Part of the recommendations contained in the 69 page report of the Senator Ibrahim Gobir, chaired Senate Joint Committee on National Security and Intelligence; Defence; Police Affairs; Judiciary, Human Rights and Legal Matters on the mayhem visited on Calabar during the EndSARS Protest on 23rd and 24th of October, 2020, and published February 1, 2022,
That was the comment someone I know wrote somewhere yesterday after the Managing Editor of CrossRiverWatch, Jonathan Ugbal was arrested in Calabar by the Police for joining the ongoing nationwide protest. Like I said, I know the person. He has never worked after his NYSC because there are no jobs in Nigeria. He is only
When protests turn violent, the impact on children, women, and young people is often severe. Schools, hospitals, and public utilities are among the first targets of destruction, disrupting essential services. Children are left without education, women without access to healthcare, and young people without safe spaces. The damage to public infrastructure exacerbates the existing challenges
By Mary Bassey, House of Assembly Correspondence The Speaker of the Cross River State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Elvert Ayambem has emphasized the importance of parents leaving a good name for their children. He made the assertion during the valedictory session held in honor of the late Rt. Hon. Effiom Etim Okon, who passed
I expect the government to address these challenges rather than resort to a clampdown on peaceful protests.
Kenya said they needed more money and wanted to increase taxes. The Kenyan government proposed raising US$2.7 billion by increasing taxes on essential goods and services, from cooking oil to bread. The bill also targeted digital revenue, where the bulk of young people generate their income. The people of Kenya said “NO” to their government
any attempt to run a hybrid of unitarianism and federalism will definitely boomerang.
Law is the synthesis of the views of the bad man who awaits Court's verdict and that of the good man who believes and obeys the law whether or not the Court is invited to pronounce on it.