This is the question the Gender and Development Action (GADA) along with concerned mothers of the University of Calabar (UNICAL) law students sought to know from the Federal High Court sitting in Calabar. However, on the 31st October 2024, after months of case work, Justice I. L. Ojukwu declined jurisdiction in the case, on grounds
By Godwin Ajom With just seven days left for the much anticipated 2024 Cross River State local government election, uncertainties have creeped into the hearts of candidates and electorates in the state. Some political pundits, astrologers, actors and observers have expressed mixed feelings about the process with many predicting it to be free, fair and
By Godwin Ajom A recent report by Premium Times, citing data from Divorce.com, a U.S. based platform that provides support for navigating divorce, revealed Nigeria’s divorce rate at 2.9% in 2023. This translates to 1.8 divorces per 1,000 people with Nigeria ranking eleventh among the countries with the highest divorce rates, with many women becoming
By Godwin Ajom With the Cross River State Local Government and the 2027 elections on sight, Gender and Development Action GADA has declared total support and interest in the passage of the Gender Equality and Opportunity (GEO) Bill. With the primary vision to ensure inclusivity, through women in leadership and a strong desire for inclusive
By Godwin Ajom In a swift reaction during a knowledge enhancement meeting aimed at mobilizing support for Affirmative Action for women and the passage of the Gender Equality and Opportunity (GEO) bill in the Cross River State House of Assembly, Gender and Development Action GADA, has distanced itself from the recent appointment of 50 aids
By Godwin Ajom Women in Cross River State have expressed frustration over the ineffective implementation of the 35% Affirmative Action (AA) policy, stating that it is not achieving the expected outcomes. These concerns comes from women across various sectors, including political parties, civil society, government institutions, and pressure groups, all of whom have voiced their
By Godwin Ajom The Federal High Court, Calabar Division has fined Gender and Development Action (GADA) the sume of twenty thousand (20,000) Naira for ‘blatant disregard”. GADA is also fingered of “stalling the hearing” of a suite initiated itself against Nigerian University Commission (NUC), University of Calabar (UNICAL); the Vice Chancellor of UNICAL Professor Florence
By Godwin Otang The Nigerian University Commission (NUC), the University of Calabar (UNICAL), its Vice Chancellor, Professor Florence Obi, and the suspended Dean of the Faculty of Law, Professor Cyril Osim Ndifon, are currently embroiled in a challenging legal battle at the Federal High Court in Calabar. The case has been brought forward by Gender