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 ...
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...
Niger-Delta Militants Attack Radio Station
On June 23, 2016, Niger-Delta militants comprising of some members of the Ijaw Youth Council (IYC) Worldwide, armed with guns and other dangerous weapons invaded the premises of Rhythm FM Radio/Silverbird Television stations in...
Newspaper Correspondent Threatened, Police Refuse to Provide Protection
Mr. Etim Ekpima, The Punch newspaper correspondent in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State capital in southern Nigeria, has been asked by the State Commissioner of Police, Mr. Gabriel Achong, to leave the State as the...
ThisDay Newspaper Correspondent Arrested, Detained for Facebook Posts
On March 25, 2014 at about 3.30pm local time, Mr. Reuben Buhari, an Abuja correspondent with the Lagos-based daily newspaper, Thisday, was arrested in Kaduna, North-western Nigeria and taken to Abuja, Nigeria’s federal capital...
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...
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...
