Because… In Nigeria arrest is used as a punishment, arrest is used to disgrace citizens, arrest is used to show that “I pass my neighbor”, arrest is used to flex both political and economic muscles. Because… Agba Jalingo wrote about the grand corruption in the Cross River State microfinance bank, they invited him for questioning
This test is not his test. The hard truth that President Buhari and the APC-led Government will come to realise sooner than later is that this test, this trial, is theirs; not for Chief Okoi Obono-obla. President Buhari and the APC are the ones who on the hot seat. The questions being asked are not
By Jonathan Ugbal Justice Valentine Ashi of the Federal Capital Territory High Court reputed to have ordered the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), the Nigeria’s secret police, the SSS and other security agencies to arrest former petroleum minister within 72 hours has died. Ashi died on Friday at an undisclosed hospital in Abuja due
Two years ago I protested vehemently when the Cross River State Government wanted to pass one fancy law to regulate and criminalize hawking in the State; some people thought I was being paranoid when I was shouting everywhere that Governor Ayade should not sign that Bill into Law; but sadly, the Governor who loves fanciful
Africa is currently experiencing another form of slavery through Pentecostalism. We are now mentally lazy and our ability to reason scientifically has been incapacitated. The write up below gives a vivid reality of the way we think. The Nigerian Pastor won’t talk about Usain Bolt or Serena Williams. The Nigerian Pastor won’t talk about Steve
By Obeten Godfrey A legal practitioner, Barr. First Baba Isa has disagreed with the Cross River State Commissioner for Gas Resources, Barrister Chris Njar over the creation of Ministry of Gas Resources by the State Government. Both made their stance known while speaking as guests on a radio program “The Dialogue with Agba Jalingo” which
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The third quarterly town hall meeting of ‘The Dialogue With Agba Jalingo’ has now been rescheduled for August 14, 2017 with Rep Legor Idagbo as special guest. This follows the inability of Senator Gershom Bassey, who was earlier unveiled as guest to discuss the solid minerals sector, to make it to the
The death of Ntol Aruku Odey Aruku, the Ntol Atol of Nkim land, comprising Agboja (Ogboja), Ishiborr, Ndok, Adagom and Nkimkol, in November 2014 threw to the open a hot debate and unease that has been simmering for a long time now: where should the next king come from? Agboja or Ishiborr? Today, Agboja has