By Jonathan Ugbal Agba Jalingo, the Nigerian Journalist facing trial for alleged acts of treason and terrorism over an opinion article he wrote in July 2019 will on Thursday speak on prison reforms at the F-18 Day summit of the National Association of Seadogs (NAS) in the country’s port city of PortHarcourt. Mr. Jalingo spent
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Nobel laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka, on Monday, called on the Department of State Service, DSS, to release detained journalist and activist, Mr. Agba Jalingo. Soyinka said this on the sidelines of the 50th anniversary of the country’s Civil War with the theme: “Nigerian Civil War: 50 years after.” He said there is
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Nobel Laurette, Professor Woke Soyinka has described the ongoing treason trial of detained journalist, Agba Jalingo, as a very dishonest device to silence the people by a Government which has no more answers to give. Award winning journalist, Agba Jalingo is facing a four count trial including treasonable felony and attempt to
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The Coalition for Whistleblowers Protection and Press Freedom (CWPPF) has condemned the reported harassment of the Publisher of CrossRiverWatch by Governor Ben Ayade of Cross River State. Agba Jalingo was arrested on August 22 in Lagos State before he was moved to Cross River. He has since been charged with criminal offences. Mr. Jalingo