Commissioner of Police Orders Arrest of Online Publisher for Alleged Falsehood
On March 13, 2023, the Enugu State Commissioner of Police, Mr. Ahmed Ammani, ordered the state's Criminal Investigation Department (CID) to investigate and prosecute Mr. Dave Okanya, an online publisher, for allegedly spreading false...
Local FM Station Bombed, Five Persons Feared Killed
On April 27, 2015 at about 8pm local time, a popular private local radio station, Tao FM located in Kuroko, Adavi Local Government Area of Kogi State, North-central Nigeria was bombed by unknown persons.
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Nigerian arrested and detained for tweets on attempted jailbreak
A 32-year old Nigerian, Onimisi Isiaka Yusuf, using the twitter handle @ciaxon has been arrested in Abuja by the State Security Service (SSS), Nigeria’s domestic intelligence agency, for tweeting and posting picture on twitter...
Police Superintendent Threatens to Deal with Publisher
Mr. Muhammed Abubakar, a Superintendent of Police, has threatened to deal with Mr. Abdullahi Haruna Haruspice, publisher of an Abuja-based magazine, World Entourage Magazine, for investigating a case of alleged human rights abuse involving...
Governor’s Security Aides Brutalise Journalists at an Event
On January 26, 2024, security aides attached to the Osun State governor, Mr. Ademola Adeleke, manhandled Mr. Bunmi Adigun, a reporter with the Ogun State Television (OGTV), when he went to cover the 66th...
VOA Reporter Assaulted by Commissioner of Homeland Security in Niger State
Mr. Mustapha Batsari, a reporter for Voice of America (VOA), based in Nigeria, was on November 24, 2023, assaulted by Major General Bello Mohammed Abdullahi (rtd), the Niger State Commissioner of Homeland Security, when...
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...
