By CrossRiverWatch Admin In Cross River State, INEC has declared Mr. Alex Egbona of the APC winner of the re-run in Abi/Yakurr federal constituency. With a total of 29, 716 votes he defeated John Gaul of the PDP who got 26, 039 votes.
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Babafemi Ojudu, an adviser to Muhammadu Buhari has called for the release of Agba Jalingo who has been incarcerated for over 160 days. He made the call while replying to a tweet by Jalingo’s wife. See the tweeter conversation below. Why is this guy matter not generating the attention of our cyber activists?
By Archibong Jeremiah The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has threatened to take legal action against the Sen. Ben Ayade led Government of Cross River State. SERAP in a twit gave the State Government ultimatum to unconditionally release incarcerated journalist, Agba Jalingo on or before Tuesday 28 January, 2020. See twit below. BREAKING: We’re
My persecution began on October 21st 2016 when my car was confiscated by the order of an Cross River State Mobile Court. The Federal Road Safety in conspiracy with the Cross River State Government became an extortionist organ with Mobile Court’s set everywhere in Cross River State to generate money for the Government. I had
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The Cross River State Government has issued a statement urging residents across the 18 LGA of the State to watch out for lassa fever. In the release it listed some symptoms as well as guidelines as it spreads to neighboring Akwa Ibom, Ebonyi and Enugu State. The statement signed by Dr. Janet
By CrossRiverWatch Admin After weeks of delay, sources in the Calabar division of the Federal High Court said the administrative judge, Justice Sule Shuaibu, has received the case file in the matter involving journalist and rights activist, Agba Jalingo. The former trial judge in the matter, Justice Simon Amobeda, had failed to transmit the case
By CrossRiverWatch Admin In his first public statement after his release on from prison, Joseph Odok, a Nigerian lawyer charged with terrorism for criticising Cross River Governor, Ben Ayade, has called for the release of a Nigerian journalist, Agba Jalingo, from prison. Mr. Jalingo, the publisher of CrossRiverWatch, is facing treason charges. He was arrested on
By Archibong Jeremiah A graduate of Zoology and Environmental Biology (ZEB), University of Calabar, late Maxwell Enudi Lucky took his life. Late Maxwell yesterday committed suicide by taking ‘sniper’ – a poisonous. He graduated December 2019, to defend his project February 2020. A classmate of the deceased who preferred not to be named told Grass