By CrossRiverWatch Admin Another Cross River Broadcasting Corporation (CRBC) staff has been abducted in Calabar, Cross River State capital, barely one year when a staff was kidnapped. Mrs. Glory Otu, Assistant Director, Monitoring Unit CRBC, was kidnapped on Monday, November 25, 2019, at about 9pm in her residence at Edim Otop, Calabar Municipality Local Government
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Mr. Adeyinka Olumide-Fusika, lead defence Counsel to Journalist and activist, Agba Jalingo who is facing charges of treasonable felony and terrorism, has complained about the presiding judge, Mr. Justice Simon Amobeda of allegedly making extra-judicial statements that could compromise the integrity of the trial. The further affidavit was in furtherance of his
By Jonathan Ugbal and Patrick Obia A Federal High Court sitting in Calabar, the Cross River State capital has reserved November 21, 2019 for its ruling on the bail application of Barrister Joseph Odok, a critic of Governor Ben Ayade facing trial for alleged cyber crimes and terrorism. The case is presided over by Justice
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The first testimony of masked witnesses against journalist and rights activist, Agba Jalingo who is facing trial for alleged terrorism, conspiracy, treasonable felony and attempt to topple the Cross River State will be heard on Wednesday, November 20th as his secret trial commences. This was part of the ruling of Justice Simon
CrossRiverWatch Admin A Federal High Court sitting in Calabar has adjourned the secret trial of Agba Jalingo, a journalist charges with conspiracy, terrorism, treasonable felony and attempt to topple the Cross River State government to November 14th 2019. The presiding Judge, Justice Simon Amobeda in his ruling on Tuesday said that the prosecution will present
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Court officials and policemen chased journalists filming and photographing the set up of a stage for the masquerade witnesses scheduled to testify against journalist and rights activist, Agba Jalingo away from the Courtroom 2 of the Federal High Court in Calabar moments ago as the secret trial begins. Three Lawyers in Mr.
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The Calabar division of the Federal High Court has upheld its decision to ensure that the trial of Agba Jalingo, a journalist and rights activist continues in secret. Justice Simon Amobeda in his ruling on Tuesday on the application by Mr. Jalingo to modify it’s order of October 23, 2019 to mask
By CrossRiverWatch Admin As the Justice Simon Amobeda of Federal High Court (2) Calabar, Cross River State get ready to rule over the modification of the ruling granting the Prosecution request to mask its seven (7) witness this morning (Tuesday) a combined team of security operatives (all armed) have taken over the Court premises. The