Tag: Agba Jalingo

The state government said the charge is legitimate and covers statutory banking and business registration costs.

The woman alleging character defamation is being prosecuted by the police on charges of impersonation, giving false information to the ...

The Coalition for Whistleblowers Protection and Press Freedom (CWPPF) commends the court for standing on the side of justice and ...

Mr Jalingo, the publisher of CrossRiverWatch, was charged under the Cybercrime Act 2015 of Nigeria.

Why is Nigeria allowing the type of reported repression of opponents or journalists in states such as Ebonyi? Certainly, journalists ...

The press attacks in 2022, so far, are higher than in the previous two years, and are mostly carried out ...

The police granted bail to Mr Jalingo on Saturday night.

The senior lawyer said the journalist did not commit any criminal offence to warrant such treatment by the police.

The NHRC says Nigerians deserve a better deal in its statement commemorating this year's World Press Freedom Day, which is ...

The court says that the Nigerian government and the Cross-River State governor, Ben Ayade, have via the charges of terrorism ...

Mr Jalingo and others are being detained at the State Criminal Investigation Department in Calabar, Cross River State.

The police patrolled major roads in Calabar as early as 7 a.m. on Saturday.

“The commissioner of police has agreed with us that the petition was frivolous and not worthy of any investigation.”

Mr Jalingo, an activist and newspaper publisher, is coordinating the planned June 12 protest in Cross River State, Nigeria’s South-south.

SERAP which filed the suit on behalf of the journalist asks the ECOWAS Court to order Nigerian government to drop ...

The protests were held in different states to mark the first anniversary of the #RevolutionNow Movement.

"The Nigeria Army, Police and State Security Service continued to torture and ill-treat detainees."

Mr Jalingo, the publisher of CrossRiverWatch, was granted bail by the Federal High Court, Calabar, on February 13, and was ...

Agba Jalingo was arrested on August 22, 2019.

Mr Jalingo, the publisher of CrossRiverWatch, was arrested on August 22, 2019.

Agba Jalingo’s treason trial starts afresh today after the case was transferred to a news judge, Sule Shuaibu.

Mr Isiguzo told PREMIUM TIMES Wednesday morning that the information about Agba Jalingo next court sitting got to him late.

The Cross River government Friday took over the prosecution of Mr Jalingo’s case from the Nigerian police.

Agba Jalingo, who is the publisher of CrossRiverWatch, was arrested on August 22.

The human right group said Mr Jalingo’s detention, besides being a stain on Nigeria’s image, “shows just how far (Nigerian) ...