Police Detain Kwara-Based Journalists on Orders of State Government Officials
Operatives of the Nigeria Police Force, Kwara State Command, on September 11, 2023 detained two online journalists, Mr. Abdulrazaq Aiyelabegan Babatunde, publisher of Just Events Online and Mr. Lukman Oluwatoyin Bolakale, publisher of Satcom...
Radio Correspondent Abducted, Found Dead
On September 20, 2023, the remains of Alhaji Hamisu Danjibga, the Zamfara State Correspondent of the Voice of Nigeria (VON), who had been declared missing on September 17, were found in a septic tank...
Police Arrest Three for Protesting Against Emir of Kano
The Kano State  Police Command on August 13, 2023, arrested six persons suspected to be among the people who protested against Alhaji Aminu Ado Bayero, the Emir of Kano, at the re-commissioning of the...
Police Arrest, Detain Lawyer for Alleged Defamation of Government Appointee
On August 18, 2023, Mr. Femi Oniyide, an Abeokuta-based lawyer, was arrested by operatives of the Nigeria Police following a petition against him by Mr. Tokunbo Talabi, Secretary to the Ogun State Government (SSG),...
Police Declare Citizen Wanted for Alleged Malicious Publication
The Ogun State Police Command has declared Mr. Tolani Oluwaseun wanted after he was fingered as the source of a story that allegedly maligned the character of the Secretary to the Ogun State Government ...
Ebonyi State Police Command Calls for Strengthening of Legal Frameworks for Journalists’ Safety
The Ebonyi State Command of the Nigeria Police Force has called for the strengthening of legal frameworks, among other measures, to guarantee the safety of journalists while also urging the Nigeria Union of Journalists...
FES Nigeria, MRA Convene Multi-Stakeholder Roundtable on the Safety of Journalists...
The Friedrich Ebert Stiftung (FES) Nigeria and Media Rights Agenda (MRA) are convening a two-day roundtable on the Safety of Journalists in Nigeria in...
