by crossriverwatch admin Governors of the six states of the South South zone under the auspices of the BRACED Commission have met and proposed the establishment of a special regional force to tackle the upsurge of kidnapping in the region. The force, according to the plan, will be made up of a structure set up
by Thisday Resettlement of the displaced people of Bakassi Local Government Area at Dayspring Island by the Federal Government is top on the list of demands presented by the Bakassi People Assembly to the Presidential Committee on the Plight of Bakassi. Leaders and members of the assembly rose from their Town Hall Meeting at Transcorp
by crossriverwatch admin Illiterate thinking should be discarded. It is anachronistic for some ill informed people to think that the presidency must be occupied by somebody from their back of the neck before they are satisfied. All this hullabaloo about Niger Delta presidency where has it taken us to? What has the average Cross Riverian
by crossriverwatch admin Ijaw Monitoring Group, IMG, has declared the Bakassi citizen as the Person of Year 2012. In a statement by Comrade Joseph Evah and Comrade Timi Igoli, Coordinator and Secretary General respectively of IMG, the Ijaw said: “The recognition was necessary to assure the people of Bakassi, whose land and people were ceded
by crossriverwatch admin The Federal High Court, Maitama, Abuja presided over by Honourable Justice A.F.A Ademola this morning nullified the election of Senator Gyang N. S. Pwajok, representing Plateau State Northern Senatorial District in the Senate of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. The Court also nullified the election of Kaneng Gyang Fulani representing Barki/Ladi State
by crossriverwatch admin The Resident Electoral Commissioner in Cross River State, Mr. Mike Igini has accused the staff of the Power Holding Company of Nigeria of sabotaging the efforts of the federal government to give Nigerians uninterrupted power supply. The outspoken REC also alleged that some staff of the power company demanded the sum of
by crossriverwatch admin Cross River State Governor, Senator Liyel Imoke yesterday proceeded on a 2-month accumulated leave. A statement signed by his Chief Press Secretary and Special Assistant on Media, Mr. Christian Ita, said Imoke has communicated his decision to the State House of Assembly through a letter to the Speaker, Rt Hon. Larry Odey.
by crossriverwatch admin The National Executive of the Conference of Nigeria Political Parties, CNPP, has accused the government of Cross River State of hijacking the leadership of the organization in the state and attempting to imposed a new exco while the former has not been dissolved. CNPP also disowned the purported inauguration of a new