By CrossRiverWatch Admin A Federal High Court sitting in Nigeria’s southern port city of Calabar has admitted a lawyer and critic of Governor Ben Ayade of Cross River State charged with terrorism to bail. In his ruling, the presiding judge, Justice Simon Amobeda said the defendant had shown “exceptional circumstances” to permit the Court to
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Some Magistrates of the Cross River State Judiciary currently serving in various Magisterial districts across the State have sued Governor Ben Ayade alleging non-payment of salaries and wrongful removal of their names from Government payroll. The Court papers exclusively obtained by CrossRiverWatch show that the case is before the National Industrial Court
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Cross River University of Technology (CRUTECH) has lost another three students to death within two weeks, it recently lost two (Sharon and Nelson) to accident. They drowned over the weekend in Abakpa river, Ogoja Local Government Area while taking their bath. An eyewitness, Andrew Inyambe told Paradise News that he could only
By CrossRiverWatch Admin A former Governor of Cross River State, Mr. Donald Duke, has joined other Nigerians to declare support Operation Amotekun with a warning that South-West Governors must ensure the personnel are well trained. According to Duke, State Governments can establish their own security outfit in a true federal system, adding that community policing
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The Cross River State Government has demolished structures it says are illegal at Etim Edem park, Calabar. The team was led by the Commissioner for Environment, Mr. Mfon Bassey this morning. See pictures below.
By Patrick Obia Cross River University of Technology (CRUTECH) Calabar campus, again on resumption lost two final year students identified as Nelson of Mathematics and Statistics department and Sharon Chinyeaka Abalihi of Biological Sciences. The two were said to have involved in motor accident. Sharon Chinyeaka said took her last breath while returning back to school
By CrossRiverWatch Admin A Federal High Court sitting in Nigeria’s southern port city of Calabar on Friday adjourned the bail hearing for Joseph Odok, a lawyer charged with terrorism and cybercrime for criticizing Governor Ben Ayade of Cross River State until Tuesday, January 21 at the instance of the prosecution. Justice Simon Amobeda who presides
By Ovatitomi Ibingha Reactions keep greeting the Wednesday appointment of 90 aides including a suspected sexual offender, Mr. Edet Okon Asim and Simply Benjamin also known as ‘G1’ – an ex militant who, alongside his colleagues in the Bakassi Strike Force recently dropped arms made by Governor Ben Ayade of Cross River State. Among them