By CrossRiverWatch Admin The Court of Appeal, Abuja Division, has affirmed the conviction of Professor Cyril Osim Ndifon, the erstwhile Dean of the Faculty of Law, University of Calabar, for soliciting pornographic, indecent and obscene photographs from a female student. The Court of Appeal, in its judgment delivered on Thursday, September 18, 2026, in Appeal
By Kelvin Ololo A Cross River-born jurist, Elias Abua Ojie, has been listed among 12 judges recommended for elevation to the Court of Appeal, in a move seen as both a national judicial development and a boost for representation from the state. The Federal Judicial Service Commission (FJSC) put forward the names as priority candidates
I pray that the relic of the Ogoja High Court should not torment our memories and sensibilities like the relic of the Court of Appeal, Calabar.
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Hon. Brian Odey of the Labour Party (LP) has been appointed as the new Deputy Minority Leader of the 10th Assembly by the Cross River State House of Assembly. This decision was made after Hon. Rita Agbo Ayim, who previously held the position representing Ogoja State Constituency, was dismissed by the Appeal
By Sylvia Akpan, Government House Correspondent The Executive Governor of Cross River State, Senator Bassey Otu has prayed litigant – Senator Sandy Onor to accept the recent Court of Appeal ruling affirming him as the authentic winner of the March 18th Governor election. Governor Otu said the affirmation is a true reflection of the people’s
By Yusuf Alli, The Nation Newspaper Listen To The Report The High Court lacks the powers to order the deletion of Section 84(12) of the Electoral Act 2022, the National Assembly has told the Court of Appeal. It urged the appellate court to order the retention of the section, adding that Justice Evelyn Anyadike of
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The Senator representing central senatorial district in the national assembly, Sandy Onor and senator elect for the northern district, Jarigbe Agom have arrived the premises of the Abuja division of the Court of Appeal in preparation for a ruling on a motion filed by Joe Agi SAN to reverse a judgment of
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The last may not have been heard about the December 5, 2020 senatorial by-election in northern Cross River as federal lawmaker, Jarigbe Agom has said he was informed by the then Commissioner of Police, Abdulkadir Lanre Jimoh that he was robbed of his mandate. Mr. Jimoh passed away not long after the