Judge Orders Detention of Reporter for Recording Court Proceedings
On July 27, 2022, the Chief Judge of Akwa Ibom State, Justice Ekaette Obot, ordered Premium Times’ reporter, Mr. Saviour Imukudo, who was in court to cover the proceedings of a defamation suit between...
Police Arrest, Detain Newspaper Correspondent in Zamfara State
The Zamfara Police Command in the early hours of July 23, 2022 arrested Malam Umaru Maradun, the correspondent of the Leadership newspapers, in his home town, Maradun, in Maradun Local Government Area of Zamfara...
Police Detain Publisher over Alleged Cyberstalking
On July 25, 2022, the Nigeria Police Force Criminal Investigation Department (FCID) in Abuja detained the publisher of Taraba Truth and Facts newspaper, Mr. Samuel Ayodele, after he honoured an invitation over a petition...
The Hague to Host the 2022Annual Meeting of Global Forum on Cyber Expertise
The Global Forum on Cyber Expertise (GFCE), a multi-stakeholder community of more than 160 members and partners from all regions of the world which aims to strengthen cyber capacity and expertise globally, will hold...
Strasbourg Named UNESCO World Book Capital for 2024
The United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has announced the selection of the French city of Strasbourg as the World Book Capital (WBC) for the year 2024, based on the recommendation of...
Police Raid Peoples Gazette Newspaper Office, Arrest Editor, Four Others
Armed operatives of the Nigerian Police on July 22, 2022 raided the head office of Peoples Gazette newspaper  in the Utako area of Abuja during which they arrested and briefly detained five of its...
MRA Sues NBC for Refusing to Disclose Status of Payment of...
Lagos, Monday, 19 September 2022: Media Rights Agenda (MRA) announced today that it has filed a Freedom of Information (FOI) suit at the Federal...
