By Iniobong Ekponta, Leadership Newspaper Listen To The Report The protracted legal battle in search of justice for the 24-year-old Ms. Iniubong Umoren, lured, raped, and murdered in the course of job-hunting in April last year, is expected to come to its final determination on Thursday, August 4, 2022. This was the decision reached by
By Jonathan Ugbal Listen To The Report A High Court of Cross River State presided over by Justice Bassey Ebute has dismissed a suit seeking interpretation of relevant sections of the State’s Universal Basic Education Law, 2006 which provides for free, compulsory basic education because the claimant lacks locus standi. Rights activist, Citizen Agba Jalingo
By The Whistler Listen To Rhe Report The Nigeria Center for Disease Control has announced that a total of 74 persons have been killed by cholera in 30 states this year. The latest cholera situation report by the NCDC also showed that there are a total of 2,339 suspected cases of the infection as of
By Jonathan Ugbal Listen To The Report The Ogoja Diocese of the Roman Catholic Church has dissociated itself from the actions of Rev. Fr. Nicodemus Ajil which he denied parishioners from entering the church if they do not possess a Permanent Voter Card, PVC. “Today, if you do not have your PVC here with you,
By Jonathan Ugbal Listen To The Report A Cross River State High Court presided over by Justice Bassey Ebute has for the third time within a week failed to deliver judgment on a public interest case. The case, instituted by rights activist, Citizen Agba Jalingo, is seeking community interpretation on relevant laws that provide for
By Patrick Obia Listen To The Report Justice Rosemary Dugbo of the Calabar division of the Federal High Court on Wednesday, ordered the continuous remand of Charles Oberu who is accused of leaking the sex tape of his ex lover, Gracious John at the Medium Security Custodial Center of the Nigerian Correctional Service, NCS in
By Jonathan Ugbal Listen To The Report The Federal College of Education Obudu has announced a revised cut-off point for the admission of interested candidates into her degree programs affiliated with the University of Calabar. In a statement issued by the Registrar and Secretary to the College Council, Mrs. Grace Undie said the cut-off point
By Patrick Obia Listen To The Report Prevent Abuse of Children Today, PACT, has ended a two-day stakeholders conference on ending child abuse in Cross River and Akwa Ibom States. The annual conference organized by Basic Right Counsel Initiative, BRCI, with support from Safe Child Africa, held June 21-22, 2022 at Hogis Hotel, drew key