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IN THIS PHOTO: CrossRiverWatch publisher and rights activist, Citizen Agba Jalingo raises both hands outside the Medium Custodial Center of the Nigerian Correctional Service in Calabar, the Cross River State capital (popularly referred to as Afokang prison) to celebrate his release after 179 days in detention following his admission to bail by Justice Sule Shuaibu of the Calabar Division of the Federal High Court. 17/2/2020. Credit: CrossRiverWatch/Oto-Obong Clement
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Agba Jalingo: ECOWAS Court Awards N30mln Against Nigerian Government Over Illegal Detention, Treatment Of Journalist

By Jonathan Ugbal The ECOWAS Court of Justice on Friday awarded NGN30 million (USD72,922) against the Nigerian Government over its illegal treatment and detention of journalist and rights activist, Agba Jalingo. The Court in suit number ECW/CCJ/APP/10/20 upheld the prayers of civil society group, Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) which had instituted the suit

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Jalingo, Seun, Akintola, Sowunmi, Farotimi Set To Speak On ‘Beyond The Broken Chains’ Book Launch

By Patrick Obia All is set for the launch of a book, ‘Beyond The Broken Chains’, a revolutionary compendium covering 533 days of the arrest and incarceration of an unflinching prisoner of conscience; Omoyele Sowore. The book authored by Frederick Omoyoma Odorige, is an audacious mirroring the Nigerian State in 356 pages; 92 chapters and

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Prison Officials Afraid Sowore Will Incite Inmates – Agba Jalingo

By Kayode Oyero, Punch Newspaper Journalist and activist, Citizen Agba Jalingo, says the regime of the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), is afraid of Sahara Reporters’ publisher, Omoyele Sowore. He said Sowore and the other activists locked up since their arrest on New Year’s Eve in Abuja committed no crime for holding a protest

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#CRNorthDecides: PDP, AAC May Lose Out As INEC Publishes Candidates Details

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

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#CRNorthDecides: 37-Year Old Dino Magam Is AAC’s Senatorial Candidate

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

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#RevolutionNow: Lagos Mobile Court Discharge And Acquits Jalingo, 18 Others

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

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#RevolutionNow: Agba Jalingo, 18 Others Arrested In Lagos As Government Clamps On Protesters

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

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Onnoghen’s Sack, Atiku’s Petition, Other Cases That Shaped Nigerian Judiciary In 2019

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

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