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Why Agba Jalingo, activist and journalist was arrested in Lagos, bundled to Abuja

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Following a report by the Federal Capital Territory Police Command, late Saturday, Elizabeth Ayade, the wife of Frank Ayade – a brother to the Cross River State Governor, Ben Ayade, is being linked to the arrest of the activist and journalist in the state, Agba Jalingo. “On Saturday, August 20, 2022, Jalingo was arrested by […]

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ECOWAS court awards N30m to Agba Jalingo against Nigerian govt for ill-treatment, torture

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ECOWAS Court of Justice sitting in Abuja, Nigeria, West Africa, has ordered the President Muhammadu Buhari administration to pay Nigerian journalist, Agba Jalingo N30 million. The compensation to Jalingo, a Nigerian citizen, is for his arrest and chaining to a deep freezer for about 34 days, while in detention in Cross River State without being […]

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Journalist facing treason charge, Agba Jalingo, granted N10m bail

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Justice Sule Shuaibu of the Federal High court in Calabar, Cross River State, Nigeria, has granted the bail application of  journalist and rights activist, Agba Jalingo. Agba who is the publisher of CrossRiverWatch, was arrested on August 22nd 2019, over a report alleging that Cross River State governor, Ben Ayade, diverted N500 million belonging to the […]

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