Ikom, Cross River State – The Cross River State Central Senatorial District will be holding a one-day townhall meeting on November 22, 2024. The townhall meeting which will be taking place at the Ikom Council Hall by 12 noon, is being organised by the Office of the Special Adviser on Youth Mobilisation to the Governor…
Berlin, Germany – Berlin should introduce separate underground train carriages for female passengers to ensure a sense of safety at all times, Antje Kapek, a lawmaker for the Green Party in the city-state, told the Bild newspaper. “There is a really great idea that I have taken from Tokyo, where special compartments for women have…
Abuja, Nigeria – President Bola Tinubu has expressed deep condolences over the passing of Justice Emmanuel Obioma Ogwuegbu, a former Supreme Court Justice and esteemed figure in Nigeria’s judiciary. In a heartfelt message to the Ogwuegbu family, the President also extended sympathies to legal professionals nationwide grieving the loss of this revered jurist, who mentored…
Abuja, Nigeria – Judges of Nigeria’s Federal High Court will commence their 2024 Christmas vacation on Monday, December 16, 2024. This annual recess, as confirmed by Chief Judge Justice John Terhemba Tsoho, is scheduled to conclude with the judges’ return on Monday, January 6, 2025, while regular court activities are set to resume on Tuesday,…
Abakaliki, Ebonyi State – More than 60 National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members serving in Abakaliki Local Government Area of Ebonyi State are expressing frustration over the non-payment of their August allowance. After over three months without payment, these corps members, many of whom have already completed their national service, are calling for urgent intervention…
By Magnus Effiong A group of legal practitioners in Cross River has petitioned the Commissioner of Police in the State, Augustine Grimah, to urgently investigate the reported brutality meted out on a citizen, Ogo Ogar Ichire, by the police in Ikom, central Cross River. The lawyers, led by Barrister Sony Mgbe, said Ogo Ichire was…
