By Jonathan Ugbal Information reaching our newsroom suggests that Justice Akon Ikpeme will soon be confirmed by the Cross River State House of Assembly. This follows her recommendation by the National Judicial Council (NJC) to Governor Ben Ayade who is reported to have preferred Justice Maurice Eneji, Ikpeme’s junior. The Calabar branch of the Nigerian
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Ahead of his father’s funeral slated for February 3rd and 4th, federal lawmaker, Jarigbe Agom has alleged that there are active plans by elements in Cross River State to assassinate him. Mr. Agom currently represents the Ogoja/Yala federal constituency in the House of Representatives and hopes to be sworn in as Senator
By Jonathan Ugbal An Abuja Magistrate Court sitting in Wuse Zone 2 has discharged and acquitted four out of the six defendants brought before it on November 6, 2020 for alleged conspiracy, unlawful assembly and conduct likely to cause breach of public peace. Five protesters who had joined the second wave of the #EndSARS protest
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Okoi Obono-Obla, a former aide to President Muhammad’s Buhari on prosecution has said his continuous travails at thee Independent Corrupt Practices Commission (ICPC) was an effort to “hang” him for serving the country “honorably.” Obono-Obla who also served as the Chairman of the Special Presidential Investigation Panel for the Recovery of Public
By Cletus Ukpong, Premium Times The man whose hotel in Cross River State was demolished by the State Government has denied the allegation that the hotel was used as kidnappers’ hideout. The Cross River State security outfit called Operation Akpakwu, Friday, demolished the Save Side Hotel located at 8 Miles, Calabar, following the arrest of a man they accused of being a kidnapper
By Cletus Ukpong, Premium Times Cross River State on Sunday recorded 20 cases of COVID-19 infection, the highest so far in the State. Prior to this, the State has remained at the bottom of the table since the outbreak of the Coronavirus in Nigeria. The total number of confirmed cases in the State is now 189 as
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Despite the show of force in demolition at least ten properties owned by suspected daredevil kidnappers, robbers and gangstars in Cross River by Operation Akpakwu, rival gangs in Akpabuyo Local Government Area struck in day light yesterday leaving residents around the Police College and CROSPIL Estate in suspense. “Cultists are on rampage
By News Agency of Nigeria The security operative in the University of Calabar has arrested two thieves who stole electrical appliances including pressing iron, bulbs and lamp holders at the students hostel. They were arrested during a stop-and-search by security personnel on campus. The thorough stop-and-search of all vehicles entering the campus and those going