EFCC Arrests, Charges Governor’s Aide to Court Over Facebook Post
Nigeria’s anti-corruption agency, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), has arrested and charged Abdullahi Yusuf, a Senior Special Assistant to Governor Babagana Zulum, before a Federal High Court over a Facebook post he...
Editor Escapes Assassination Attempt in Abuja
On June 27, 2023, Mr. Saawua Terzungwe, the Deputy Political Editor of the Daily Trust newspaper, escaped an attempt made on his life while he was returning home from the office in Abuja. Saawua worked...
Interpol Arrests Twitter User over Alleged Cybercrime
On March 18, 2023, Mr. Nnamdi Chude, a Twitter user was arrested in Onitsha by Interpol's Cyber Crime Unit in Anambra State. He was transported to Awka’s State Criminal Investigation Department where he was...
Journalist Attacked by Bank’s Security Guards while Covering Strike in Umuahia
Mr. Emmanuel Nwazue, a correspondent of Afia TV in Umuahia, the Abia State capital, was on June 3, 2024, attacked and assaulted by security guards attached to First City Monument Bank (FCMB) on Akanu...
Newspaper Publisher Alleges Threat to Life over Report
Publisher of the Taraba Truth and Fact newspaper, Mr. Oloye Samuel, has alleged that his life is being threatened over his critical reporting of politicians in Taraba State in northern Nigeria.
The management of the...
MRA Calls on Federal Government to Ensure Safety, Release of Kidnapped Radio Presenter
Lagos, Wednesday, May 6, 2020: Media Rights Agenda (MRA) today condemned Monday’s abduction of Ms Chinenye Iwuoha, a presenter with the Pacesetter FM station of the Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria (FRCN) in Umuahia,...
