By Patrick Obia The Chief Judge of Cross River State, Justice Akon Ikpeme has granted the prerogative of mercy to fifty-eight (58) inmates in three custodial centers across the State. The Chief Judge who is on a tour of correctional centers in the State visited the Afokang prison in Calabar South LGA, Ikom, and Ogoja
By Archibong Jeremiah Listen To The Report Members of the Cross River State Customary Court have decried nonpayment of 3 years’ salary, which has brought them untold hardship. Customary or District Courts are grassroots courts and Cross River State has 96 across the three senatorial districts. Each District Court is made up of a President
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Listen To The Report Cross River Governor, Ben Ayade has said the decision of the Abuja division of the Federal High Court to uphold his defection from the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC) showed that the judiciary stood “firm on the tabernacle of truth.” The PDP had
By Archibong Jeremiah Listen To The Report The Cross River State Governor, Sen. Ben Ayade has just presented car gifts to the newly appointed Judges. Governor Ayade took to his Facebook page to express how he feels about keeping up on his promise. According to him, “Today I presented brand new vehicles to newly appointed
By Ogar Monday and Blessing Ola Listen To The Report The Calabar branch of the Nigerian Bar Association, NBA, has commenced activities for its 2022 bar week-themed, “We the People: Agenda for National Consensus,” with a city walk. The walk is the first in a schedule of activities that hopes to raise the political awareness
By Jonathan Ugbal Rights lawyer and activist, Barr. James Ibor says the trend of arresting, detaining and imprisonment of sureties by Judges, Magistrates and law enforcement agents is worrisome as the actual process is not being followed. Ibor, who is the secretary of the justice sector reform commission in Cross River State, took to Facebook
By Patrick Obia A Federal High Court sitting in Calabar, the Cross River State capital has awarded three million Naira damages against the Nigerian Navy over the violations of the rights of one Mr. Oto-Obong Peter. Mr. Peter was, alongside several others arrested by naval personnel on May 24th 2020 at Potomas Hotel, Atimbo for
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The Governor of Cross River State, Sen. Ben Ayade, on Tuesday 11 January, 2022 swore-in Justice Maurice Eneji as the new President of the State’s Customary Court of Appeal. Also sworn-in were four new High Court Judges and four Customary Court judges. The new four High Court judges are Justice Obo Agbor