Magistrates in Cross River State have resumed a protest over their unpaid 26 months salaries and allowances. The aggrieved magistrates, who occupied Governor Ben Ayade’s office on Monday, carried several placards highlighting their plights and begged the governor to come to their aid as they were going through serious hardship. The inscriptions on some of
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A magistrate, Richard Bassey, slumped on Tuesday at the gate of the Governor’s office during the ‘Day Two’ of protests by magistrates’ over unpaid 24 months salaries. He was, however, immediately revived by his colleagues who later took him to a hospital. Speaking on behalf of the magistrates, Solomon Abuo, said no government official had
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A Chief Magistrate in Onitsha, S.N Emejulu, has demanded a letter from the Inspector General of Police, Mr Mohammed Adamu, to continue hearing on murder charge against two defendants, Afam Obiekezie, (a.k.a. Kapuyaukwu) and Tochukwu Emmanuel. Recall that the Magistrate’s absence on several occasions stalled hearing on the matter until Wednesday when the accused persons were arraigned. When
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