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Advice of T. O. Elias, AG of Nigeria To Dr. Okoi Arikpo, Commissioner for External Affairs, on Bakassi

by Dr. Walter Ofonagoro A great deal has been said, and written about the “Elias Legal Opinion” of September 3, 1970[1], expressed in a letter to his External Affairs counterpart, Dr. Okoi Arikpo, on the prospects of Nigeria winning the Bakassi case in court, should Nigeria ever allow herself to be dragged to court over

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World Champions to Participate in Obudu Mountain Race

by PremiumTimes The world male and female champions will be in Calabar. The reigning world mountain running male and female champions, Mamo Petro of Eritrea and Andrea Mayr of Austria, will be among the cast of elite runners who will compete for the $50 thousand top prize on offer at the 8th Obudu international mountain

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List of Successful Candidates for the Ben Ayade Scholarship and Bursary Scheme.

Story by CrossRiverWatch Admin The Senator Ben Ayade Scholarship And Bursary Scheme Committee has approved a list of 216 successful candidates made up of 4 candidates from each of the 54 wards comprising Cross River North Senatorial District. A total of 2,914 applications were received . In a statement, the scholarship committee said they were

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Bakassi: ACN accuses Jonathan of double standard

story by vanguardngr.com CALABAR—REACTIONS are still trailing the refusal of the Federal Government to appeal against the International Court of Justice, ICJ, ruling against the ceding of Bakassi, as Cross River State Chapter of the Action Congress of Nigeria, ACN, has accused President Goodluck Jonathan of speaking from both sides of his mouth. In a

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Ayade Scholarship – Beneficiaries List Out

by crossriverwatch admin Crossriverwatch has reliably gathered that The list of beneficiaries of the Senator. Benedict Ayade Scholarship and Bursary Scheme is out and will be made public tomorrow.Many students from the Northern Senatorial District of Cross River State had expressed worries about the delay that attended the release of the list well over one

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The UN secretaey general in a statement has thanked Nigeria

Story by:thewillnigeria.com UN SECRETARY GENERAL, MR BAN KI MOON. SAN FRANCISCO, October 11, (THEWILL) – The United Nations has commended Nigeria for abiding by the ruling of the International Court of Justice (ICJ), which ceded the disputed Bakassi peninsula to Cameroun. UN Secretary General, Mr. Ban Ki Moon in a statement signed by Olajumoke Araba

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Nigeria and Cameroon Must Step Away from Confrontation

By Chidi Odinkalu & Agnes Ebo Nigeria took a significant step earlier this month towards resolving its long-running dispute with neighboring Cameroon over the oil-rich Bakassi peninsula, when it stated publicly that it will indeed honor a 2002 ruling that awarded the territory to Cameroon. But the risks over this issue remain; the leaders of

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Nigeria’ll Not Appeal Bakassi Judgment – AGF

By crossriverwatch admin In a move targeted at dousing the high expectations across the country ahead of the President’s live broadcast expected by 7am later in this morning, The Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Mohammed Adoke, has said Nigeria will not apply for the review of the judgment of the International Court

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