By Sylvia Akpan, Government House Correspondent The Governor of Cross River State, Sen. Bassey Otu, has reaffirmed his administration’s commitment to strengthening the judiciary as the state commenced the 2025/2026 Legal Year with a thanksgiving service at the Assemblies of God Church, Akim, Calabar. Represented by the Speaker of the State House of Assembly, Rt.
By Sylvia Akpan, Government House Correspondent The Governor of Cross River State, Sen. Bassey Otu on Wednesday swore in two new judges into the Cross River State Judiciary, charging them to uphold integrity, fairness, and the independence of the courts in the dispensation of justice. The ceremony, held at the Executive Council Chambers of the
By Sylvia Akpan Cross River State brance of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), came second in the just concluded NBA Annual General Conference (AGC) Football Tournament. This is the first time Cross River State NBA branch is participating in the tournament. The opening match, which was held at the UNEC Stadium, Enugu State, was a
By Chinedu Agu, Bib And Collar The National Judicial Council at its 109th meeting presided over by the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Hon. Justice Kudirat M. O. Kekere-Ekun, held on 25 June 2025, has recommended two Hon. Judges for appointment as Heads of Court for Ekiti and Yobe States, respectively. The Heads of Court are:
By Kelvin Ololo The judiciary and legislature in Cross River State, have been charged to respond promptly in the administration of justice on cases of Gender-Based Violence (GBV), using their jurisdictions. Experts in the state’s judiciary, legislature and as well as the police, gave the charge in a one-day summit aimed to synergize directly with
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 Godwin Ajom The Magistrates Association of Nigeria (MAN), Cross River State chapter, has resolved to embark on an indefinite industrial action in the next 7 days, due to what the association describes as the failure of the government to affect the promotion of Magistrates since 2015. Poor welfare of Magistrates, lack of official vehicles
By SaharaReporters The Court of Appeal in Abuja has discharged and acquitted former Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Walter Samuel Nkanu Onnoghen, overturning his 2019 conviction for false asset declaration by the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT). Justice Onnoghen, who was convicted on April 18, 2019, by the tribunal led by Umar Yakubu Danladi,