By CrossRiverWatch Admin A Magistrate Court sitting in Calabar and presided over by Mrs. Mercy Ene has discharged businessman, Denis Odama after the prosecutors withdrew the holding charge filed against him for bullying Governor Bassey Otu of Cross River State online. The discharge followed the application made by the prosecution, led by F. O. Okoi
By Nsan Ndoma-Neji A Federal High Court (vacation court), sitting in Port Harcourt has ordered the Vice Chancellor of the University of Calabar, Prof. Offiong E. Offiong, and five others from sacking the Chaplain of the Chapel of Redemption, Rev. Joseph Ushie. Hon. Justice Phoebe Ayua gave the order in Suit No. FHC/CA/FHR/87/2026 while granting
By Sylvia Akpan A High Court in Calabar, Cross River State has permanently remanded John Sunday Eyo, in the custody of the Nigerian Correctional Service for the rape of a 16-year-old child. The judgement was delivered on Tuesday, 21 July, 2026, by Hon. Justice Blessing Egwu, who found the defendant guilty and ordered his permanent
By Kelvin Ololo The Federal High Court sitting in Calabar has stopped the Cross River State Government from demolishing a property belonging to Mrs. Cecilia Alphonsus Eba, the wife of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)’s 2027 deputy governorship candidate, Barr. Alphonsus Ogar Eba. The court granted an interim injunction restraining the Cross River State Government from
By Sylvia Akpan The Cross River State House of Assembly has called for the establishment of probate registries in Ikom and Ogoja Local Government Areas, for the easy access for residents to gain legal documents needed to manage the property and assets of deceased relatives. The resolution was reached during plenary on Tuesday, June 16,
By TheInvestigator The Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday, November 17, 2025, convicted the suspended Dean of the Faculty of Law, University of Calabar (UNICAL), Prof. Cyril Ndifon, and sentenced him to five years imprisonment for sexually harassing his female students. Delivering judgment, Justice James Omotosho found Prof. Ndifon guilty on two of the
By Godwin Otang The Law Officers Association of Nigeria (LOAN) Cross River State chapter has commenced a warning strike over the non inclusion of law officers in the enhanced salary package of Magistrates in the State. The warning strike was contained in a press release signed by the Association’s Chairman, E.I. Araghe, Esq, and the
By Media Rights Agenda A Federal High Court in Abuja today declared null and void the provisions of the Nigeria Broadcasting Code authorizing the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) to impose fines on broadcast stations for alleged breaches of the Code as it ruled that administrative and regulatory bodies could not exercise judicial powers. Delivering judgment