by crossriverwatch admin Former Managing Director of Niger Delta Development Commission, (NDDC) Mr. Ebitimi Alaibe has called on the federal government to increase funding to the intervention agencies and Ministry of Niger Delta Affairs to enable the region succeed with its developmental plan. Alaibe who made this call at the stakeholders’ conference and inaugural meeting
by crossriverwatch admin The youths in the nine states of the oil rich Niger Delta region have demanded for free education as of right from the governors of the Niger Delta States. Making their demand known at the ongoing Niger Delta Stakeholders Conference in Uyo, the Akwa Ibom State Capital, the President of the Niger
by crossriverwatch admin The Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Elder Godsday Orubebe has said that the new Action Plan for the development of the Niger Delta as part of the President Jonathan’s transformation agenda will tackle the developmental challenges of the region. Speaking at the stakeholders conference and inaugural meeting of the National Council on
by crossriverwatch admin Two sisters have been detained by the Police in Calabar, Cross River State for allegedly hacking their eldest brother, Kokoette Effiom Effiong, to death. The two were alleged to have attacked Kokoette with sticks and machetes in a fight which ensued following disagreement over the sharing of proceeds from the sale of
by crossriverwatch admin Senate leader, Senator Victor Ndoma-Egba has said that the proposed amnesty for members of the Boko Haram sect, which necessitated the setting up of a dialogue committee by the federal government, should be given a chance. The Senate Leader, representing Cross River Central Senatorial District in the Red Chamber made the remark
by Punch A group led by a former Presidential Adviser on National Assembly Matters, Senator Florence Ita-Giwa, on Saturday disagreed with another body over where the displaced people from the Bakassi Peninsula should be settled. While Ita-Giwa’s group wants Dayspring Island, a fishing settlement along the estuaries of Calabar River, the second, led by the
by crossriverwatch admin The Paramount Ruler of Bakassi, Etiyin Etim Okon Edet has expressed hope that the Presidential Committee on the Resettlement of Bakassi refugees headed by the Vice President, Architect Namadi Sambo, will be the last of such and will succeed in putting smiles back to the faces of his people. Speaking when the
by Vanguard Dr. Joseph Wayas was the Second Republic Senate President. He was the first Senate President to return unspent fund to the treasury. In this interview, the former number three citizen laments that he lives on charity. Excerpts: How have you fared after serving as number three citizen? I’m very proud to be a