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
story by crossriverwatch admin Deputy Speaker of Cross River State House of Assembly, Hon. Itaya Asuquo Nyong has advised Governor Godswill Akpabio of Akwa Ibom State to guard his utterances while speaking in public alleging that the behavior of the governor showed that something was wrong with him. The Deputy Speaker who spoke to crossriverwatch
story by crossriverwatch admin Veteran Human Rights Activist, Femi Falana (SAN) has condemned the June 8, 2012 Judgment of a High Court sitting in Calabar, the Cross River State Capital. Justice Tambe Ebuta of the Calabar High Court on Friday, June 8, 2012, sentenced a 17-year-old boy to death by hanging. Justice Ebuta found the
story by crossriverwatch admin The Maritime Reporters’ Association of Nigeria (MARAN) has asked the Federal Government to probe the $56 million (about N9 billion) spent on the dredging of the Calabar Port Channel in 2006. Speaking on the heels of report of a fresh attempt to award contract for the dredging of the same channel