By Jonathan Ugbal Justice Blessing Egwu of the Calabar Division of the High Court of Cross River State on Thursday sentenced one Matthew Sunday Uyangha to 25 years in prison for abduction and rape. Mr. Uyangha had in July 2022, abducted a 13-Year-old ophan (name withheld) from Akpabuyo, drugged her, and took her to somewhere
By Archibong Jeremiah Nine months after a Federal High Court in Cross River State, ordered the Inspector General of Police, Usman Alkali Baba to obey and enforce a valid and subsisting judgment of the Magistrate Court in charge no. MC/53c/2019, the judgment has not been executed. The High Court which sat in Calabar, the State
By Vincent Ufuoma, ICIR The National Judiciary Council (NJC) has barred three judges of the Federal High Court from promotion within the next three to five years for granting conflicting ex-parte orders. NJC’s National Director of Information Soji Oye made this known in a statement on Thursday. According to Oye, the decision was the outcome of
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The Lead Counsel to Agba Jalingo, Barrister Attah Ochinke has told newsmen that his client is ready to face trial. He maintained that Jalingo is ready for trail and is not afraid. The interview was brief after the Court session today. He said the charges before his client is sensationalized. Watch video;
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The Police Force in Nigeria has failed to arraign rights activist and Journalist, Agba Jalingo, 33 days after his arrest. Mr. Jalingo who is the publisher of online news platform, CrossRiverWatch was criminally abducted from his Lagos residence on August 22, 2019 and was forced to embark on a 25 hour torturous
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The Court of Appeal sitting in Calabar has refused an oral application by a faction of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Cross River State for a stay of execution of a Federal High Court judgement recognising the state executive committee of the party led by Etim John. Justice Mojeed Owoade who
By Archibong Jeremiah A High Court of the Federal Capital Territory sitting at Bwari, on Thursday, ordered the National Working Committee, NWC, of the All Progressive Congress, APC, to recognise the list of candidates for the 2019 general election in Cross River State, submitted by the Chief Etim John led executives of the party. Justice
By Jonathan Ugbal The National Judicial Council last week released the names of three Cross Riverians nominated by the Governor, Senator Ben Ayade as Judges of the state’s high court. Amongst them is Mr. Ayade’s long time ally, Mr. Emmanuel Ubua. This was contained in a statement issued by the NJC’s Director, Information, Mr. Soji