By Ushang Ewa The suspended Chairman of the Presidential Special Investigation Panel on the recovery of public property, Barrister Okoi Obono-Obla has filed a suit against the Independent Corrupt Practices Commission (ICPC), a statement by his solicitors issued on Friday read. The ICPC had earlier this week, declared wanted, Obono-Obla who also served as Special
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Ntufam Mba Ekpezu Ukweni has cautioned Governor Ben Ayade of Cross River State over planned retrenchment of workers. Ntufam Mba regretted the downsizing of Government workers urging the Governor to rescind his decision on retrenchment of workers. Ntufam Mba who was speaking with DAILY POST said, “Governor
On Friday, October 4, the bail application filed by journalist and human rights activist, Agba Jalingo, was refused by a Federal High Court, sitting in Calabar, Cross River State, presided over by Justice Simon Amobeda. In denying him bail, the court ordered that he be remanded in prison custody pending the conclusion of his trial
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The All Progressives Congress (APC) Cross River State has rejected all judgements delivered by the Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Calabar, the State capital. The party in a statement by the Party’s Publicity Secretary in the State, Bassey Ita said the party led by Sir John Ochala rejected the judgements in its
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Jalingo was arrested on Thursday in Lagos and taken to Calabar, capital of Cross River State, by officers of the Nigeria Police allegedly on the request of the governor. Wife of the publisher of CrossRiverWatch, Agba Jalingo, Violet, has said that the state governor, Ben Ayade, was persecuting her husband for exposing
This test is not his test. The hard truth that President Buhari and the APC-led Government will come to realise sooner than later is that this test, this trial, is theirs; not for Chief Okoi Obono-obla. President Buhari and the APC are the ones who on the hot seat. The questions being asked are not
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has quizzed Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, Mrs. Winifred Ekanem Oyo-Ita over alleged N3billion contract scam. She was also interrogated for alleged abuse of duty tour allowance, money laundering and stealing of Government funds. After a four-day grilling during which she was
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT) has convicted the suspended Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Walter Onnoghen, on false asset declaration. The CCT Chairman, Mr. Danladi Umar in his judgment which was delayed from Thursday morning till afternoon found Mr. Onnoghen guilty of all six charges preferred against him by the federal