By Ushang Ewa The Chairman of the board of the Niger Delta Development Commission, Senator Victor Ndoma-Egba has said that the development of the region is the panacea for sustained peace. Ndoma-Egba stated this Friday when a delegation from the United Nations led by the Resident Coordinator and Humanitarian Coordinator in Nigeria, Ambassador Edward Kallon
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 Cross River State Government and the United Nations have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the implementation of the 2014 Joint Annual Work Plan with investment portfolio of $1,181,165,557.08. The Work Plan which would initiate the working relationship with 12 UN organizations delivering at the same time to the state with
by crossriverwatch admin The United Nations yesterday opened its office in Calabar, the Cross River State capital. The global body will coordinate its activities in the South-South and South-East from the Calabar office. Speaking while inaugurating the office, which was donated by the Cross River State Government, the UN Nigeria Resident Co-coordinator, Mr. Dauda Toure,
by crossriverwatch admin The 2013 International Day of the Elderly was marked in Calabar on Wednesday, October 2, with the presentation of awards to two senior citizens by the State Ministry of Social Welfare and Community Development. Chief Victor Effiom and Dr. Grace Effiong Edet, OON were given the Father and Mother of the Year
Uganda’s military chief said on Tuesday that the leader of the M23 rebel group in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Colonel Sultani Makenga, has agreed to withdraw from the eastern cities of Goma and Sake. African leaders called on the rebels on Saturday to abandon their aim of toppling the government and leave the city
by crossriverwatch admin Following protests embarked upon by the displaced people of Bakassi on Wednesday and Thursday, the Joint Technical Team, comprising the United Nations, Nigerian and Cameroonian officials, have announced the suspension of the demarcation of the maritime boundary between Nigeria and Cameroon. Meanwhile, the presence of three ships with Cameroonian gendarmes at the
by Vanguard Disturbed by the maltreatment, violence and rape of Bakassi people by Cameroonian gendarmes and the failure of Cameroon to observe the Green tree agreement (GTA) Bakassi indigenes, lawmakers and other stakeholders have urged the Federal Government to file a fresh case to recover the Peninsula. Coming 37days after Nigeria lost Bakassi to Cameroon