By CrossRiverWatch Admin Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Femi Falana, has written to the National Human Rights Commission asking it to investigate the unlawful killings of at least 21 Nigerians by armed security personnel enforcing the COVID-19 lockdown. Falana in his letter on Thursday said apart from the killing of 18 people in four states, he
By CrossRiverWatch Admin As the Justice Simon Amobeda of Federal High Court (2) Calabar, Cross River State get ready to rule over the modification of the ruling granting the Prosecution request to mask its seven (7) witness this morning (Tuesday) a combined team of security operatives (all armed) have taken over the Court premises. The
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Press Release A Nigerian Cannot Be Charged With Criminal Offence For Criticising A Governor A Nigerian cannot be charged with any criminal offence for criticising a Governor or any other public officer in Nigeria. In Nwankwo v State (1985) NCLR 247, the Court of Appeal held that any public officer who feels
By Archibong Jeremiah Femi Falana, human rights lawyer, says the directive of the leadership of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) for lawyers to boycott courts for two days in protest against the suspension of Walter Onnoghen as chief justice of Nigeria (CJN) is a mockery of the legal profession. NBA had on Monday announced this decision