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...
Police Detain Newspaper Vendor for Undisclosed Reasons
On May 13, 2021, the Delta State Police Command arrested and detained a newspaper vendor, Mr Patrick Onwuaha, popularly known as Ocha, incommunicado, without disclosing the reasons for his arrest and detention.
Patrick who had...
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,...
Thugs Attack Zamfara State NUJ Council Chairman
On October 20, 2022, political thugs engaged to work at a shop to be used as a campaign office within the secretariat of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Zamfara State Council, in Gusau,...
NBC Fines Two Stations N5 Million Each for Alleged Breach of Broadcasting Code
The National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) on May 6, 2021, announced that it had fined Channels Television and Inspiration FM radio N5 million each for alleged breach of the Nigeria Broadcasting Code despite criticism that...
Journalist’s Apartment Burgled, Vital Documents Removed
On November 9, 2021, a group of persons suspected to be hoodlums burgled the apartment of Mr. Tosin Ajuwon, the Ondo State correspondent of Daily Times newspaper and took away important documents and other...
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...
