Unionists Enforcing Strike Action Attack Journalists in Ogun State
On June 28, 2022 some members of the organised labour who stormed Ijaye State Hospital in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital, armed with canes, to enforce a strike order called by Labour in the...
DSS Arrests Comedian on Accusation of Inciting the Public
On June 14, 2022, operatives of Nigeria’s domestic intelligence agency, the Department of State Services (DSS), arrested a comedian and vlogger, Mr. Chukwu Emeka, popularly known on social media as Broda Mike in Benin...
Photojournalists Kidnapped, Released After Payment of Ransom
On June 15, 2022, Mr. Uchenna Nwube, along with his friend’s mother-in-law, were kidnapped on their way back to Abakaliki from Aba, Abia State.
Uchenna is a photographer attached to Ebonyi State Government House in...
DSS Arrests Journalist Over Video of Brawl at Polling Unit During Ekiti State Governorship...
On June 18, 2022, operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS) arrested Jeremiah Omoniyi, a student journalist covering the governorship election in Ekiti State at Polling Unit 001, Ward 01, Afao Ekiti in...
Thugs Raid, Vandalise Newspaper office in Kano
On June 16, 2022 at about 10:31 p.m., unknown hoodlums broke into and vandalized the offices of Prime Times News, an online newspaper based in Kano metropolis. They also stole some of the outlet’s...
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...
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...
