By Adeyinka Adedipe, Punch Newspaper Listen To The Report A couple based in Benin, the Edo State capital, has called on the Nigeria Police Force to produce their son, Ebi Agbomu, whom they had been unable to reach since his supposed arrest in May. The couple told journalists that a series of unsuccessful calls to
By CrossRiverWatch Listen To The Report The Federal High Court of Nigeria sitting in Calabar (Court 2) and presided over by Justice Rosemary Dugbo has awarded damages of N1 million only against the Nigerian Air Force over an alleged case of human rights violation. The Applicant in the case, Eno Iyamba Esq. who is a
By Patrick Obia Listen To The Report Inclusive Forum for Accountability Society, IFAS, has ended a two-day stakeholders’ engagement in Calabar, the Cross River State capital. The key actors included traditional leaders, security agencies, the judiciary, the government, media, and civil society organizations among others. The engaging session held at Hogis Hotel conference hall, Calabar,
By Abdullateef Abubakar, SolaceBase Listen To The Report The International Press Centre (IPC) has condemned in strong terms the harassment and molestation of Mr. Haruna Mohammed, the publisher of WikkiTimes online newspaper, and one of its reporters, Mr. Idris Kamal, by the Police in Bauchi, Bauchi State. SolaceBase reports that the ordeal of the two
By Patrick Obia Listen To The Report Former Akwa Ibom Lawmaker, Mr. Robinson Uwak accused of attempted murder by his estranged wife, Kezia Uwak, has been accused of kidnapping her twins. Kezia who made the accusation in a Facebook post said, Uwak in the company of soldiers broke into her parent’s apartment in Calabar at
By Patrick Obia Listen To The Report Lawyer and child right advocate, Barrister James Ibor has been appointed Notary Public for Nigeria. A Notary Public in Nigeria is an appointment made by the Chief Justice of Nigeria, and is deemed an officer of the Supreme Court of Nigeria. In other words, a Notary Public is
By Jonathan Ugbal Listen To The Report A High Court of Cross River, presided over by Justice Bassey Ebuta failed to hear the case instituted by journalist cum rights activist, Citizen Agba Jalingo against the State Government for the continuous collection of levies and fees from pupils and students in public Primary and Junior Secondary
By Patrick Obia Listen To The Report No fewer than fifteen (15) journalists in Cross River State were on Thursday, May 5, 2022, harassed and chased out of the venue of Vice President Yemi Osinbajo’s consultation visit to Cross River. This is happening two days after the World Press Freedom Day celebration aimed at protecting