By News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) The National Industrial Court in Abuja on Tuesday declared as lacking in merit, a suit filed by a former Speaker of the Cross River State House of Assembly, Mr. Larry Okori-Odey, seeking pension for his tenure as Acting Governor. In the virtual judgment, Justice Sanusi Kado held that the
By Patrick Obia Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Mba Ukweni, has praised the efforts of Concerned Lawyers in Cross River State over the ongoing peaceful protest aimed at weeding out the parasites clogging the wheels of the judiciary. Mba, a native of Biase LGA lauded their tenacity and assured that their complains will be met,
By Archibong Jeremiah The position of the Cross River State House of Assembly, on the crippled judicial system in the State, has again been criticised. Hon. Eteng Williams, the Assembly Speaker’s explanation of why there is no Chief Judge in the State, where he said the National Judicial Council, NJC is responsible has again, earned
Bassey Inyang writes that Governor Ben Ayade of Cross River State and the State legislators are faced with a barrage of severe criticism for discriminating against Justice Akon Ikpeme. The Judiciary in Cross River State and indeed Nigeria is currently swimming in a pool of succession controversy following the refusal of the Cross River State
By Rose Ofem The Cross River State Government has been accused of not having the political will to cub the protracted communal crisis in the State. The accusation was made by Chief Mba Ukweni, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria in an exclusive interview with CrossRiverWatch TV where he stressed that there are many white papers
By Violet Isek Legal practitioners in Calabar, the Cross River State capital have accused the executive arm of government of deliberately frustrating the judiciary to ensure people do not get justice. A Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Mba Ukweni and a former chairman of the Calabar branch of the Nigerian Bar Association, Mrs. Nkoyo Amah stated
By CrossRiverWatch admin A Cross River born fierce legal practitioner, Mba E. Ukweni, has been shortlisted for the award of the prestigious rank of Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN). Ukweni who was also recently coronated the royal title of an Ntufam in the Qua Kingdom, hails from Biase Local Government Area of Cross River State.