Policemen Attack BBC Journalist Covering IPOB Sit-at-Home Order
On May 18, 2022, police officers attacked a British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) journalist who was covering the suspended sit-at-home order by the separatist group, Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), at Cemetery Market in Aba,...
AFEX Petitions AU Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Expression to Intervene in Cameroon Crisis
The African Freedom of Expression Exchange (AFEX), on April 13, 2017 petitioned the African Union (AU) Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Expression and Access to Information, Ms. Faith Pansy Tlakula, to intervene in the...
Unknown Gunmen Abduct Radio Programme Producer
On May 12, 2022, unknown gunmen, abducted Mr. Idris Haruna-Magami, a popular radio host with the state-owned, Zamfara Radio. Magami produces and presents the, “Su Duniya Manya” a popular programme aired in Hausa language.
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Shari’ah Court in Sokoto Orders Journalists to Obtain Authorisation Before Covering Court Proceedings
A Tudun Wada Lower Shari’ah Court sitting at Kanwuri in Sokoto metropolis on June 23, 2022 ordered that journalists who want to cover its proceedings must first obtain formal authorisation from the Court Registrar
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Presidential Security Aides Expel Journalist from Villa
On May 11, 2015 Mr. Ubale Musa, a correspondent of the German Radio, Deutsche Welle, was bundled out of the Aso Rock Presidential Villa in Abuja for asking visiting President Idriss Derby of Chad...
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 Support Groups Mark 2024 World Press Freedom Day, Urge Governments...
LAGOS, Thursday, May 2, 2024: Four human rights and media support organizations have called on Federal and State Governments to take urgent measures to...
