I’m Still the Muri Munene – Effiong Mbukpa story by crossriverwatch There was palpable tension in Calabar South Local Government this morning. Crossriverwatch gathered that the scheduled re-election of the Muri Munene of the Efuts today has left the two factions contesting for the throne at each other’s throat. While state government officials are singing
story by crossriverwatch admin Kingmakers of Efut nation in Cross River State have rejected state government moves to impose a paramount ruler on Calabar South even when reigning paramount ruler Muri Munene Effiong Mbukpa is still on the throne. There is a looming crisis in the relatively peaceful Calabar South Local Government Area which in
story by crossriverwatch admin National Association of Seadogs, NAS, has given the Federal Government ultimatum to without delay commence the process of appealing against the International Court of Justice ruling against the disputed oil-rich Peninsula that was ceded to Cameroon. The Association also called on both the federal and Cross River State governments to without
Story by Vanguard Nigerians have called on the Federal Government to assemble experts with legal, diplomatic and historical expertise to study the fresh facts that have emerged showing that International Court of Justice (ICJ) was misled into ceding the Bakassi peninsula to Cameroun when vital information that clearly placed Bakassi as a territory within the
story by NAN The Director-General, Cross River State Emergency Management Agency, Mr. Vincent Aquah, said on Tuesday that water from Lagdo Dam in Cameroon displaced more than 12, 000 people in the state. Aquah made the statement while addressing Community Relations Officers (CRO) of the 18 local government areas in the state in Calabar. He
I Don’t Care – LG Chair story by crossriverwatch admin Mrs. Virginia Okoi Chinedu, a mother of three and teacher at the Holy Child Convent Primary School, Ugep has sued the Executive Chairman of Yakurr Local Government for N50m for allegedly assaulting her physically and sexually. Joining the Yakurr Local Government Council as 2nd Defendant
story by crossriverwatch Prof. Wole Soyinka yesterday accused the Federal Government of being inconsiderate to the wishes and interests of the people of Bakassi while trading off the disputed Peninsula. Soyinka spoke at a lecture “Corporate Gains and Human Deficits”. The lecture was organised by a Women Rights group ‘Women Arise’, in Lagos as part
story by crossriverwatch admin The Minority Leader of the Cross River State House of Assembly, Hon. Alex Irek (ACN) has challenged the citizens of the state to present more private member bills to the House through their various representatives for legislations that will position the state for emerging challenges. Hon. Irek representing Obubra State Constituency