October 13, 2019

Editor Threatened for Reporting Journalist’s Ordeal

Armed Police, Army Personnel Lay Siege at Sahara Reporters, CDHR Offices

Female Journalist Assaulted, Arrested, Detained for Taking Pictures

WSCIJ Invites Entries for the Wole Soyinka Investigative Reporting Award

GIJN Launches New Guide to Citizen Investigations

CIPESA Launches Report on State of Internet Freedom in Africa

Detained Publisher Brought to Court in Handcuffs, Denied Bail

Knight-Wallace Fellowships for Journalists Class 2020-21 Open for International Applicants

Chido Onumah Arrested, Released by DSS

Chioma Nwaodike, MRA’s Legal Officer, Selected for Atlas Corps Fellowship

MRA Accuses Code of Conduct Bureau of Self-Contradiction, Blames it for Ineffectiveness of Asset Declaration Regime

German Government to Host 14th Internet Governance Forum in November 2019

Female Journalists Assaulted, Arrested and Detained for Taking Pictures

MRA Inducts Code of Conduct Bureau into ‘Enhanced FOI Hall of Shame’ for Persistently Violating FOI Act

Coroner Orders Contempt Proceedings Against Hospital Director for Failure to Produce Records on Late Journalist

MRA Calls for Robust Access to Information to Address Nigeria’s Environmental Crises

MRA Joins Global Call for International Agreement to Check ‘Unprecedented Dangers’ posed by AI

Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, President of Nigeria

MRA Calls for Protection of Free Expression, Civic Space on International Democracy Day

MRA Condemns Escalating Attacks on Journalists, Urges International Pressure to End Impunity

Journalist Files N100 million Suit Against Police for Alleged Unlawful Arrest and Detention

Court Fixes November 21 for Judgment in Journalist’s FOI Suit Against FIIRO

Political Thugs Attack Journalists Covering Edo State Local Council By-Election

Secret Reporters Publisher Arrested in Abuja, Flown to Delta State

Journalist Arrested on Governor’s Order for Sharing Video Exposing Hospital Decay

Leadership Online Editor Arrested, Remanded Over Report of Fraud by Councillor

Operatives of Lagos State Building Control Agency Brutalise, Detain Blueprint Photojournalist

Project Syndicate, Others to Hold Press Play Prague Film Festival in October

AMCRON to Hold 5th International Conference, AGM in Lagos, Calls for Papers

Ekiti Police Detain FIJ’s Senior Reporter Who Honoured Invitation

Kano Journalist Lured by Police, Detained for Facebook Post

Mr Ejike Ogbonna, Publisher of First Citizen newspaper

Newspaper Publisher Detained for a Month, Granted Bail on Strict Conditions

Journalist Arrested While Covering Shiite Maulid Procession in Abuja

Police Invite, Detain Osun Defender Editor Over Source of News Report

Policeman Threatens Citizen Journalist’s Life for Exposing Extortion

Coroner Adjourns Inquest into Pelumi Onifade’s Death to October 7 for Medical Records

Federal Government Files Criminal Defamation Charges Against Sowore, Social Media Companies

Police Harass, Detain Media Room Hub Publisher over Coverage of Land Dispute

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