By CrossRiverWatch Admin The suspended Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Walter Onnoghen, has pleaded not guilty to the six-count charge of non-declaration of assets at the Code of Conduct Tribunal in Abuja. He was immediately granted bail on self-recognition by the tribunal following a short oral application by the defence counsel, Chris Uche (SAN). Justice
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The suspended Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Walter Onnoghen, just arrived the premises of the Code of Conduct Tribunal, where he is billed to be arraigned over alleged failure to declare his assets. According to This Day Onnoghen drove into the premises in his convoy around 9.40am and was received by a
By Margaret John The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Cross River has just released materials to media organizations and accredited journalists in the State in preparation for the Presidential and National Assembly elections slated for Saturday, February 16, 2019. The materials include reflective vests with caps, name tags as well as guidelines and are
By Jonathan Ugbal The Federal government has begun the construction of the new bridge in Ikom local government area of central Cross River with a view to preventing a possible collapse of the current one. The State controller in the ministry of power, works and housing, Engineer Bassey Nsentip disclosed this to CrossRiverWatch on Thursday
By CrossRiverWatch Admin A statement released in Calabar this afternoon by the Cross River state Commissioner for Local Government Affairs, Mr. John Ulafor, has announced a long list of appointees by Governor Ben Ayade, into caretaker committees for the 18 LGAs in the state otherwise described as the Local Government Security Committees. The short statement
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The National Judicial Council has constituted a five-man investigative committee to further investigate petitions against the suspended Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Walter Onnoghen, and the Acting CJN, Justice Ibrahim Muhammad. The NJC has also forwarded a fresh petition written against the Acting CJN by the Action People’s Party (APP) for his
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT) has issued an arrest warrant against Walter Onnoghen, suspended chief justice of Nigeria. At its resumed trial on Wednesday, the tribunal ordered the nation’s security agencies to arrest Onnoghen after he failed to appear before it. Aliyu Umar, lead prosecution counsel for the federal government, had
By Jonathan Ugbal and Efa Sunday; Government House Correspondents The gubernatorial campaign of Cross River Governor, Senator Ben Ayade ended Tuesday with moves to reconcile the differences between State lawmaker, Mr. Matthew Olory and federal lawmaker, Mr. Daniel Asuquo. CrossRiverWatch gathered that there was no love lost between the duo who served at different times