By CrossRiverWatch Admin Human Rights group, Amnesty International has said that the federal government and the Cross River State government are manipulating the Nigerian criminal justice system to repress dissenting voices in violation of the 1999 constitution as amended as well as international and regional human rights treaties. Amnesty International also said that the continuous
By Archibong Jeremiah The Socio-Economic Rights Accountability Project (SERAP) has dragged the Federal Government of Nigeria and Cross River State Governor, Sen. Ben Ayade to ECOWAS Court over the continued incarceration and rights abuse of Citizen Agba Jalingo, publisher of CrossRiverWatch. The group made the disclosure via twitter yesterday after the ultimatum it gave the
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Justice Simon Amobeda has ordered the Prison authority to produce Agba Jalingo in Court on Friday 7th February 2020. Jalingo, publisher of CrossRiverWatch was absent this morning as the Court sat. Reacting, James Ibor, Esq. Counsel to Jalingo was optimistic that the Prison authority will obey the order haven failed to produce
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Mr. Agba Jalingo, a Nigerian journalist who is facing trial for alleged crimes of terrorism and cybercrime will on Wednesday return to the dock after 55 days of lull in his prosecution. Agba last appeared in public and in Court on December 12, 2019 when the trial judge, Justice Simon Amobeda granted
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Barrister Liborous Oshoma has slammed Governor Ben Ayade of Cross River State over his continued denial of not being the mastermind behind Citizen Agba Jalingo’s incarceration. Liborous, a political analyst said the Court is not ready to proceed with Jalingo’s trial in connivance with the State Governor. He also maintained that there’s
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The Cross River State Governor, Sen. Ben Ayade has apologized to Citizen Agba Jalingo. Ayade in a video message admitted to lying against Jalingo revealing that the gett his facts wrong. Watch video below.
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Philip Agbebia Agba, a sibling of Agba Jalingo, a Nigerian journalist facing charges of terrorism and cybercrime has died at the age of 34. And, Jalingo who has spent 163 days away from his family since his arrest on August 22, 2019 is “distraught with grief,” a statement issued by CrossRiverWatch on
By CrossRiverWatch Admin A number of prominent civil society groups have petitioned the United States Ambassador to Nigeria, Mary Beth Leonard, urging her to immediately enforce a visa ban on Cross River State governor, Ben Ayade, Nigeria’s Attorney-General, Abubakar Malami (SAN), and all others involved in the unlawful detention and persecution of journalist, Agba Jalingo.