Police Bar Journalists from Covering Court Proceedings, Assault Them
Armed operatives of the Nigerian Police on May 13, 2022 barred journalists from covering the trial of a federal lawmaker and Rivers State governorship aspirant of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Farah Dagogo, at...
Radio Worker Detained for Airing ‘Offensive’ Song against Nigerian Governor Released after Two Months
Mr. Casmir Chinonye Uzomah, a staff in the technical department of Orient FM/Television, operated by the Imo State-owned Broadcasting Station, who was arrested on August 4, 2022, by operatives of the Department of State...
Policemen Attack BBC Journalist Covering IPOB Sit-at-Home Order
On May 18, 2022, police officers attacked a British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) journalist who was covering the suspended sit-at-home order by the separatist group, Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), at Cemetery Market in Aba,...
Blogger Alleges Threat to Life by Former Governor’s Wife
Ms Abimbola Olajumoke Olawumi, a blogger, has raised alarm alleging threat to her life by Mrs. Bisi Fayemi, wife of Kayode Fayemi, former governor of Ekiti State over a Facebook post in which she...
Kano Magistrate Court Summons WikkiTimes over Alleged Defamation, Cyberstalking
A magistrate court sitting in Kano has summoned WikkiTimes, a Bauchi-based investigative and data journalism platform, over an investigative story which some construction companies indicted in the story alleged was defamatory and amounts to...
Gunmen Abduct, Release Journalists Covering Enugu Local Government Elections
On February 23, 2022, unknown gunmen attacked the news crew of the Enugu State Broadcasting Service (ESBS) covering the 2022 local government elections in Enugu State and abducted Mr. Fred Nnaji and Mr. Monday...
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...
