Law is the unseen chord that holds human society together, ensuring sanity and orderly behavior. Without an effective and proper administration of justice in society people are constrained to resort to violent self help and anarchy is inevitable; society eventually degenerates to the Stone Age days of Thomas Hobbes where life is brutish, nasty and
By Ovatomi Ibingha A Calabar based legal practitioner, Barrister James Iwara Ofem has dragged the Judicial Staff Union of Nigeria (JUSUN) to the Federal High Court, Calabar over the prolonged strike by members of the union which has seen the courts remain shut for months. The strike which the union say is to ensure the
By NAN The Acting Inspector-General of Police, Mr Solomon Arase, has directed Police Commissioners in Benue, Cross River and Akwa Ibom states to arrest and prosecute any youth involved in cultism. Arase, who gave the order on Tuesday in a statement by the force spokesman, Mr Emmanuel Ojukwu, expressed concern about cult group activities in
By CrossRiverWatch admin The Cross River State governor elect, Senator Ben Ayade has appealed to lecturers of the Cross River University of Technology, CRUTECH, to do him a favor as their colleague and reopen the institution so that they can give him the opportunity to return to the negotiation table with them. Ayade who spoke
Re: Our Stake In Bakassi My very dear ex-Governor Duke, It has taken me a long time and a number of sleepless nights to finally decide I should communicate with you and hope you would share with us what you know about what happened in Bakassi. I hope you do not mind the timing, and
By Ekemini Raymond With time racing down to the end of the administration of the incumbent Vice Chancellor of the prestigious University of Calabar, Prof. James Epoke, consultations and scheming have began by many who have interest in clinching the most adorable position in the university. Indications emerged recently that they are more than five
By CrossRiverWatch admin Senate Leader, Senator Victor Ndoma Egba SAN, on Tuesday led a delegation of eminent Cross Riverians to meet with the President Elect, General Muhammadu Buhari. The meeting which held at the Abuja home of the President Elect had thirteen eminent Cross Riverians in the entourage which apologized to the President Elect for
By Aplefe Ojong Alleged irregularities trailed the just concluded recruitment of science teachers into the Cross River State Secondary Education Board. CrossRiverWatch gathered that the State government had contracted an Indian firm, EDUCOM to handle the said recruitment in February, this year. Sources also informed us that qualified candidates were short listed for the theoretical