Magistrate Court Sentences Two Journalists Over Defamation
On November 29, 2023, Magistrate Court 4 sitting in Asaba, Delta State sentenced two journalists: Mr. Joe Ogbodu, Managing Editor of Bigpen Nigeria, an online newspaper, and Prince Amour Udemude, to prison for the...
Journalist Arrested, Detained in Kaduna over Publication
On November 13, 2023, Mr. Achadu Gabriel Idibia, who writes for Daybreak newspapers, was arrested in Kaduna and detained over a report published on September 24, 2023 titled “Kaduna Hajj camp, a national shame,...
Suspected Political Thugs Harass Journalists Covering Elections in Imo State
On November 11, 2023, a reporter with the online newspaper, Premium Times, Mr. Chinagorom Ugwu, was harassed by political thugs at Polling Unit 028 located in Ama Ozaraigwe in Omuma Community, in the Oru...
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...
Armed Hoodlums Attack Harmony FM Radio, Loot Equipment
On October 31, 2023, Harmony 103.5 FM, a radio station under the Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria (FRCN) group of stations, located in Idofian, in Kwara State, was attacked by four suspected hoodlums who...
Journalist Arrested, Charged with Cyberstalking, Remanded in Custody
On October 10, 2023, a journalist, Mr. Saint Mienpamo, who is the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of NAIJA Live TV, an online broadcast news service based in Onitsha, Anambra State, was arrested...
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...
