By Patrick Obia Documents obtained by CrossRiverWatch suggests that Justice Simon Amobeda of the Calabar division of the Federal High Court has ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to publish the name of Dr. Stephen Odey as the validly nominated candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) for the October 31 senatorial by-election in
A court order from the vacation judge of the Federal High Court in Port Harcourt, has stopped INEC from recognizing any candidate of the PDP for the Cross River Northern Senatorial by-election scheduled for October 31, 2020. Vacation for federal high courts ends tomorrow Friday September 25 and federal high courts are meant to resume
By Agency Reporter The Governor elect of Edo State, Mr. Obaseki Godwin (PDP) has landed Calabar, the Cross River State capital as part of his thank you tour. He was received by a delegation led by the Deputy Governor, Prof. Ivara Esu. See pictures of his arrival at the Margaret Ekpo International airport, IBB Way,
By Jonathan Ugbal The new legal year for the Cross River judiciary began on Monday without the usual pomp and pageantry. This is because there is a vacancy in the administrative court where the Chief Judge sits. The State has been without a Chief Judge for 20 days now due to differences between the Governor,
By Archibong Jeremiah The position of the Cross River State House of Assembly, on the crippled judicial system in the State, has again been criticised. Hon. Eteng Williams, the Assembly Speaker’s explanation of why there is no Chief Judge in the State, where he said the National Judicial Council, NJC is responsible has again, earned
By Archibong Jeremiah Governor Ben Ayade of Cross River State has hosted first female Vice Chancellor of the University of Calabar, Prof. Florence Obi. Prof. Obi was received at the Governor’s office. See pictures below from Egbelo Edward Ntebri, Media aide to the Governor.
By Archibong Jeremiah The Cross River State chapter of the African Action Congress, AAC has accused some Government officials for attempting to tilt the playing field for the October 31, 2020 Cross River North senatorial bye-election to favor some candidates. The party’s Chairman, Citizen Agba Jalingo in a statement issued Saturday morning said that, some
By Ada Wodu, Punch Newspaper The vacuum created by the exit of Justice Maurice Eneji as the Acting Chief Judge of Cross River State may linger unless the National Judicial Council recommends his successor, says the Speaker of the State House of Assembly, Eteng Williams. He said recently while reacting to the exit of Justice