By Maxwell Effiong Former State lawmaker and Cross River’s Special Envoy to the Gulf of Guinea, John Gaul Lebo on Thursday, said that the State is recruiting English Language teachers and manufacturers of sachet water for neighboring Equatorial Guinea. Mr. Lebo who was the Speaker of the State’s 8th Assembly disclosed while speaking at the
by crossriverwatch admin The immediate past Flag Officer Commanding, Eastern Naval Command, Rear Admiral Joe Aikhomu has disclosed that shortage of small arms and ammunition as well as potable ballistics life-jackets, amongst others have been a major challenge to naval operations in the last one year. Rear Admiral Aikhomu, however said despite the challenge the
by crossriverwatch admin The First Gulf of Guinea Regional Maritime Awareness Capacity Conference in Calabar will not just transform the sub-zone but build stronger formation amongst member nations. Governor Liyel Imoke of Cross River State made the assertion at a state banquet in honor of participants of the conference, saying that Cross River being a
by crossriverwatch admin Cross River State has registered its support for the introduction of military patrol within the maritime zone of the Gulf of Guinea (GoG) as a way of curbing the insurgence of piracy. Governor Liyel Imoke stated this at the First Gulf of Guinea Regional Maritime Awareness Capacity Conference at Tinapa Business and
by crossriverwatch admin Forty vessels used for oil theft and other illegal activities in the Calabar water channel have been arrested by officers of the Eastern Naval Command of the Nigerian Navy Calabar. Admiral J .O Aikhomu, the Flag Officer Commanding, FOC, Eastern Naval Command of the Nigerian Navy confirmed the arrest of the vessels
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