By Asare Asare, Daily Post A Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Murtala Abdul-Rasheed, has raised the alarm that dangerous reptiles abound in court premises in Cross River State, where the Elections Petitions Tribunal sits to hear the 13 cases before them. He also lamented that the unhygienic state of the court is very dangerous to members
By Etido Okon Citizen Agba Jalingo having received the writ of summons to appear before the High Court Federal Capital Territory in Abuja tomorrow have predicted his fate. Read more about the case here. The CEO of CR Watch Resources, publishers of CrossRiverWatch predicted three possible outcomes from his appearance in court tomorrow. According to
By Bankole Abe, The ICIR The Court of Appeal Abuja Division has dismissed a suit that challenged the emergence of Cross Rivers State Governor Ben Ayade as the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for Cross River North Senatorial District in the 2023 general elections. The appeal was filed by Cecilia Adams, an aspirant
By Ogar Monday A former Custodial Officer of the Nigeria Correctional Center, Ikom, Central Cross River, ACC Peter Ahange has bowed out of active service with a ceremonial court session held in his honor. The session, which was held at Ikom Magistrate court 3, in Ikom allowed the officer to perform his last duty in
By Judex Okoro, The Sun Newspaper Barely a month ahead of the 2023 polls, a Cross River All Progressives Congress (APC) central senatorial district aspirant, Mary Ekpere, has headed for court again challenging the candidacy of Hon. William Eteng even as the party’s presidential candidate, Alh. Bola Tinubu has called on all parties to drop
By Alex Binley, BBC News A rule banning unmarried Nigerian police officers from getting pregnant and ensured their sacking if they did, has been scrapped. In a landmark case, a judge ruled the regulation was discriminatory as it did not apply to male officers who got co-workers pregnant. The case was brought by a corporal
By Patrick Obia The Commissioner of Police Federal Capital Territory, Abuja has filed a two-count charge on cybercrimes against the Editor-in-Chief of CrossRiverWatch, Citizen Agba Jalingo. The suit with charge number FHC/ABJ/CR/565/2022 has the Commissioner of Police Abuja as the complainant states that the charge is in connection with the article Agba published about Mrs.
By The Nation Newspaper For the second consecutive time, the Cross River State High Court has ordered the Nigerian Police to arrest and produce a retired Assistant Inspector General of Police (AIG), Joseph Mbu, for prosecution. The court specifically ordered the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Usman Alkali Baba to produce Mbu at its next