Lagos State Building Control Agency Officials Brutalise The Guardian Reporter
On May 30, 2024, Mr. Olusoji Olaopa, Head of Enforcement of the Lagos State Building Control Agency (LASBCA), reportedly ordered his men to beat up Mr. Eniola Daniel, a journalist with The Guardian newspaper,...
Police Abduct Editor from Home in Abuja for Undisclosed Reasons
On May 22, 2024, at about 6.00 pm, 10 armed policemen stormed the home of the Publisher and Editor-in-Chief of Global Upfront newspaper, Mr. Madu Onuorah, in Lugbe area of Abuja in two Sienna buses...
Journalist Raises Alarm over Threat to Life, Seeks Police Protection
Ms Victoria Ojeme, a reporter with Vanguard newspaper, has raised the alarm over threats to her life by unknown persons after she spoke out about the killings of her kinsmen in a bloody communal...
Journalist Arrested, Detained by Katsina State Hisbah Corps
Mr. Jamil Mabai, a journalist with Trust TV, was on May 14, 2024 arrested and detained by the Katsina State Hisbah Corps, a religious police force in the state responsible for the enforcement of...
Journalist Arrested, Charged, Remanded at Custodial Centre for Publication
On May 1, 2024, Mr. Ibraheem Hamza Mohammed, a reporter with FirstNews, a Lagos-based online news portal, was arrested by the Nasarawa State Command of the Nigeria Police on the accusation of falsely publishing...
Nigerian Senate Bars Journalists from Covering its Proceedings
On May 7, 2024, the President of the Nigerian Senate, Senator Godswill Akpabio, barred more than 10 television stations and photojournalists from covering proceedings during the plenary session of the upper legislative chamber of...
