Journalists Barred from Covering Ondo Speaker’s Trial on Corruption Charges
Journalists in Ondo State were barred from accessing the State High Court located at the Olokuta Correctional Centre in Akure, the state capital, to cover the November 30, 2021 trial of the Speaker of...
Armed Men Attack TV Crew, Vandalize Vehicles, Broadcast Equipment
Armed men brandishing various weapons, including guns, clubs and machetes, on May 24, 2014, attacked a crew of African Independent Television (AIT) in Ikere Ekiti, Ekiti State. The armed men smashed and destroyed the...
IFJ Publishes Report on Journalists and Media Staff Killed in 2013
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) has published its full report on the number of journalists and media staff killed across the globe in 2013. Titled "In Mortal Danger: Journalist & Media Staff Killed...
Hooded Security Operatives Abduct Broadcast Journalist
On July 27, 2023, some hooded armed operatives of the Nigeria Police, abducted Mr. Chinonso Uba, popularly known as NonsoNkwa, a broadcast journalist with Ozisa FM, in Owerri, Imo State, in a commando-style operation,...
MRA Condemns Arrest and Detention of Journalist, Calls for his Unconditional Release
LAGOS: Monday, August 31, 2015: Media Rights Agenda (MRA) today condemned the arrest and continued detention of Nigeria-based Cameroonian journalist, Simon Ateba, by the Cameroonian authorities on allegations of espionage. MRA called for his...
Coalition Condemns Attack on Journalist by Mob
The Coalition of Whistleblowers Protection and Press Freedom (CWPPF), of which Media Rights Agenda (MRA) is a member, has issued a strong condemnation of the attack on Mr. Sinafi Omanga, a reporter with the...