The Cross River State of Nigeria suffered two significant losses in 2004 and 2010, respectively. The first was the Bakassi peninsula’s loss and then lost 76 oil wells to Akwa Ibom. These losses were a loss of the bungling of the two cases by the governments at the Federal and State levels. The loss of
By Jonathan Ugbal The member representing Akpabuyo/Bakassi/Calabar South federal constituency in the national assembly, Honorable Essien Ayi has blamed former Nigeria President, Olusegun Obasanjo for the ceding of the Bakassi peninsula. Mr. Ayi made the accusation on a breakfast radio show on Hit 95.9 FM Calabar which was monitored by CrossRiverWatch where he also slammed
By CrossRiverWatch admin Apart from being the Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice of Cross River State from 1999 – 2003, Mrs. Nella Andem-Rabana SAN had the rare privilege of being on the team of counsel that represented Nigeria in the controversial territorial dispute between Nigeria and Cameroon which resulted in Nigeria ceding Bakassi to Cameroon.
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 There is palpable tension in Danare, Biajua and Basua Border communities in Boki local government Area of Cross River state over a planned visit of the United Nations Technical Team on Border Demarcation to implant the New Pillar 113A in line with International Court of Justice (ICJ)judgment. The Protest led by the
by crossriverwatch admin The Paramount Ruler of Calabar South and Muri Munene of the Efuts has prayed that it shall not be well with those who sold out the Bakassi Peninsula under the guise of respecting the judgment of the International Court of Justice, ICJ. The Monarch who was speaking at the 2nd Year Anniversary
by crossriverwatch admin Cameroon, Nigeria’s neighbor to the east along with officials from the United Nations is presently carrying out a demarcation of its border with Nigeria and has annexed the Obudu Ranch Resort along with over twenty other Cross River villages. The team which is currently carrying out the demarcation exercise has no official
by crossriverwatch admin Bakassi Riverine communities with stakes in fishing and farming have raised alarm over sufferings allegedly inflicted on them by the activities of oil giants, ExxonMobil and the attendant oil spillage on their water ways. The Bakassi Riverine Communities are worried that while they were trying to grapple with the wounds, pains and