Thugs Attack Journalists Covering Election Tribunal
On June 5, 2023, suspected political thugs stormed the venue of the governorship election tribunal sitting at the Magistrate Court, Isabo in Abeokuta and attacked journalists. The Blueprint newspaper correspondents and other journalists were...
Court Remands Two Arraigned for Allegedly Defaming Osun State Assembly Speaker
On June 7, 2023, a magistrate court sitting in Osogbo, the Osun State capital, remanded two men, Mr. Ajibola Oluwasegun and Mr. Ajiboye Babatunde, in correctional custody after they were arraigned for allegedly defaming...
Journalist Goes into Hiding, Alleges Threat to Life for Criticising Police on Tiktok
Ms Rukayya Aliyu-Jibia, a journalist who works for a Katsina-based Hausa language television station, Tambari Hausa TV, has gone into hiding and raised alarm over an alleged threat to her life. Ms Aliyu-Jibia had...
Suspected Yoruba Nation Self-Determination Agitators Hijack Radio Station
On May 28, 2023, at about 5.30 AM, persons suspected to be Yoruba nation self-determination agitators, armed with charms, amulets, guns, cutlasses and other dangerous weapons, stormed the premises of Amuludun 99.1 FM radio...
High Court Judge Expels Journalists from Covering Court Proceedings.
The order followed the application of Mr. Sunday Joseph, counsel to and a director of the Legal and Prosecution Department at the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), who, applying for protection of a...
Islamic Cleric Arraigned for Alleged Hate Speech, Granted Bail
On May 16, 2023, a Chief Magistrates’ Court in Bauchi, admitted Sheikh Idris Abdulaziz, an Islamic cleric, of Dutsen Tanshi Jummaat Mosque in Bauchi, to N1 million bail bond with three “credible sureties” in...
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...
