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NIGERIA @ 52: Pathways to Sustainable Democracy and Rebirth – Mike Igini

by Mike Igini Esq. Resident Electoral Commissioner Cross River State. It sounds strange biologically and indeed laughable, if not unfortunate, to speak of rebirth of a country at 52 still gappling with the intricacies of how to even leave together; but democracy and the rule of law is not a finished product that is graffated

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Senate Asks Jonathan to “Immediately” Appeal Bakassi Ceding

by Premium Times Senate president David Mark is to send a letter to President Jonathan calling for urgent action. In a decision that may unnerve the Goodluck Jonathan’s administration, the Senate on Wednesday approved a resolution urging an immediate appeal against the ceding of Bakassi to Cameroun, a day after President Goodluck Jonathan said the

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Nigeria Practicing Partial Democracy – Igini, C’River REC

by crossriverwatch admin. Any opportunity for an interview with the activist turned Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC), in Cross River State, Mr. Mike Igini Esq. is always a delight. He is always ready with a deluge of facts to passionately buttress his points and he never leaves you with any dull moment. crossriverwatch asked him today

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Bakassi Peninsula: Group Sues FG as Elechi Amadi Wants Jonathan Impeached

story by crossriverwatch admin Legal Defence and Assistance Project on Tuesday asked the Ecowas Court of Justice, Abuja to order the Federal Government to pay to each of Bakassi Peninsula indigenes N5m as “resettlement compensation or inconvenience allowance”. This came as literary icon, Dr. Elechi Amadi, said President Goodluck Jonathan’s failure to challenge the judgment

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Tinapa: CBN Stops Commercial Banks From Granting C’River Credit

Obono Obla Berate CBN and C’River Assembly story by crossriverwatch admin Commercial banks were in the country were yesterday directed not to grant further credit to Cross River States because of the failure of the USD 350million Tinapa Business Resort. In a move said to be aimed at strengthening financial stability and instilling discipline in

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Nigeria: Why Bakassi Belongs to Nigeria – Experts

Story by Vanguard Nigerians have called on the Federal Government to assemble experts with legal, diplomatic and historical expertise to study the fresh facts that have emerged showing that International Court of Justice (ICJ) was misled into ceding the Bakassi peninsula to Cameroun when vital information that clearly placed Bakassi as a territory within the

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