Category: Judiciary
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Utuama Lived For Justice, Unity, Progress – Oborevwori
Delta State Deputy Governor, Monday Onyeme in a handshake with the Chief Judge of Delta State, Justice T.O. Diai. By Dianabasi Effiong Gov. Sheriff Oborevwori of Delta State has said that the late Prof. Amos Agbe Utuama (SAN), lived for justice, unity, and progress. The governor paid glowing tribute to the late Professor of Law,…
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Debts: Court Restrains Sterling Bank From Seizing Firm’s Properties
By Jack Kalio, Port Harcourt Attempts by Sterling Bank to seize the properties of an indigenous company, Zomay Marines and Logistics Limited, over alleged debts whose authenticity and exactitude are yet to be determined, has been restrained by the Rivers State High Court presided over by Justice Frank Onyiri. Justice Onyiri on Friday, April 11, issued a restraining order against…
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Ayade, Hope Waddell land dispute settled – Presbyterian Prelate
By Magnus Effiong The Presbyterian Church has said that the rift between its Hope Waddell branch in Calabar and the immediate past Cross River governor, Prof Ben Ayade, over part of its land which was taken by the former governor for his residential building, had been settled amicably. The Prelate of the Church, Dr Ekpenyong…
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Etubom Ani’s Camp Seeks Discontinuation of Case Against Obong of Calabar
By Magnus Effiong Three Efik chiefs, who dragged the Obong of Calabar, Edidem Ekpo Okon Abasi-Otu V and others, to court over issues bordering on the succession tussle, have applied to the court for discontinuation of the matter. Our reporter gathered that the case, which has suit number HC/278/2023, was initiated by Etubom Ephraim Etim…
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The Travails of Prof Uduk’s Family
By Etim Etim The family of Prof. Ignatius Uduk, the University of Uyo professor of Human Kinetics convicted of electoral fraud last week, says they’ve been financially and emotionally exhausted by the five-year trial of their father. Mrs Unwana Willie, the eldest child and Barr. Ruth Uduk, the fifth of Prof Uduk’s six children spoke…
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Odey Oyama : Again, Prosecutor Fails to Produce Evidence
Odey Oyama. By Anietie Akpan For the unptempt time, the Police Prosecutor on the matter against an environmental activist, Comrade Odey Oyama, has failed to produce evidence for trial as earlier ordered by the Magistrate Court in Calabar. The Magistrate, Okoho Bassey Otu, had on February 7, in the case no MC/20c/2025, ordered the prosecutor,…
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Court Grants Environmental Activist, Oyama, Bail After Eight Days in Police Custody, Says Matter Lacks Merit
Director RRDC, Odey Oyama. By Anietie Akpan, Calabar A Magistrate Court sitting in Calabar on January 22, 2025 granted an environmental activist, Comrade Odey Oyama bail after spending about eight days in police custody, saying the matter lacked merit and there was no case file and no motion. Consequently the matter was adjourned…
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Police Fail to Produce Environmental Activist, Oyama in Court
By Anietie Akpan, Calabar The trial of an Environmental Activist, Comrade Odey Oyama, was Monday stalled as the Cross River State Police command failed to produce him in court He was billed to appear at Magistrate Court 1 by noon along Moore road but by as at 4pm close of work,there was no sign…
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Anxiety as C/River Basin Authority Boils
By Magnus Effiong/Princewill Kingston Crisis is brewing at the headquarters of the Cross River Basin Development Authority (CRBDA) located in 8 miles, Calabar, over the reported theft of MF 275 tractor belonging to the Authority. Besides, the CRBDA workers, weekend, blocked the main entrance to the Basin Authority headquarters in protest over alleged non-payment of…
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2024/2025 Legal Year : Governor Otu Urges Judges To Reflect God’s Virtues in Dispensing Justice
Front Row: State Chief Judge, Justice Akon Bassey Ikpeme (6th L), Deputy Governor, Rt. Hon. Peter Odey (7th L) and others at the commencement of the 2024/2025 legal year. By Anietie Akpan As the 2024/2025 legal year opens, the Governor of Cross River State, Sen. Bassey Edet Otu, has urged Judges in the state to…
