Federal High Court Jails Lady for Allegedly Cyberstalking Nigerian Actress
Justice Nicholas Oweibo of the Federal High Court sitting in Lagos on August 2, 2023, sentenced Ms Nwakaego Okoye, a social media influencer, to three years imprisonment for allegedly “cyberstalking” Ms Eniola Badmus, a...
Armed Men Raid Fresh FM in Ibadan, Steal Valuables
At about 6.20 am on April 10, 2022, three armed men, suspected to be robbers stormed the premises of a private radio station, Fresh 105.9 FM, located in Ibadan, Oyo State. A live programme...
Kano Magistrate Court Summons WikkiTimes over Alleged Defamation, Cyberstalking
A magistrate court sitting in Kano has summoned WikkiTimes, a Bauchi-based investigative and data journalism platform, over an investigative story which some construction companies indicted in the story alleged was defamatory and amounts to...
Journalist Molested by Hoodlums while Covering Elections
Mr. Dayo Aiyetan, the Executive Director of the International Center for Investigative Reporting (ICIR), was on February 25, 2023, molested by hoodlums at Agwan Fulani Town Hall in Gwagwalada, Abuja while covering the Presidential...
Hoodlums Attack, Injure Journalists in Lagos
On June 19, 2022, hoodlums attacked journalists attached to the Lagos State Government House who were on the entourage of the state governor to welcome the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential flag-bearer, Asiwaju Bola...
Murder Suspects Assault, Threaten Journalists in Court
On February 9, 2024, about 15 persons standing trial for the killing of the Village Head of Lambata in Niger State, Alhaji Muhammad Abdulsafur, assaulted cameramen from the Nigerian Television Authority (NTA) and Niger...
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...
