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Civic Space: Lawyer Faults Records Of Proceedings By Akwa Ibom Chief Judge Who Jailed Inibehe Effiong

By Jonathan Ugbal Augustine Asuquo Esq. a colleague of jailed human rights lawyer, Inibehe Effiong has faulted the record of proceedings released by the Chief Judge of the Akwa Ibom State High Court, Justice Ekaette Obot on her contempt proceedings that led to Mr. Effiong being sentenced to one month in prison. Justice Obot released

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Civic Space: Inibehe Effiong Fires Back, Sues Akwa Ibom State Chief Judge, Demands Enforcement Of His Fundamental Rights

By CrossRiverWatch Admin  Human Rights lawyer, Barrister Inibihe Effiong has sued Justice Ekaette Obot, the Akwa Ibom State Chief judge over what he described as a breach of his fundamental human right. Barrister Inibihe who was thrown into prison by the judge last month is asking a Federal High Court Uyo in Suit No: FHC/UY/FHR/170/2022

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Civic Space: Civil Society Warns Against Intimation, Unlawful Arrest Of Journalists

By Sylvia Akpan A Civil Society Organization promoting economic and ecological justice in the Niger Delta, Policy Alert has called on the government of Akwa Ibom State and security agencies to stop using a gestapo tactic to hound journalists. This is on the heels of gorilla’s tactics deployed to arrest newspaper distributor, Mr. Chidi Ngadiubia,

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BREAKING: Family, Colleague Kick As Inibehe Effiong Is Moved To Uyo Prison Amidst Plan For Solidarity Rally

By Jonathan Ugbal A group of concerned civic space actors, family, and a colleague of rights lawyer, Inibehe Effiong Esq who was jailed by the Chief Judge of the High Court of Akwa Ibom State, Justice Ekaette Obot for alleged contempt are kicking against his transfer from the Ikot Ekpene Medium Security Custodial Center to

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Civic Space: Inibehe Effiong’s Illegal Remand, A Calculated Conspiracy Aimed At Destroying The Judiciary – CSOs

By CrossRiverWatch Admin No fewer than twenty-three Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) have knocked Justice Ekaette Fabian Obot, Chief Judge of Akwa Ibom State High Court for committing Barrister Inibehe Effiong to one-month imprisonment for contempt of court. The CSOs in a press release alleged that Inibehe’s imprisonment is an attempt to shut up the already

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Policy Alert Launch Petition To Free Inibehe Effiong, As NBA Remains Divided On Contempt Judgement

By Jonathan Ugbal Listen To The Report Policy Alert, a Civil Society Organisation in Akwa Ibom State has launched a petition on change.org to ensure the release of rights lawyer, Inibehe Effiong who was on Wednesday remanded in prison for alleged contempt by the Chief Judge of the High Court of the State, Justice Ekaette

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Civic Space: Groups Condemn Remand Of Rights Lawyer By Akwa Ibom Chief Judge, Demand His Release

By CrossRiverWatch Admin Listen To The Article Civic space actors, political and civil society groups have condemned the remand in prison of Inibehe Effiong, a rights’ lawyer, for one month by the Chief Judge of the High Court of Akwa Ibom State, Justice Ekaette Obot for alleged contempt. Among them includes the Socio Economic Rights

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Eleven CSOs Carpet FG, Law Enforcement Agents Over Recurring Artisanal Refinery Accidents

By Jonathan Ugbal Listen To The Report A coalition of 11 Civil Society Organizations have accused the government of being insincere in the provision of lasting solutions to the menace of illegal refineries as the country experiences worsening ecological disasters from accidents and explosions. The CSOs also accused law enforcement officials of complicity in artisanal

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