By CrossRiverWatch Admin The Acting Chief Judge of Cross River State, Justice Maurice Eneji, has released 92 inmates from the Correctional Service Centre in Afokang as part of efforts to decongest prisons in the State, our newsroom has confirmed. While releasing the inmates, Eneji said the release was in line with the directive of the
Several stakeholders have been calling out the young Cross River State Finance Commissioner, Asuquo Ekpenyong Jnr. after Cross River and eleven other States missed out of the World Bank-assisted States Fiscal Transparency, Accountability and Sustainability (SFTAS) program. Cross River and the other States failed to secure the SFTAS benefits because they failed to publish their
Originating from China, COVID-19, a disease caused by the novel corona virus, has brought the world to a halt. This pandemic is presumed to become the biggest catastrophe after the Second World War and it has hit many nations and economies (even robust ones) in the world. In fact, economic recession and political depression may
By Archibong Jeremiah The coronavirus pandemic has kept on engineering changes in various sectors of the society, one of which is the Nigerian legal system. Prior to this moment the Nigerian judiciary partially embraced technological innovations. No Court until the coming of COVID-19 in Nigeria had held sessions online. Also, quick dispensation of judgement was
By Patrick Obia PDP Local Government Chairmanship candidates and their vice in Cross River State have appealed to the National Working Committee (NWC) of the party to mend fence with the State Governor, Sen. Ben Ayade over ward/LGA congress. They made the call after a brief meeting at Marian Hotel Calabar recently after which they
It is not in contention that the Niger Delta Development Commission is the most plundered of the federal government agencies since its inception, more than 19 years ago. The region is presently the most underdeveloped when placed in consideration with the resources it produces that have sustained the economy of over 200 million people. And
By Emmanuel Ulayi Trucks carrying passengers from the Northern part of the country, have been ordered to return back at the Gakem – Benue State borders in Cross River State. The trucks and other vehicles were ordered back by Mr. Signor Omang Idiege, Commissioner for Youths, after thorough checks of every vehicle by the Joint
By Ada Wodu, Punch Newspaper Forty-one suspected armed robbers, kidnappers and gangsters have been paraded by the Cross River State Police Command. The suspects were paraded on Wednesday by the State Commissioner of Police, Uche Anozia, at the command headquarters, Calabar. Among the suspects is Francis Jeremiah, who allegedly defiled his nine-year-old step-daughter in Bakassi.