By Obaji Akpet Senator Florence Ita-Giwa’s daughter, Koko Florence Mayen, married her beau, Chimaobi Shawcross Obioha, last Saturday September 13, 2014, in a traditional ceremony which was held in Calabar, Cross River State. The extremely colorful ceremony attracted dignitaries and celebrities from across the country, including actress, Kate Henshaw; former governor of the state, Donald
by crossriverwatch admin The National Youth Council of Nigeria, NYCN President, Comrade Yakubu Shendam has exclusively informed CrossRiverWatch that he had a clash with Senator Florence, Ita Giwa over her attitude towards the Bakassi struggle in the just concluded national conference. This was made known in a phone conversation with our reporter, he said: “I
by crossriverwatch admin The second daughter of Senator Ita Giwa, Koko, has picked September for her wedding to her fiancé, Chimaobi Shawcross Obioha Jr, who is the son of Ita-Giwa’s close friend, late Chief Shawcross Godwin Moore Obioha. Though Koko just clock 23 this July, she is described as very cultured and brilliant. A graduate
by crossriverwatch admin You have been championing the cause of the Bakassi people; to what extent have you presented the plight of the displaced people before the conference? In the Committee on Environment, which I am the chairman, we talked about loss of natural resources and recommended compensation for the people of Bakassi. The mandate
by crossriverwatch admin Senator Florence Ita Giwa, one of the delegates representing Cross River state at the national conference which was inaugurated by President Jonathan on Monday has said that some of them who have been nominated as delegates to the conference were the major cause of the intractable crises the country is facing today.
by Punch A group led by a former Presidential Adviser on National Assembly Matters, Senator Florence Ita-Giwa, on Saturday disagreed with another body over where the displaced people from the Bakassi Peninsula should be settled. While Ita-Giwa’s group wants Dayspring Island, a fishing settlement along the estuaries of Calabar River, the second, led by the
by crossriverwatch admin For casting aspersion and using unprintable words on their political leader, Senator Florence Ita-Giwa, over the plight of the refugees in the area, the Bakassi Peoples General Assembly, an assembly made up of prominent members of Bakassi, has described the local council Chairman, Dr. Ekpo Ekpo Bassey as a confused and sinking
by Punch Chairman of the Senate Committee on Banking, Insurance and other financial matters, Senator Bassey Otu on Saturday disagreed with a former presidential aide, Senator Florence Ita-Giwa, on the strength of the newly formed All Progressive Congress. While Otu said the merger would soon crumble, Ita-Giwa argued that it would bring about stiff competition