By Our Correspondent Contrary to expectations that the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari will seek a review of the judgement of the International Court of Justice, ICJ which ceded the oil rich Bakassi peninsula to Cameroon, the President yesterday in the Cameroonian capital, Yaounde, promised that Nigeria will faithfully abide by the decision of the
By Jonathan Ugbal The ceding of Bakassi peninsula to Cameroun by the International Court of Justice (ICJ) has been described as a sore point in the history of Nigeria as a country. Nigeria’s former Ambassador to Ethiopia and member who represented Calabar Municipal/Odukpani federal constituency in the 7th Assembly, Nkoyo Toyo made this known in
By Our Correspondent Senator Florence Ita Giwa, a former Adviser to President Obasanjo on National Assembly Matters, has commended the Governor of Cross River State, Senator Ben Ayade, for his position on the plight of the people of Bakassi as presented to the Country Representative of the United Nations, Dikongue Atangana, in his office in
By Archibong Jeremiah, House of Assembly Correspondent The member representing Odukpani State constituency in Cross River State House of Assembly Hon. Akiba, Bassey Ekpenyong has applauded the Speaker of the Assembly, Hon. John Gaul Lebo for what he described as his legislative direction aimed at bridging the gap between Cross Riverians and the legislature. Hon.
By Jonathan Ugbal; Government House Correspondent The last may not have been heard about the ceding of Bakassi peninsula to Cameroon by the International Court of Justice (ICJ) as Cross River governor, Benedict Ayade has described it as an unsettled issue. Addressing a team led by the country representative, United Nations High Commission for Refugees
By Our Correspondent Over three thousand displaced people of Bakassi have called on the President Muhammed Buhari led Federal Government to take over the running of their temporary camp from Cross River state government as it did for the Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) Camps for Boko Haram victims in Borno and Adamawa states in North
By Frank Edima The Cross River State Commissioner of Police, Adebayo, Henry Fadairo has demanded answers and explanations from the traditional rulers of Bakassi Local Government Area regarding the reoccurring unrest in the community. He made the demand on his visit to the community today accompanied by some of his officers. He ask the leaders,
By Edima Frank Ikang Market, the biggest grocery market in Bakassi local government of Cross River State was gutted by fire in the early hours of this morning. CrossRiverWatch gathered that the fire which began at about 2:30am this morning (Monday), consumed a huge section of the market. Different respondents adduced different reason for the