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
By Ameh Ejekwonyilo, Premium Times The Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Tanko Muhammad, has demanded the records of proceedings in the suits that led to the recent wave of conflicting court orders in the country. There are indications that the Delta State Chief judge may join the six other previously summoned six Chief Judges to face
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.
By CrossRiverWatch Admin This budget brief was presented as a memorandum by Policy Alert at a consultative forum for the proposed 2022 budget preparation of Cross River State on August 24, 2021.
With the recent defection of Governor Ben Ayade of Cross River State from the Peoples Democratic Party to the All Progressives Congress, and the realignment of forces between former Governors Donald Duke and Liyel Imoke within the PDP, Chuks Okocha writes that the 2023 general election will no longer be an easy ride for any
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The Cross River State Government says it is ready to privatize some of it’s businesses including several of the industries initiated by the Ben Ayade administration. John Odo, Chairman of the State’s Privatization Council flanked by other members of the Council told journalists in Calabar that, the State Governor was keen on
By Kejuo Regina Mrs. Eme Offiong, Voice of Nigeria Correspondent in Cross River State has emerged winner of the just concluded election at the Correspondents Chapel. Mrs. Offiong is taking over from Mr. Judex Okoro, the State correspondent of the Sun Newspaper. Correspondents Chapel is a block in the Nigerian Union of Journalists (NUJ). In
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The Federal College of Education, Obudu has matriculated 1,110 fresh students in her 38th NCE matriculation ceremony for the 2020/2021 academic session. While welcoming the students, their parents, guardians and staff that graced the occasion in their numbers, the Acting Provost, Alhaji Ladan Chado noted that the prolonged closure of the school affected