By CrossRiverWatch Admin Human rights activist and social influencer, Comrade Deji Adeyanju has disclosed that “We are submitting a petition against the Governor of Cross River State to the National Human Rights Commission tomorrow (Monday) on Agba Jalingo.” Making the disclosure via his twitter handle he further revealed that “We will also be writing the
By Agency Report The lawmaker representing Etung State Constituency in the Cross River State House of Assembly, Barrister Chris Njah Mbu-Ogar has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to implement the Supreme Court verdict which mandates the Federal Government to in perpetuity, pay the State NGN15 billion yearly as compensation for loosing the Bakassi Peninsula to
By Solomon Asha The Govermor of Cross River State, Sen. Ben Ayade, has been conferred with a “Special Recognition Award” for his monumental strides in developing the creative economy, his giant leap in the area of industrialization and avid support for growth of tourism in the and Nigeria by the Abuja International Film Festival. Abuja
By Jonathan Ugbal Justice Emmanuel Akomaye Agim, a former Chief Justice of The Gambia and Justice of the Supreme Court of Swaziland, has been recommended by the National Judicial Council (NJC) as a Justice of the Supreme Court of Nigeria. After serving as President of the Court of Appeal of the Gambia, and three years
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The Abuja International Film Festival (AIFF) has officially opened the 2019 edition of its annual film festival at the Silverbird Cinemas Abuja. The festival opened with the screening of Kenyan documentary film, “Far From Home“, which centres on irregular migration of Africans through the sea to Europe. The closing movie screening on
By Jonathan Ugbal A Federal High Court sitting in Calabar, the Cross River State capital and presided over by Justice Simon Amobeda on Wednesday granted leave to the prosecution to mask its witnesses in a case against journalist and rights activist, Agba Jalingo. Jalingo is facing four charges bordering on terrorism, treasonable felony and attempt
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The trial of journalist and rights activist, Agba Jalingo again, on Tuesday suffered a setback as the Prosecution and Defense counsel could not come to terms on the processes filed. Mr. Jalingo is facing trial on four count charges bordering on treasonable felony, attempt to topple the Cross River State government and
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Worried by the continued detention and trial of journalist and human rights activist, Agba Jalingo, in Calabar, Cross River State, the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) has called on the State Governor, Ben Ayade, to drop all charges against him and restore his freedom. Similarly, friends, relatives and colleagues of Jalingo staged