Lawmaker Assaults Journalist at Press Conference
The Majority Leader in the House of Representatives, Hon. Alhassan Doguwa, on November 1, 2022, assaulted the Leadership newspaper’s Kano Bureau Chief, Malam Abdullahi Yakubu, during a press conference he called in his residence...
Journalist Goes into Hiding Over Accusation of Blasphemy
Mr. Gabriel Idibia, head of bureau of Daybreak Nigeria newspaper, who lives in Kaduna disclosed on October 16, 2023, that he has had to flee Kaduna and go into hiding after he was falsely...
Court Keeps Journalists in Prison for 4 Months with Stringent Bail Conditions at...
Mr. Olamilekan Hammed, a journalist and publisher of the online newspaper, EaglesForeSight, is spending his fourth month at the Maximum Correctional Centre in Ibara, Abeokuta, for following stringent bail conditions imposed on him by...
Photojournalists Kidnapped, Released After Payment of Ransom
On June 15, 2022, Mr. Uchenna Nwube, along with his friend’s mother-in-law, were kidnapped on their way back to Abakaliki from Aba, Abia State.
Uchenna is a photographer attached to Ebonyi State Government House in...
Coalition Condemns Attack on Lanre Suraju, Calls for Thorough Investigation
The Coalition for Whistleblowers Protection and Press Freedom (CWPPF) has condemned the attack and threat to the life of Mr. Lanre Suraju, a leading anti-corruption crusader and chairman of the Lagos-based non-governmental organization, Human...
Journalist Declared Missing, Later Found Dead
Mr. Yusuf Mubarak, a 27-year-old journalist and third-year student of Nassarawa State University, who went missing on the night of September 13, 2023, was found dead on September 16, 2023, along Unity Road, Ilorin,...
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...
