Gunmen Abduct, Release Journalists Covering Enugu Local Government Elections
On February 23, 2022, unknown gunmen attacked the news crew of the Enugu State Broadcasting Service (ESBS) covering the 2022 local government elections in Enugu State and abducted Mr. Fred Nnaji and Mr. Monday...
Journalists Monitoring Fuel Scarcity Situation Assaulted
Three staff of Delta Broadcasting Service (DBS), Comrade Eddy Akpati Ogude, who is the Manager News and Current Affairs; Ms Eunice Emayazia, a reporter; and Mr. Austin Ogbotor, a cameraman were on March 1,...
Journalists Barred from Covering Murder Trial
On March 2, 2022 journalists who went to cover the trial of suspects in the murder of a five-year-old schoolgirl, Miss Hanifah Abubakar, were prevented from entering the Kano State High Court 6 where...
Political Thugs Assault, Manhandle Newspaper Correspondent
On February 21, 2022, political thugs numbering over 50, suspected to be loyalists of members of the Ebonyi State House of Assembly (EBSHA), attacked and assaulted Mr. Nnamdi Akpa, the Ebonyi State correspondent of...
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...
Group Condemns Harassment of IPC’s Lanre Arogundade, Seeks End to Violence Against Journalists
Press Freedom and Safety of Journalists Field Monitors have condemned the harassment of the Executive Director of the International Press Centre (IPC), Mr. Lanre Arogundade, and other journalists by the Department of State  Services...
MRA Calls on Government to Create Safe and Conducive Environment for...
Lagos, Tuesday, May 3, 2022: Media Rights Agenda (MRA) today called on governments at all levels in Nigeria to take urgent measures to create...
