by crossriverwatch admin Demonstration by the people of Bakassi against the demarcation of the maritime boundary between Nigeria and Cameroon in respect of the Bakassi peninsula is going on now at Ikang, Akpabuyo Local Government Council where the Joint Technical Team comprising United Nations, Nigerian and Cameroonian officials have stopped over to pay a courtesy
by crossriverwatch Crossriverwatch can authoritatively report that a joint team of representatives of the United Nations, Nigeria and Cameroon have arrived Calabar in preparation for the demarcation of the Nigeria-Cameroon maritime boundary in line with the judgment of the International Court of Justice which ceded the oil rich peninsula to Cameroon. Crossriverwatch gathered that the
by crossriverwatch admin Cross River State Deputy Governor, Barrister Effiok Cobham was booed at the public hearing organized by the Senate on the review of the 1999 constitution in Calabar. The South South Zonal Senate Public Hearing was held on Thursday November 15, 2012 at Mounty Suites in Calabar and was declared open by the
by crossriverwatch admin One of the key areas proposed by the National Assembly in its ongoing effort to amend the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 is the provisions of the Constitution relating to the functions and responsibilities of Local Government Councils in the Country. The functions of a Local Government Councils by
by crossriverwatch admin The 8th edition of the Obudu International Mountain race ended today with the 2 time winner, Abebe Dinkesa and Etenesh Dironeda from Ethopia emerging champions in the male and female category of the African Nations Mountain Running Championship smiling home with $50,000 cash and trophies. Dinkesa who braced the tape in 1.00.58
by Vanguard Disturbed by the maltreatment, violence and rape of Bakassi people by Cameroonian gendarmes and the failure of Cameroon to observe the Green tree agreement (GTA) Bakassi indigenes, lawmakers and other stakeholders have urged the Federal Government to file a fresh case to recover the Peninsula. Coming 37days after Nigeria lost Bakassi to Cameroon
by crossriverwatch admin Reports reaching crossriverwatch from Obudu say that Mr. Ian Mconville, the Australian high Commissioner to Nigeria is among the top one hundred mountain runners that would battle for prizes in the new race course of the Obudu Mountain Race tagged 4th African Mountain Running Championship. Mr William Archibong, the president of the
By Leadership In one community of Cross River State, it is a taboo for men to speak the same language with women. But Leadership reports that, the natives have devised other means to communicate effectively with each other. There is something that marks Cross River State out of the other 35 states of Nigeria. The