By Kelvin Ololo and Patrick Obia A Russia based international organization brought into Nigeria by Kalinka, in partnership with Don Napo has advised young Cross Riverains to start investing in business than completely depend on one source of income to increase their economic security and well being. Stating this in a workshop, the facilitator Mr.
By Patrick Obia The Chief Executive Officer of FAD Media group, Fidelis Duker; presidential candidate and preacher, Fela Durotoye as well as social media influencer, Anita Asuoha amongst other experts in different fields over the weekend charged youths to define their destinies in order to live their dreams. The experts gave this charge at the
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Babafemi Ojudu, an adviser to Muhammadu Buhari has called for the release of Agba Jalingo who has been incarcerated for over 160 days. He made the call while replying to a tweet by Jalingo’s wife. See the tweeter conversation below. Why is this guy matter not generating the attention of our cyber activists?
By Archibong Jeremiah The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has threatened to take legal action against the Sen. Ben Ayade led Government of Cross River State. SERAP in a twit gave the State Government ultimatum to unconditionally release incarcerated journalist, Agba Jalingo on or before Tuesday 28 January, 2020. See twit below. BREAKING: We’re
By CrossRiverWatch Admin After weeks of delay, sources in the Calabar division of the Federal High Court said the administrative judge, Justice Sule Shuaibu, has received the case file in the matter involving journalist and rights activist, Agba Jalingo. The former trial judge in the matter, Justice Simon Amobeda, had failed to transmit the case
By CrossRiverWatch Admin In his first public statement after his release on from prison, Joseph Odok, a Nigerian lawyer charged with terrorism for criticising Cross River Governor, Ben Ayade, has called for the release of a Nigerian journalist, Agba Jalingo, from prison. Mr. Jalingo, the publisher of CrossRiverWatch, is facing treason charges. He was arrested on
By Archibong Jeremiah Pyrates Confraternity, Jokaina Deck (Cross River State Chapter) has written to Governor Ben Ayade of Cross River State over the continuous incarceration of Agba Jalingo. The group called on Ayade to secure his release stating that it has become worrisome in several quarters that Jalingo will be incarcerated for demanding accountability. In the
By Kelvin Ololo, Patrick Obia and Blessing Araga August 22 has been declared ‘Press Freedom Day’ by a collation of Civil Society Organizations (CSO) in Cross River State and Association of Cross River Online Journalists (ACROJ) in Calabar, the Cross River State capital. The group also decorated Citizen Agba Jalingo as ‘Icon of Press Freedom in