By Nicholas Kalu, The Nation Newspaper The House of Representatives has mandated its Committees on Army, Navy, Police and Interior to liaise with the Federal Government to set up a joint patrol team of the security agencies on the waterways to beef up security in the coastal areas. This followed a motion calling for intervention
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The Nigerian Senate on Tuesday confirmed former Chief of Army Staff, Tukur Buratai; former Chief of Defence Staff, Gabriel Olonisakin; former Chief of Air Staff, Abubakar Sadique; and former Chief of Naval Staff, Ibok Ibas as non-career Ambassadors. President Buhari had on February 4, 2020 sent their names to the Senate for
By Eniola Akinkuotu, Punch Newspaper The leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has been thrown into panic following an attempt by the All Progressives Congress (APC) to bring in Governor Bello Matawalle of Zamfara State, Governor Bala Mohammed of Bauchi State and his Cross River State counterpart, Governor Ben Ayade, The Punch Newspaper has
ThisDay Editor, Magnus Onyibe uses the recent appointment of former Service Chiefs as Ambassadors as basis to focus on certain character traits of President Muhammadu Buhari. Given the pattern of events in the past six years of President Muhammadu Buhari’s stewardship as President and Commander-ln-Chief of The Armed Forces of Nigeria, it is easy to
By Maxwell Effiong Code 888, a Cross River political group has sued that zoning be continued in the State, suggesting that, come 2023 the Governorship seat be left for the Southern Senatorial District. The group in a media parley in Calabar made the suggestion where it’s Director General, Maurice Nkong in his address to declare
By Nsa Gill, The Nation Newspaper An inaugural session to signal the beginning of sitting by the National and State House of Assembly Election Petition Tribunal, following the by-election that held in Cross River State on December 5, last year, began yesterday in Calabar. The three-man tribunal presided over by Justice Yusuf Ubale Muhammad as
By Jonathan Ugbal Agba Jalingo, the Nigerian Journalist facing trial for alleged acts of treason and terrorism over an opinion article he wrote in July 2019 will on Thursday speak on prison reforms at the F-18 Day summit of the National Association of Seadogs (NAS) in the country’s port city of PortHarcourt. Mr. Jalingo spent
On February 8, 2021, the Honourable Justice Akon Bassey Ikpeme, was sworn in as the substantive Chief Judge of Cross River State, in a colourful ceremony that was attended and watched live by many. It has been a tortuous journey, for My Lord in particular. How did it happen? On March 3, 2020, Governor Ben