By Patrick Obia The Court of Appeal sitting in Calabar has reaffirmed the victory of Governor Ben Ayade of Cross River State in the 2019 election after the petition tribunal declared him the winner . The court also awarded N 600, 000 as punitive cost against the former Minister for Niger Delta, Usani Usani, who
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The Inspector-General of Police, Mr. Mohammed Adamu, has ordered the posting and redeployment of 13 Assistant Inspectors General of Police to various zones and formations across the country. The Force Public Relations Officer, Mr. Frank Mba, announced this in a statement on Friday. He explained that the posting and redeployment followed the
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Senator Victor Ndoma-Egba, CON, SAN has congratulated his opponent, Prof. Sandy Onor whose election into the Senate was upheld by the Appeal Court which sat in Calabar on Tuesday. In a press release signed by him he said, “The Court of Appeal sitting in Calabar dismissed our appeal against the judgment of
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Okoi Obono-Obla, former chairman of the Special Investigation Panel for the Recovery of Public Property (SPIP), has been accused of carrying out illegal investigations while he held the office. This accusation was made in a report by Abubakar Malami, the attorney-general of the federation (AGF), submitted to Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo. Upon his
By Archibong Jeremiah The Supreme Court on Monday struck out a referral appeal praying the Court to determine the constitutionality or otherwise of the removal of Justice Walter Onnoghen as the Chief Justice of Nigeria. The referral appeal filed by Dr. Samuel Nwawka, was struck out by Justice Bode Rhodes-Vivour, who led five Justices, after
By CrossRiverWatch Admim Some African human rights groups have called for a reform of Nigeria’s criminal justice system to rescue the people from arbitrariness and denial of fundamental rights. They said the system, as it is currently, is corrupt and subjects the people to arbitrary arrests, illegal detention and an erosion of their fundamental human
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Suspended Chairman of recently scrapped Special Presidential Panel for the Recovery of Public Property (SPIP), Okoi Obono-Obla, has expressed disappointment that the Government he served with his utmost ability allegedly betrayed him. In a Facebook post on Saturday, he described his current ordeal as a calculated ploy by some powerful forces close
By CrossRiverWatch Admin President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday sent the list of nominees for Governing Board of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) to the Senate for consideration and approval. Senate President Ahmad Lawan read Buhari’s letter at plenary. The NDDC’s Board nominees include the Chairman, Dr. Pius Odubu (Edo); Managing Director, Bernard O. Okumagba