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 Alleges Being Forced to Write Dictated Statement in Defamation Case
Prince Amour Udemude, an editor with the privately owned news website, Big Pen Nigeria, on October 12, 2022 told a Magistrate Court sitting in Asaba, the Delta State capital, that he was coerced and...
Armed Men Invade Radio Station in Anambra State, Injure Staff
Gunmen attacked the state-owned Anambra Broadcasting Service (ABS), Awada, Onitsha station in the early hours of May 30, 2022, during which they brutalised some staff members they met on duty and burnt down a...
Rivers State Government Revokes 868 Plots of Land Owned by DAAR Communications
The Rivers State Government has revoked ownership of part of the 868 plots of land being occupied by DAAR Communications Plc, operators of Africa Independent Television (AIT) and RayPower FM, along the NTA Road...
DSS Arrests Journalist Over Video of Brawl at Polling Unit During Ekiti State Governorship...
On June 18, 2022, operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS) arrested Jeremiah Omoniyi, a student journalist covering the governorship election in Ekiti State at Polling Unit 001, Ward 01, Afao Ekiti in...
Armed Thugs Attack, Injure Journalists Covering Political Campaign
On May 23, 2022, thugs armed with cutlasses, axes, clubs and other dangerous weapons attacked and injured journalists who were covering the political campaign of Governor Adegboyega Oyetola in Gbongan, Ayedaade Local Government area...
Media Support Groups Mark 2024 World Press Freedom Day, Urge Governments...
LAGOS, Thursday, May 2, 2024: Four human rights and media support organizations have called on Federal and State Governments to take urgent measures to...
