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#CRNorthDecides: 37-Year Old Dino Magam Is AAC’s Senatorial Candidate

By Jonathan Ugbal The National Chairman of the African Action Congress, Omoyele Sowore has presented the party’s flag to its candidate for the October 31, 2020 senatorial bye-election in Northern Cross River, Dr. Dino Magam. The presentation was done in Abuja shortly after the party submitted Magam’s details to the Independent National Electoral Commission as

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Niger Delta Journalists, Activists Strategize To Reclaim Shrinking Civic Space

By Patrick Obia Almost three dozen civic space actors in South – South Nigeria met in Calabar, the Cross River State capital on Monday to create a civic forum to reclaim the shrinking civic space. The select group of Journalists, civil society organizations actors, activists among others agreed that there was need to seek new

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That Fani-Kayode’s Short Fuse … BY AGBA JALINGO

It is only a dishonest and crooked kind that will associate with and seek validation from a combustible character like FFK, who is even still on trial for corruption. Everything that may or may not have been spent by Governor Ayade to bring FFK to Calabar to validate his work has now gone down the

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August 22 Is Chapter Two Of My Soon-To-Be-Released Book, ‘The Pen In Jail’ BY AGBA JALINGO

Today is August 22, 2020, exactly one year since I was abducted from my home to begin a treason trial I am still standing. I mark the anniversary by bringing you the chapter that recreates the drama that happened on that fateful day. ********************** Bright days are often a rarity during the raining season in

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The Journalist As A Politician BY AGBA JALINGO

I’ve been approached several times by concerned persons who feel that as a journalist, I am supposed to stay out of politics and concentrate on investigating and writing the news. They have also been a lot of preachment about how journalism and politics are parallel. But I need to express a contrary opinion to this

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#RevolutionNow: Lagos Mobile Court Discharge And Acquits Jalingo, 18 Others

By Jonathan Ugbal A Mobile Court in Lagos state has discharged and acquitted 19 members of the RevolutionNow movement arrested earlier today by men of the Nigerian Police Force. Journalist and rights activist, Agba Jalingo facing trial for alleged acts of treasonable felony due to an article he wrote in July 2019, was among the

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#RevolutionNow: Agba Jalingo, 18 Others Arrested In Lagos As Government Clamps On Protesters

By Jonathan Ugbal CrossRiverWatch publisher, Agba Jalingo and 18 others participating in the #RevolutionNow protest in Ikeja, Lagos have been arrested by men of the Nigerian Police Force. Witnesses say they were protesting at Ikeja under bridge in Lagos when the Police swooped in and effected a mass arrest after firing teargas canisters. The #RevolutionNow

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Now That Ayade Earmarks N24 Billion For COVID-19 BY AGBA JALINGO

Governor Ayade of Cross River state has earmarked N24billion for COVID-19 relief and recovery. The figure was contained in the reviewed 2020 Budget of Olympotic Merristemasis sent to the State House of Assembly, yesterday for consideration. The initial budget of 1.1trillion which the governor signed in January 2020 was reviewed downward to N147,130,166,996 and 16.3

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