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Impunity Reigns As Cross River Magistrate Redeploys Subordinate After CrossRiverWatch Exposed His Alleged Misconduct

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  • November 19, 2021

By Archibong Jeremiah In what may be described as aiding and abetting corruption, the judicial authorities in Cross River State have refused to act despite CrossRiverWatch investigation that proved Magistrate Bassey Nsidieti Bassey, Registrar of Ikom Magistrate’s Court is allegedly abusing his office for personal gains. The Chief Registrar, Judiciary Headquarters in Calabar, the State

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Investigation: How Cross River State Magistrate Perverts Justice, Exploits His Office For Personal Gain

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  • September 30, 2021

By Archibong Jeremiah A Cross River Magistrate forcefully seized, impounded and sold a car belonging to a defendant’s friend in order to recover money owed by the defendant. The defendant in the case with suit No. IKM/RTM/12/2019, Mr. Loveday Eke had driven his friend’s car to the courthouse on May 10, 2019  when his friend’s

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The Glorious Days Of Cross River Have Gone, Ayade Turned Governance Into Comedy – Mba Ukweni, SAN

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  • September 25, 2021

Being text of an address presented by Ntufam Mba E. Ukweni, SAN on behalf of the body of Senior Advocates of Nigeria at the occasion of the special Court session held on Monday, the 20th day of September 2021 to mark the official opening of the 2021/2022 legal year of the High Court of Cross

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Conflicting Court Orders: Cross River CJ Summon Judges, Warn Against Conflicting Ex-Parte Orders

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  • September 14, 2021

By Patrick Obia The Chief Judge of the High Court of Cross River State, Justice Akon Ikpeme has advised the body of Judges in the Court to be wary about the ex parte motions they grant. This is contained in a statement issued by the Chief Registrar of the Court, Eden Okokon Esq which also

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BREAKING: Thunder Strikes Magistrate Court In Ikom

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  • September 13, 2021

By CrossRiverWatch Admin Judicial officers, lawyers, and practitioners in the judiciary are currently in shock after thunder struck Court 3 of the Chief Magistrate Court in the Ikom Magisterial district of Cross River State. Ikom is a commercial town in central Cross River and is located nearly 205 kilometres north of the southern port city

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JUST IN: Governor Ayade Assents To Legislative And Judiciary Autonomy Bills

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  • September 3, 2021

By CrossRiverWatch Admin Our newsroom has just been informed that, Governor Ben Ayade of Cross River State has assented to legislative and judiciary autonomy bills. More details later.

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Unsheltered Justice: Inside Cross River’s Courtrooms Of Decay

By Jonathan Ugbal The judiciary is the third arm of government in Nigeria and is often tagged “the last hope of the common man”. In Cross River, this last hope is threatened by decaying infrastructure across its 18 Local Government Areas. Cramped, hot, stuffy, unprotected and empty are some of the words that are used

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Financial Autonomy For Judiciary Not Negotiable, JUSUN Tells Ayade Led Government In Cross River

By Agosi Todo, The Guardian The Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria (JUSUN) has decried request for negotiation of the 1999 Constitution over financial autonomy for the Nation’s Judiciary, insisting that it is not negotiable. JUSUN also canvassed negotiation of immunity clause for Government officials. Chairman, Cross River State chapter of JUSUN, Asang Ebong, told The Guardian

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