By Ushang Ewa The Chief Judge of Cross River State, Justice Michael Edem has released a total of 124 inmates on awaiting trial with minor offences during a two day visit to the Afokang maximum security prisons in Calabar, the state capital. Mr. Edem said that the exercise was constitutional and the inmates freed were
By Jonathan Ugbal: Government House Correspondent Cross River Governor, Senator Ben Ayade has sworn in Justice Michael Edem as the new Chief Judge of the state with a charge to ensure the delivery of justice in the state with conscience. The swearing in followed his confirmation by the State House of Assembly on Tuesday after
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The Acting Chief Judge of the Cross River State High Court, Justice Michael Edem has said that more than 22,000 motions, civil and criminal cases are currently pending in the state courts. This comprises of 11,526 civil cases, 8,027 criminal cases and 3,457 motions. And Justice Edem on Monday in a thanksgiving
By Jonathan Ugbal
By Jonathan Ugbal The late Chief Judge of Cross River State, Okoi Ikpi Itam will be laid to rest on Saturday, June 17 2017 information from family sources reveal. The mourning house will open at his official residence at Moore Road, Calabar on Wednesday June 14, 2017 with visitation by groups. This will be followed
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Nigeria’s Chief Justice (CJN) Walter Onnoghen has dismissed insinuations that there is a gang up by the country’s judicial arm of government against the executive or any arm of government to frustrate its policy especially the anti-graft war. The President, Muhammadu Buhari upon resumption of office in May 2015, promised to tackle
By Ushang Ewa The Nigeria Bar Association Legal Profession Regulation Review Committee (NBA LPRRC) will on today (Monday) hold a town hall meeting, a written notice sighted by CrossRiverWatch reveals. The meeting themed; “The State of Legal Profession in Nigeria” is slated for 9:00 AM at the Transcorp Hotel in Calabar, the Cross River State
By Jonathan Ugbal A Non Governmental Organization, the Coalition for Justice and Good Governance (CJGG) has threatened to petition the Cross River State Government, its judiciary and the state command of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for extorting Cross Riverians up to the tune of NGN1.5