By Jonathan Ugbal Ahead of the October 31, 2020 senatorial bye-election in Cross River northern district, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has published the list of candidates for different parties participating in the elections. The list which contains shockers including the All Progressives Congress decision to forward the name of Barrister Joe Agi against
By Jonathan Ugbal The National Chairman of the African Action Congress, Omoyele Sowore has presented the party’s flag to its candidate for the October 31, 2020 senatorial bye-election in Northern Cross River, Dr. Dino Magam. The presentation was done in Abuja shortly after the party submitted Magam’s details to the Independent National Electoral Commission as
By Jonathan Ugbal A Mobile Court in Lagos state has discharged and acquitted 19 members of the RevolutionNow movement arrested earlier today by men of the Nigerian Police Force. Journalist and rights activist, Agba Jalingo facing trial for alleged acts of treasonable felony due to an article he wrote in July 2019, was among the
By Jonathan Ugbal CrossRiverWatch publisher, Agba Jalingo and 18 others participating in the #RevolutionNow protest in Ikeja, Lagos have been arrested by men of the Nigerian Police Force. Witnesses say they were protesting at Ikeja under bridge in Lagos when the Police swooped in and effected a mass arrest after firing teargas canisters. The #RevolutionNow
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The Nigerian judiciary and justice sector kicked off in 2019 and ended with controversial cases that attracted national and even international attention. The election year saw political and other developments that shook the judiciary with unprecedented occurrences, such as the controversial retirement of former Chief Justice Walter Onnoghen, the trial of fugitive
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Despite the release from illegal custody of Sahara Reporters publisher, Omoyele Sowore, and former security adviser, Sambo Dasuki, Nigeria’s record of human rights abuse remains blighted with a long list of detained individuals still languishing in cells, MUDIAGA AFFE writes. The release of the Publisher of Sahara Reporters, Omoyele Sowore, and a
By Patrick Obia A solemn assembly has been called for the release of Agba Jalingo, Omoyele Sowore, Oluwale Bakare, Abubakar Idris (better known by his pseudonym: Dadiyata) and other “prisoners of conscience” who are still in detention. The Convener, Comrade Deji Adeyanju in a release made available to our newsroom called on Nigerians to have
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Amnesty International Nigeria has called on the Federal Government to unconditionally release prisoners of conscience, Omoyele Sowore, Olawale Bakare and Agba Jalingo. Speaking at the Amnesty International Nigeria Human Rights Festival, Country Director Osai Ojigho says, although Nigeria has been able to put laws in place to protect the rights of it’s