By CrossRiverWatch Admin Politics and ethnic considerations have crept into the appointment of a new Chief Judge of Cross River State, with the development pitting the State Governor, Sen. Ben Ayade, against the judicial arm of Government in the State. At issue is the Governor Ayade’s decision to bypass the most senior judge and appoint
By Ovatitomi Ibingha The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Calabar Branch, Cross River State has condemned in strong terms the purported inauguration of new members of the State Judicial Service Commission by the Governor, Sen. Ben Ayade represented by his deputy Ivara Esu. The body in a press statement jointly signed by it Chairman and Secretary,
By Agency Reporter Cross River State Governor, Sen. Ben Ayade, Monday, at the State Executive chamber, Governor’s office Calabar, swore in members of the State Judicial Service Commission. Ayade who was represented at the event by his deputy, Prof. Ivara Esu charged members of the Commission to be forthright in their conduct. “We trust that
Exactly twenty years after Nigeria supposedly got rid of men in camouflage, the country’s democracy is experiencing a nosedive in ways that words alone cannot adequately capture. Ironically, members of the judiciary appear to be aiding the attack against Nigeria’s democracy. An example is the recent ruling in Agba Jalingo’s case in Calabar, where the
By Jonathan Ugbal Justice Emmanuel Akomaye Agim, a former Chief Justice of The Gambia and Justice of the Supreme Court of Swaziland, has been recommended by the National Judicial Council (NJC) as a Justice of the Supreme Court of Nigeria. After serving as President of the Court of Appeal of the Gambia, and three years
By Jonathan Ugbal Justice Valentine Ashi of the Federal Capital Territory High Court reputed to have ordered the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), the Nigeria’s secret police, the SSS and other security agencies to arrest former petroleum minister within 72 hours has died. Ashi died on Friday at an undisclosed hospital in Abuja due
By Jonathan Ugbal and Margaret John Members of the Calabar, Ikom and Ogoja branches of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) on Tuesday stormed the Governor’s office in Calabar, the State capital protesting the suspension of the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Walter Onnoghen by President Muhammadu Buhari. The legal practitioners demanded the resignation of the
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The European Union Election Observation Mission (EU EOM) has raised concern with the suspension of Justice Walter Onnoghen as the Chief Justice of Nigeria. In a statement on Saturday, the mission questioned the process and timing of the suspension of Justice Onnoghen by President Muhammadu Buhari. It noted that the Independent National