By The Nigerian Voice The National Industrial Court, sitting in Abuja today delivered judgment in Suit No NICN/ABJ/198/2017 Between AIG Mbu Joseph Mbu versus Police Service Commission, seeking relief for unlawful dismissal from service. Hon. Justice O. A. Obaseki-Osaghae in her ruling, declared that the sack of Mbu was illegal and awarded general damages of
By Godwin Otang Former members of the Cross River State House of Assembly have approached the National Industrial Court in Calabar, seeking an order of injunction to stop the implementation of allowances for some public office holders in the state. The order of injunction if secured will stop the State Governor, House of Assembly, and
By Archibong Jeremiah Becheve Youth Elites Association (BYEA) has denied the existence of the “Money Wife” practice in Obanliku local government area of Cross River State. The group in a press release said the Prime Progress report showing that the practice is still practiced and survivors are in dire need of help is staged. They
By Sylvia Akpan, Government House Correspondent The Governor of Cross River, Sen. Bassey Edet Otu has warned against the practice of jungle justice in the State. Gov. Otu also ordered the Police to arrest and prosecute the alleged killers of Mrs. Martina Okey Itagbor of Old Netim in Akampka Local Government Area. The directive was
By Patrick Obia As cases of witchcraft branding continue to thrive and perpetrators go unpunished, the recent is Mrs Martina Okey Itagbor, a mother of four girls who was accused of witchcraft and was subsequently burnt to death in Old Netim, Akamkpa Local Government Area of Cross River State. In April 2023, some youths suspected
By Patrick Obia Young Chartered Accountant, Stephen Bassey Offor diagnosed with kidney enlargement is seeking all well-meaning Cross Riverians and Nigerians financial assistance. 30 years old Stephen who hails from Epenti, Ekori in Yakurr Local Government Area of Cross River State, had just finished his Chartered Account Examination and had cleared all his papers with
By Patrick Obia Akpabuyo Local Government Area of Cross River State, in recent weeks, has been engulfed with a silent crisis that has allegedly claimed an unaccounted number of lives. This crisis ranges from witchcraft branding uproar, gang clashes, armed robberies, and royalty tussles among others. In the prime hours of Sunday, May 21, 2023,
By Mary Bassey, House of Assembly Correspondent The leadership of the Cross River State House of Assembly has visited an erosion site at Bacoco, Nasarawa Community in 8 Miles, Calabar. The visit was due to the motion adopted during the plenary held at the House of Assembly Chamber by Hon. Stanley Nsemo, a member representing