Editor-In-Chief Alleges Threat to His Life
Mr. Ebule Anthony Metsese, Editor-In-Chief of Fresh Angle International, an online newspaper, has raised alarm over recurring threats to his life as a result of controversial developments in Warri, Delta States.
He disclosed through a...
Police Arrest Activist for Questioning Local Government Chairperson in Lagos
On March 4, 2024, an activist, Mr. Abdulganiu Olushipo, was arrested by officers of the Nigerian Police Force (NPF) for demanding good governance and transparency from the Lagos Mainland Local Government Chairperson, Mrs Omolola...
Journalist Assaulted, Arrested and Detained While Covering Police Raid on BDC Operators in Abuja
On February 21, 2024, Ms Kasarahchi Aniagolu, a reporter with The Whistler newspaper, was assaulted, arrested and detained by the anti-violent crime unit of the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) while covering a raid by...
Journalists Barred from Covering Arraignment of Former Kwara State Governor
On February 23, 2024, journalists who gathered at the Federal High Court on Fate Road in Ilorin, the Kwara State capital, were barred from entering the premises of the court to cover the arraignment...
Journalist Assaulted, Arrested by Soldiers for Covering Protest in Delta State
On February 23, 2024, soldiers from the Nigerian Army 3 Battalion in Effurun, Uvwie Local Government Area of Delta State, arrested, brutalized and handcuffed the South-South Bureau Chief of Galaxy Television, Mr. Dele Fasan,...
Thugs Attack Journalists at Governorship Primary Election Collation Centre
On February 17, 2024, several journalists who were covering the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship primary election were attacked by suspected political thugs at Lushville Hotel in Benin City, Edo State, which served as...
Media Bodies, CSOs Demand Investigation into Journalist Detention and Prosecution of...
The undersigned media organisations, media associations and professional bodies as well as civil society organisations wish to express our deep concern and strong condemnation...
