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Cross River State is a state in the South-South geopolitical zone of Nigeria. Named for the Cross River,the state was formed from the eastern part of the Eastern Region on 27 May 1967. Its capital is Calabar,it borders to the north through Benue state,to the west through Ebonyi state and Abia state,and to the southwest through Akwa Ibom state,while its eastern border forms part of the national border with Cameroon. Originally known as the South-Eastern State before being renamed in 1976,Cross River state formerly included the area that is now Akwa Ibom state,which became a distinct state in 1987.
The Niger Delta is the delta of the Niger River sitting directly on the Gulf of Guinea on the Atlantic Ocean in Nigeria. It is located within nine coastal southern Nigerian states,which include:all six states from the South South geopolitical zone,one state (Ondo) from South West geopolitical zone and two states from South East geopolitical zone.
Dele Giwa was a Nigerian journalist,editor and founder of Newswatch magazine.
James Manager is a Nigerian senator of the People's Democratic Party representing Delta South Senatorial District of Delta State in the Nigerian Senate. He became a Senator in 2003.
Victor Ndoma-Egba is a Nigerian politician and former Chairman of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC). He was a three-term Senator,representing Cross River Central Senatorial District of Cross River State in the Nigerian Senate from 2003 to 2015.
Aloysius Akpan Etok(Listen) is a Nigerian senator who was elected on the People's Democratic Party (PDP) platform Akwa Ibom North-West Senatorial District in Akwa Ibom State. He became a member of the Nigerian Senate in 2007.
Oladayo Popoola is a Nigerian retired major-general who was military governor of Oyo State during the military regime of Major-General Muhammadu Buhari,He was then appointed Military Governor of Ogun State during the military regime of General Ibrahim Babangida.
Stella Unuezi Omu is a Nigerian politician who was elected Senator on the People's Democratic Party (PDP) platform in 1999 for the Delta South Senatorial District of Delta State.
Melford Obiene Okilo had a long and distinguished career as a politician in Nigeria from the start of independence in 1960 until shortly before his death in 2008. He was a member of parliament (1956–1964) and a Minister in the Nigerian First Republic. He was the first elected Governor of Rivers State,Nigeria (1979–1983) during the Nigerian Second Republic. Later he was Senator for Bayelsa East,in Bayelsa State (1999–2003) during the Nigerian Fourth Republic.
Fred Aghogho Brume was a Nigerian politician. He was elected Senator for the Delta Central Senatorial District of Delta State,Nigeria at the start of the Nigerian Fourth Republic,running on the People's Democratic Party (PDP) platform. He took office on 29 May 1999.
Fidelis C. Okoro is a Nigerian politician who was Senator for the Enugu North Senatorial District of Enugu State at the start of the Nigerian Fourth Republic,running on the Alliance for Democracy (AD) platform. He took office on 29 May 1999.
Adawari Michael Pepple was elected Senator for the Rivers South East constituency of Rivers State,Nigeria at the start of the Nigerian Fourth Republic,running on the People's Democratic Party (PDP) platform. He took office on 29 May 1999.
Ita Solomon Enang(Listen) is the Senior Special Assistant (SSA) to President Muhammadu Buhari on Niger Delta Affairs. He previously served as Senior Special Assistant to President Muhammadu Buhari on National Assembly Matters (Senate) from 27 August 2015 to 29 May 2019. He is a Nigerian politician who represents the Itu and Ibiono Ibom Federal Constituency of Akwa Ibom State in the House of Representatives from 1999 to 2011. He was elected Senator for the Akwa Ibom North East Senatorial District (Uyo) from 2011 to 2015.
Bassey Edet Otu is a Nigerian politician currently serving as the Executive Governor of Cross River State since 29 May 2023. Otu represented the Calabar Municipal/Odukpani constituency of Cross River State,Nigeria in the Federal House of Representatives from 2003 - 2011. He was elected Senator for Cross River South in the April 2011 elections,running on the People's Democratic Party (PDP) platform. He later defected in 2016 to the All Progressives Congress (APC) and emerged the Cross River South Senatorial flag bearer of the party in the 2019 election.
Dayspring is a community in Cross River State,Nigeria,West Africa. It is located on the Dayspring Peninsula between where the Little Kwa River and the Akpa Yafe River enter the Cross River from the east,near the mouth of the Cross River. Dayspring Island was the only portion of the Bakassi Peninsula that was not ceded to Cameroons by Nigeria.
Janet Febisola Adeyemi is the current President of Women in Mining in Nigeria,an affiliate of International Women in Mining. She also served on the Strategic Development and Policy Implementation Committee of the 2016 Governor-elect of Ondo State. She is part of a broad civil society network coordinating an intervention in the recent South Kaduna crisis. She notably served in Nigeria national House of Representatives,Executive Board Member of ICRC,Senior Special Assistant to the Presidency on National Assembly Matters,Chairman of Ondo State Cocoa Industry,amongst other advisory committees and national developmental agendas.
Betty Jocelyne Okagua - Apiafi is a Nigerian politician,economist,retired banker and educationist. Apiafi was elected to the Nigerian Senate for Rivers West Senatorial District in 2019. She has also served as a House of Representatives Member for Abua/Odual-Ahoada East Federal Constituency of Rivers State since 2007. She is a member of the People's Democratic Party (PDP).
Senator Chief Gershom Henry Bassey is a Nigerian politician and multi - millionaire businessman. He is the senator representing Cross River South Senatorial District in the Nigerian Senate. He is a senator of the 8th and 9th National Assembly in Nigeria respectively.
The 1999 Nigerian Senate election in Cross River State was held on February 20,1999,to elect members of the Nigerian Senate to represent Cross River State. John James Akpan Udo-Edehe representing Cross River North,and Matthew Mbu representing Cross River Central won on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party,while Florence Ita Giwa representing Cross River South won on the platform of All Nigeria Peoples Party.
listen (born 19 February 1946) is a Nigerian politician,who was the Senator for the Cross River South Senatorial District of Cross River State.