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
By Jonathan Ugbal Information reaching our newsroom suggests that Justice Akon Ikpeme will soon be confirmed by the Cross River State House of Assembly. This follows her recommendation by the National Judicial Council (NJC) to Governor Ben Ayade who is reported to have preferred Justice Maurice Eneji, Ikpeme’s junior. The Calabar branch of the Nigerian
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Cross River Governor, Ben Ayade has asked the 29 Magistrates who were engaged by the State in 2019 from the private bar to forfeit their two years salary owed them. This was disclosed in a letter obtained by this Newspaper on Tuesday wherein the 29 Magistrates who were recently directed to stop