By CrossRiverWatch Admin The UN Special Rapporteur on the Independence of Judges and Lawyers, Diego Garcia-Sayán, has warned the Federal Government that the suspension and replacement of the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Walter Onnoghen, is in contravention of international human rights standards on the independence of the judiciary and the separation of powers. Mr.
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The National Judicial Council (NJC) has set up a panel to look into the petitions against the suspended Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Walter Onnoghen, and the acting CJN, Justice Tanko Mohammad. NJC Director of Information, Mr. Soji Oye, revealed this in a statement on Monday. According to him, the Council
By Our Reporter With less than 4 days to the commencement of the general elections, an election observer group in the Cross River State, the Centre for Transparency Advocacy (CTA) has said the desperation by politicians to win at all cost calls for concern. This is just as the group expressed satisfaction with the preparation
By Patrick Obia The Director, Policy Alert and Moderator, Niger Delta Open Government Observatory, Mr. Tijah Bolton-Akpan has questioned the 2019/2020 budget of Cross River State, stating that “there is something fundamentally wrong with the budget.” Mr. Tijah who made the assertion while speaking on ‘The Dialogue With Agba Jalingo’ on Hit 95.9 FM Calabar,
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) searched the home of the senior lawyer in Abuja early on Thursday after obtaining a court order. Also, more suspects might be arrested in connection with the ongoing screening of Justice Onnoghen’s accounts. Detectives have quizzed Joe Agi, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), over
By Efa Sunday; Government House Correspondent The Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar has called on the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC to conduct a free and fair election, warning them to desist from rigging the election. The campaign train was welcomed by the State Governor, Sen. Ben Ayade and other
By Efa Sunday; Government House Correspondent Presidential candidates of the Peoples Democratic Party, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar and his running mate, Mr. Peter Obi have just arrived the Margaret Ekpo International Airport, Calabar. Mr. Atiku landed the airport at exactly 4:27pm alongside other members of his campaign team. The campaign train will proceed to the UJ
By Efa Sunday: Government House Correspondent Wife of the Senate President, Mrs. Toyin Bukola Saraki has just arrived Calabar through the Margaret Ekpo International Airport ahead of the PDP Presidential campaign. Mrs. Saraki arrived at exactly 03:42pm, as she was received by wife of former Governor of Cross River State, Mrs. Obioma Imoke, Commissioners