By Sylvia Akpan Listen To The Report A Cross River State High Court sitting in Akpabuyo Judicial Division has ruled that properties inherited during a marriage are matrimonial properties. Justice A. Ewa in a judgment delivered in suit No: HCA/20/2019 brought before him by Basic Rights Law Partners. The Judge said the properties acquired during
By Cornelius Umoh Listen To The Report The University of Cross River State, UNICROS, has directed students to vacate hostels. In a circular with No. 366 from the Office of the Registrar, students are directed to vacate the hostels on or before the 25th of March, 2022. The directive is a result of the ongoing
By Mary Bassey Listen To The Report The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Cross River has appealed against the judgment of the Federal High Court, Abuja that sacked 20 lawmakers in the State. Mr. Christian Ita, Special Adviser Media, and Publicity to the Governor disclosed this in a statement made available to our newsroom. Also,
By Idorenyin Umoren Listen To The Report It was all heart of gratitude at the Methodist Church of Nigeria, Ikot Effiong Nta, Immanuel section of the Calabar Diocese as family and friends joined Mrs. Joy Ojukwu in a thanksgiving service. Mrs. Ojukwu, a Deaconess in the church founded more than 170 years ago, retired as
By Patrick Obia Heavily armed security personnel have barricaded the Cross River State House of Assembly after the Federal High Court sacked 20 members of the State Assembly who defected from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). The security personnel comprising of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corp,
By Jonathan Ugbal The Chairman of the All Progressives Congress in Cross River State, Alphonsus Eba has urged party faithfuls not to “worry about,” a Federal High Court judgment which sacked State lawmakers on Monday. Justice Taiwo Taiwo of the Abuja division of the Federal High Court had ordered the sack of the lawmakers for
By Noah Banjo, Punch Newspapers A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, thw Federal Capital Territory has sacked 20 members of the Cross River State House of Assembly who defected from the Peoples Democratic Party to the All Progressive Congress (APC). In a judgement delivered by Justice Taiwo Taiwo, on Monday, the court held that
By Jonathan Ugbal A Federal High Court sitting in Calabar and presided over by Justice Ijeoma Ojukwu on Monday, discharged Nigerian journalist and activist, Agba Jalingo in a criminal suit that alleged he committed acts of terrorism, treasonable felony and cyber crimes. This followed the decision of the Cross River State Government to withdraw the