Barely four days after the members of Joint Task Force named Operation Pulo Shield arrested a serving Assistant Superintendent of Police for alleged bunkering and discovered illegal oil depot in Calabar, the Cross River State capital, officers of the Nigeria Navy have arrested another set of eight persons with over 220 drums of illegally produced
December 10, 2012 by Chidi Anselm Odinkalu Nigeria confronts combined challenges in the protection of human rights and delivery of governance that easily present opportunities for transformative leadership. On the auspicious occasion of the International Human Rights Day commemorated every December 10, those in positions of leadership in the country have an obligation to reflect
by crossriverwatch admin Hon. Nkoyo Toyo is one of the only two female federal lawmakers from Cross River State. She is the member representing the Calabar Municipality and Odukpani Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives. In this interview with CRW, she expresses strong concerns about the declining status of Cross River State in the
by crossriverwatch admin The Cross River State Commissioner for Sports and Youth Development and leader of Team Cross River to the 18th National Sports Festival in Lagos tagged “Eko 2012”, has promised that Team Cross River will do better than they did in Rivers State last year. The Cross River State contingent to the 17th
Former National Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Prof. Rufai Ahmed Alkali, bemoans the ceding of oil-rich Bakassi to Cameroun. In this interview with OBIORA IFOH, he says President Goodluck Jonathan was armtwisted on the issue. Excerpt. Nigeria recently celebrated its 52nd anniversary and the thinking of Nigerians is that the country will
Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Chief Robert Clarke (SAN), who is the Principal Partner, Paiko & Co, implores the Federal Government to resettle Nigerians living in Bakassi instead of allowing a revolt which, according to him, may have a spiral effect in the country. The septuagenarian, in this interview, insists that Nigeria erred by submitting to
Recently, the classic African novel “Things Fall Apart” by Nigerian author Chinua Achebe was translated into Persian by Ali Hodavand and released in Iran. Nasrin Pourhamrang, Editor-in-Chief of Hatef Weekly Magazine interviewed the author on a wide range of topics from Art, culture and literature;politics, cultural and linguistic preservation;to the legacy of colonialism and his
Juliet Ehimuan, Country Manager, Google Nigeria, is serious about taking Nigerian small businesses online and creating electronic commercial environment where made-in-Nigerian products and services can be easily accessed. In this interview with CHIMA AKWAJA, she looks at the challenges and opportunities before Nigerian businesses. What are the barriers for small businesses in getting online? Many