NSCDC Operatives Beat Up Journalist Covering Students’ Protest
On February 16, 2021, operatives of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) beat up a correspondent of The Nation newspaper, Mr. Toba Adedeji, while he was covering a protest by students under...
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...
Female Radio Presenter Abducted by Gunmen
A female radio presenter with the Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria’s, Pacesetter FM, Umuahia, Ms Chinenye Iwuoha, was on May 4, 2020 abducted by gunmen near the Amakanma Estate in Umuahia, Umuahia South Government...
CWPPF Calls on federal Civil Service to Protect Whistleblower
The Coalition for Whistleblower Protection and Press Freedom (CWPPF) has called on the Federal Civil Service to protect a whistleblower, Mr. Richard Oghenerhoro.
In a statement issued on August 11, 22022, CWPPF said it regards...
Journalists Barred from Covering Arraignment of Former Kwara State Governor
On February 23, 2024, journalists who gathered at the Federal High Court on Fate Road in Ilorin, the Kwara State capital, were barred from entering the premises of the court to cover the arraignment...
Nigeria’s Foreign Intelligence Agency Raids Offices of Online News Outlet
On January 10, 2022, operatives of the National Intelligence Agency (NIA), Nigeria’s foreign intelligence and counterintelligence agency, stormed the head office of Peoples Gazette in Abuja, demanding to see the online newspaper’s managing editor...
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...
