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
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 CrossRiverWatch Admin President Muhammadu Buhari has nominated 42 career diplomats he wants the Senate to confirm as Ambassadors. He forwarded the names of the nominees to the Senate seeking confirmation of their appointments “in accordance to section 171(2)(1c) and Subsection 4 of the 1999 constitution.” His letter was read out by the Senate President,
By CrossRiverWatch Admin An electrician and native of Usumutong in Abi Local Government Area of Cross River State, Ernest Ebina who revealed exclusively to CrossRiverWatch his near death experience ten years ago with the Ambassador of Nigeria to Italy, retired Commodore Yusuf Jonga Hinna. Ebina allegedly accused the Ambassador orchestrating his boys to kill him after
By Our Reporter Members of the Pan African Good Governance Council (PAGGC) have presented an award of recognition to the Executive Chairman, Cross River State Universal Basic Education (CR-SUBEB), Dr. Stephen Odey in recognition of his outstanding achievements and commitment to the advancement of good governance in Africa. The award which was presented at the
By CrossRiverWatch admin Two Cross Riverians, are among the 47 man list of Ambassadorial nominees that President Buhari yesterday forwarded to the Senate for screening and subsequent approval. CrossRiverWatch gathered that the two, Odeka Janet Bisong and Martin Nyong Cobham are both Cross Riverians who are career diplomats. Cross River is one of the only