Security Officials Prevent Journalists from Covering Interior Minister’s Assumption of Duty
Paramilitary officers on August 21, 2023, manhandled journalists and barred them from covering the assumption of duty by Mr. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, the newly appointed Minister of Interior, after his swearing-in ceremony at the presidential...
Hoodlums Invade, Loot Radio Station in Jalingo
The corporate offices of Rock 92.3 FM, Jalingo, the first FM radio station in Taraba State, was invaded by hoodlums who looted the station in the night of July 21, and into the early...
Hooded Security Operatives Abduct Broadcast Journalist
On July 27, 2023, some hooded armed operatives of the Nigeria Police, abducted Mr. Chinonso Uba, popularly known as NonsoNkwa, a broadcast journalist with Ozisa FM, in Owerri, Imo State, in a commando-style operation,...
Police Arrest Publisher on Orders of Gov. Peter Mba
On July 7, 2023, operatives of the anti-kidnapping unit of the Enugu State Police Command arrested Mr. Mike Ilediagu, publisher of News Centre, an online blog, following the publication of a news item, titled,...
Federal High Court Jails Lady for Allegedly Cyberstalking Nigerian Actress
Justice Nicholas Oweibo of the Federal High Court sitting in Lagos on August 2, 2023, sentenced Ms Nwakaego Okoye, a social media influencer, to three years imprisonment for allegedly “cyberstalking” Ms Eniola Badmus, a...
Traditional Religion Devotee Arrested, Arraigned for Allegedly Defaming Monarch, Remanded in Custody
A popular Isese (a Nigerian traditional religion) devotee and activist, Mr. Adegbola Abdulazeez, a.k.a. Talọlọrun (Who is God), was on August 16, 2023, arrested in Ibadan, Oyo State, for allegedly insulting Alhaji Sulu Gambari,...