By Patrick Obia Listen To The Report The Cross River State Ministry of Justice has created the Citizens’ Rights Department to entertain complaints bordering on sexual and gender-based violence, rape, wife battery, forced marriage, and denial of parental responsibility amongst others. The Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice in the State, Barr. Tanko Ashang disclosed this
By Archibong Jeremiah Listen To The Report Cross River State Magistrate, Bassey Nsidieti Bassey, Registrar of Ikom Magistrate’s Court who allegedly perverts justice, and exploits his office for personal gain has been transferred. The transfer came five months after the CrossRiverWatch investigation that revealed how Magistrate Bassey selectively implemented judgments of the competent court, allegedly
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Justice Simon Amobeda, who presides over Federal High 2 in Calabar, the Cross River State capital has been transfered to Maidugri and will be replaced by Justice Rosemary Dugbo. Justice Shuaibu, his senior colleague in Federal High Court 1, in Calabar has also been posted to Benin, the Edo State capital and
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Trial of Citizen Agba Jalingo, the Nigerian Journalist facing trial for alleged acts of treason and terrorism over an opinion article he wrote in July 2019 has been adjourned to April 20, for hearing. Commencement of hearing was scheduled for today Monday, March 1, 2021 for hearing but the court did not
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Simon Amobeda, a judge of the federal high court in Calabar, Cross River state, says the life of Agba Jalingo, a journalist, is in the hands of the court, TheCable report. Jalingo, publisher of CrossRiverWatch, a local publication, was arrested and charged with treason after some critical social media posts on Benedict Ayade,
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The Calabar Division of the Federal High Court has sentenced to life imprisonment no fewer than 16 suspected vandals who were charged with adulterating 100 tonnes of diesel. The suspects were also ordered to forfeit to the federal government, their vessel MV ALEZZA LILAH which they used for the operation. A statement
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Basic Rights Counsel, a law firm in Calabar the capital city of Cross River State have written the Attorney General of the state asking him to instruct the Commissioner of Police to investigate a group of policemen whose action is threatening the rape case brought against one Mr. Marcellinus Nwahiri who allegedly
By CrossRiverWatch admin After a two day court sitting on the ongoing trial of the case of extra judicial killing of late Derek Maurice Ben and five others two years ago by 14 dismissed police officers, the court presided over by Hon. Justice Obojor Ogar, of High Court No. 4, Calabar has adjourned to 8th