Magistrate Court Sentences Journalists to 5 Months Imprisonment for Criminal Defamation
A Magistrate Court sitting in Ilorin, the Kwara State capital, on February 7, 2023, sentenced two journalists: Mr. Gidado Shuiab and Mr. Alfred Oluyemi, to five months imprisonment or a fine of N100,000 each...
Journalist Petitions Security Agencies over Threat to Life by Governor-Elect
Mr Hassan Wuyo, the Kaduna State Correspondent of the Vanguard newspaper, on March 27, 2023, petitioned security agencies alleging a threat to his life by the Kaduna State governor-elect, Senator Uba Sani. He asked...
Publisher Remanded for Cybercrime, Released on Bail after one Week
On March 27, 2023, Justice Zainab Abubakar of the Federal High Court, Abuja in the Federal Capital Territory ordered Mr. Agba Jalingo to be remanded at the medium-security custodial centre in Kuje after refusing...
Security Agents Intercept Reporter, Delete Pictures from his Smartphone
Security agents, suspected to be operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS) on February 25, 2023 intercepted and questioned Adesola Ikulajolu, a reporter with Center for Journalism Innovation and Development (CJID), about his...
Political Thugs Delete Contents from Journalist’s Phone
On February 25, 20223, a group of men stopped Ajayi Adebola, a reporter with Peoples Gazette, covering the February 25, 2023 Presidential and National Assembly elections, at a polling unit in Lagos, and deleted...
Journalists Prevented from Covering Distribution of Election Materials
On February 22, 2023, in Oshogbo, the Osun state capital, security forces working under the orders of officials with the Osun branch of the Central Bank of Nigeria barred journalists from at least 10...
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...
