NUAT PRESS STATEMENT UNLAWFUL DETENTION OF AGBA JALINGO BY CROSS RIVER STATE GOVERNMENT. The Nigerians Against Terror (NUAT), is convinced of the principles of freedom of information, confidentiality of one’s source of information in investigative journalism, truth, liberty, respect for the human rights of all and rule of law as the ingredients of a peaceful
On Friday, October 4, the bail application filed by journalist and human rights activist, Agba Jalingo, was refused by a Federal High Court, sitting in Calabar, Cross River State, presided over by Justice Simon Amobeda. In denying him bail, the court ordered that he be remanded in prison custody pending the conclusion of his trial
Before you appoint a man to a position of talking, you must make sure he has mastered the art of silence. Most of Governor Ayade’s aides who were appointed into “talking positions” like press, communication, new media, etc don’t know that silence is an integral part of effective communication. These guys are in love with
Please take a look at the first picture. That is Agba Jalingo, a journalist and publisher of CrossRiverWatch. The other man is Governor Benedict Bengioushuye Ayade (Ben Ayade for short). He is the current 2nd term Governor of Cross River State. He was a member of the 7th Senate and in terms of academic qualification,
By Jonathan Ugbal A Federal High Court, sitting in Calabar and presided over by Justice Simon Amobeda has denied bail for Journalist, Agba Jalingo. Jalingo is facing charges of treasonable felony, terrorism and attempt to topple the Cross River State government. And Justice Amobeda who also dismissed the preliminary objection of the prosecution counsel, held
By Jonathan Ugbal A Federal High Court sitting in Calabar and presided over by Justice Simon Amobeda has granted leave for the Nigerian Police to detain legal practitioner, Mr. Joseph Odok for 45 days. The Police had arrested Mr. Odok at his Abuja residence on September 26, 2019 and he has since been detained at
This is like a football match, you are either on the side of Agba Jalingo or Governor Ben Ayade or on the fence like spectators watching in a stadium. But whoever you are, whatever team you are in or support, as this match draws to its dying minutes, you must lift up your eyes and
By Ilam Patricia Sen. John Owan Enoh, Cross River factional APC Guber candidate in the just concluded 2019 general election, has decided not to appeal the ruling of the election tribunal which recently ruled in favor of PDP’s Ben Ayade. Owan said he’s succumbing because he wants to put the past behind him and forge