Security Officials Assault Newspaper Correspondent
On January 24, 2014, in the premises of S.S Peter and Paul Major Seminary, Bodija in Ibadan, south western Nigeria, officials of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) assaulted Mr. Adebayo Waheed,...
Radio Worker Detained for Airing ‘Offensive’ Song against Nigerian Governor Released after Two Months
Mr. Casmir Chinonye Uzomah, a staff in the technical department of Orient FM/Television, operated by the Imo State-owned Broadcasting Station, who was arrested on August 4, 2022, by operatives of the Department of State...
House of Representatives Committee Bars Journalists from Covering Sitting
On September 5, 2023, the House of Representatives ad hoc committee investigating the utilisation of ecological funds released to the National Agency for Great Green Wall (NAGGW), barred journalists from covering its sitting.
Reports say...
Political Thugs Harass Pulse Nigeria Media Crew
A crew of Pulse Nigeria, an online news medium, which covered the March 18, 2023 governorship and the house of assembly elections in Ikeja areas of Lagos state were harassed by political thugs who...
Journalist’s Apartment Burgled, Vital Documents Removed
On November 9, 2021, a group of persons suspected to be hoodlums burgled the apartment of Mr. Tosin Ajuwon, the Ondo State correspondent of Daily Times newspaper and took away important documents and other...
Police Arrest Publisher on Orders of Gov. Peter Mba
On July 7, 2023, operatives of the anti-kidnapping unit of the Enugu State Police Command arrested Mr. Mike Ilediagu, publisher of News Centre, an online blog, following the publication of a news item, titled,...
WPFD 2024: The Lagos Plan of Action on Media Freedom in...
On the occasion of the 2024 edition of World Press Freedom Day (WPFD) on May 3, Media Rights Agenda (MRA) and Global Rights: Advocates...
