Section 22, 1999 Constitution says: “The press, radio, television and other agencies of the mass media shall at all times be free to uphold the fundamental objectives contained in this Chapter and uphold the responsibility and accountability of the government to the people.” Section 39: Every person shall be entitled to freedom of expression, including
By Solomon Odeniyi, Punch Newspaper A Coalition of Civil Society Organizations has called on the Governor of Cross River, Sen. Ben Ayade, to lift the ban placed on the activities of civil society organizations in the State. They described the governor’s action as a deliberate attempt to gag CSOs in the State. Addressing journalists in
By Jonathan Ugbal Justice Ijeoma Ojukwu of the Calabar Division of the Federal High Court on Wednesday criticized the Cross River State Government over it’s handling of Citizen Agba Jalingo’s trial. Citizen Jalingo, a journalist and activist is facing trial on alleged terrorism activities over an article he wrote in July 2019 demanding the whereabouts
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Nigerian journalist and activist, Agba Jalingo will take a fresh plea in his terrorism and treasonable felony trial on Wednesday. Mr. Jalingo’s trial which began in 2019 has suffered numerous setbacks and he will be appearing before Justice Ijeoma Ojukwu of the Calabar Division of the Federal High Court – the third
By Maxwell Effiong And Sylvia Felix A non-government organization (NGO), Connected Development (CODE), has written the management of University of Calabar (UNICAL), demanding for the institution’s audited financial statements under the Freedom of Information Act. CODE, in it’s FOI request signed by the Cross River Lead, Follow The Money Movement, Efanga Etim asked the Varsity
By Maxwell Effiong The Ima Nsa Adegoke foundation has begun advocacy visits to monarchs in Cross River to seek their support to end stigmatisation against widows in the State. The Cordinating Trustee of the foundation, Barr. Ima Adegoke says the harmful practice still holds sway despite a law prohibiting it in the State with widows
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Bara Ogidi, a Bayelsa State-based journalist and the publisher of Track News has been arrested by operatives of the Department of the State Security (DSS). Sahara Reporters learnt that Ogidi’s arrest on Sunday was in connection with an alleged controversial libel suit involving the Executive Secretary of the Nigerian Content Development and
By Sylvia Felix All is set for the interment of late Dr. Esther Onoyom-Ita, the Executive Director of Society for Youth Development and Rescue Initiative (SYDRI) who passed on after a protracted illness last year. In a public announcement made available by the Director of SYDRI, Emmanuel Onoyom-Ita, there will be interdenominational funeral service “rest