL? Guess who stormed Calabar Carnival in an executive jet (LOOK)
by Akan Ido Calabar, the capital of Cross River is definitely the destination of choice at the moment with the Calabar Carnival hitting its peak. Celebrities like Funke 'Jenifa' Akindele,…
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24-year-old man impregnated his sister in Calabar
by Oge Okonkwo File photo A 24-year-old man, Ndifreke Uko was said to have impregnated his younger sister, Otobong Uko. The unfortunate incident which occurred at Ikang Etta Street in Calabar…
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HILARIOUS! OAP, Dan Foster falls FLAT ON THE FLOOR as comedian thrills on NGT (WATCH)
by Tutu Akinlabi Veteran radio presenter Dan Foster got the shock of his life (and gave us a shock as well) during auditions for talent show "Nigeria’s Got Talent" in…
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Sad news: Golden Eaglets player, Friday Njengo, is dead (PICTURED)
Friday Njengo (pictured left) A former Golden Eaglets’ defender, Friday Njengo, who has been in intensive care at the National Hospital, Abuja, for more than nine months, has died. Njengo, a regular…
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See you in Brazil! Super Eagles shoot down Ethiopia to qualify for World Cup
by Alex Yesufu And there goes the final whistle. The Super Eagles are through to the FIFA World Cup in Brazil after an average performance saw them clinch a 4…
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Beautiful, together! Kate Henshaw & Rita Dominic strike a pose in Calabar (LOOK)
by Chi Ibe Two of our favourite actresses, Kate Henshaw and Rita Dominic were caught having all the fun they could find at the Africa International Film Festival holding it…
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She’s GORGEOUS: Nollywood’s Uche Jombo steps out in black at AFRIFF (LOOK)
by Chi Ibe Everyone's raving about Uche Jombo from yesterday's Africa Magic party at the Africa Film Festival in Calabar - and for good reason. The actress and producer stepped…
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Rekana Sharon Ojong: Lagos, my new Calabar (30 Days of Lagos)
by Rekana Sharon Ojong When I first moved to Lagos, I was lost and didn’t know how I was going to survive. I couldn’t run or hide from this type of…
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ASUU takes grievances to the streets with protests in Osun, Oyo and Calabar (PHOTO)
by 'Jola Sotubo Perhaps perceiving that their previous approach was too lax to convey their agitation at the state of the education sector, striking lecturers have taken to the…
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Artiste, Peter ‘Psquare’ Okoye turns public speaker… but guess who’s NOT paying attention in class (PHOTOS)
by Adeola Balogun Everybody loves Peter 'Psquare' Okoye, except the haters anyway. The young man is a bundle of talent and it also doesn't hurt that he's easy on the…
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Opinion: Fashola’s apology, the media and South East development
by Chris Okoye The governor asked rhetorically at the Aka Ikenga event: “Has this exodus, which includes quite a number of indigent people with no talents, to do with an…
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CLICK: Guinness fulfils its $2,000 per goal offer to the Super Eagles (PHOTOS)
Super Eagles striker, Victor Moses receiving his cheque from Guinness by Isi Esene Nigeria’s finest; the Super Eagles, yesterday triumphed over the Flames of Malawi in Calabar a 2 –…
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Child trafficking: 2 women arrested in Cross River with 5-day-old baby
by Oge Okonkwo File Photo Two Cameroonian women, 47-year-old Ngala Nungu, and 54-year-old Mende Cecilia, suspected of child trafficking were arrested in Calabar while carrying a five-day-old baby by operatives of the Nigeria Immigration…
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Tragedy: Landslide buries 9 people alive in Cross River
by 'Jola Sotubo Residents of the Edim Otop community in Calabar yesterday lost not less than nine of their number to a landslide. The landslide, which occurred on Wednesday in…
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Tragedy: Generator fumes kill newly wed couple, one other
by 'Jola Sotubo An abrupt end has come to the newly created matrimony of a young couple in Cross River State as they have lost their lives after inhaling poisonous,…
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Patience Akpan-Obong: The miracle of losing my phone and getting it back
by Patience Akpan-Obong Some 30 minutes after we left, we returned to the bank. I didn’t think the phone would still be there. I just wanted the satisfaction of knowing…
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“We discussed and she accepted” – Man arrested for raping 9-year-old girl to death
by Akan Ido Chijioke Nwakor, a 20-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly raping a nine-year-old girl to death in Cross River state. Nwakor, from Aniocha Local Government Area of Anambra…
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Rock like legends! MTN Project Fame All-Star concerts hit Lagos and Calabar with Wizkid, Davido, Iyanya, Chidinma & many more (CLICK)
by Isi Esene This season MTN Project Fame has decided to bring together all its superstars and take them on a two city tour of Calabar and Lagos. Project Fame’s…
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Feyi Fawehinmi: Nigerian aviation – We need to break it up to make it up
by Feyi Fawehinmi The thing about a crisis is that it’s always an opportunity to do the truly radical things that could never be done when everyone was coasting and…
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If it is true that Uti Nwachukwu and I are gay, “by now there should be a picture” – Actor Alex Ekubo goes hard
by Akan Ido Alex Ekubo is a model, an actor, a one-time first runner up of the Mr. Nigeria contest and the recipient of the Most Promising Act at the Best of…
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