By Jonathan Ugbal A Federal High Court sitting in Nigeria’s southern port city of Calabar presided over by Justice Simon Amobeda on Wednesday, remanded journalist and rights activist, Agba Jalingo in Prison. Mr. Jalingo is facing charges of terrorism, treasonable felony and attempt to topple the Cross River State government. The charges received widespread condemnation
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Our newsroom can confirm that Citizen Agba Jalingo will be arraigned tomorrow (Wednesday) at the Federal High Court Calabar (Highway opposite PDP Secretariat) Court room 2. The Court will seat by 9am prompt. Jalingo has been in Police custody for 33 days without trial. His detention and rights violation has been topical
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The Police Force in Nigeria has failed to arraign rights activist and Journalist, Agba Jalingo, 33 days after his arrest. Mr. Jalingo who is the publisher of online news platform, CrossRiverWatch was criminally abducted from his Lagos residence on August 22, 2019 and was forced to embark on a 25 hour torturous
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The Online Publisher Association of Nigeria (OPAN) has urged the Police and Nigerian authorities to drop all the outrageous charges preferred against, Mr. Agba Jalingo, a journalist and Publisher of Calabar-based news website, CrossRiverWatch and release him from detention immediately. OPAN in a statement by President, Austyn Ogannah and Daniel Elombah, General
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The Cross River State House of Assembly is considering a bill to change the State owned technology University to a conventional institution. The bill seeks to change the name from Cross River University of Technology to Cross River University. The disclosure was made by the Speaker Hon. Eteng Jonah Williams when he
By CrossRiverWatch Admin A ship, Marguisa Boreas has birthed at the Calabar port which signifies commercial operations by the Marguisa Calabar Service. Stakeholders which include the Calabar Chamber of Commerce (CALCCIMA), Nigeria Ports Authority, Nigeria Shippers Council, Nigeria Export Promotion Council, ANCLA and others received the crew Monday as they birth. Mr. David Etim, CEO
By Our Reporter Governor Ben Ayade of Cross River State has suspended the State Coordinator of Youth Employment and Social Support Operation (YESSO), Mr. Balinwo Ofegobi. This is contained in a statement by Mr. Christian Ita, Special Adviser to the Governor on Media and Publicity on Monday in Calabar. He said that the suspension was
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Seven days after the order His Lordship, Honorable Justice JK Omotosho granted the Nigerian Police, Cross River State Command to detain Citizen Agba Jalingo and Prince Ekanem Ekpo for 14 days elapsed, the Police Commissioner Austin Agbonlahor is reluctant to release Citizen Agba Jalingo. Jalingo, a renowned activist and Publisher of CrossRiverWatch