Appeal Court Dismisses Condemned Singer’s Appeal, Orders Retrial for Alleged Blasphemy
A Court of Appeal sitting in Kano State has dismissed an appeal filed by a Kano-based singer, Aminu Shariff Yahaya, who was sentenced to death in August 2020 by a Kano Upper Shari’a Court....
MRA, Others Win Suit over Twitter Ban as ECOWAS Court Rules Nigerian Government’s Action...
The ECOWAS Community Court of Justice has ruled that the indefinite suspension of access to Twitter in Nigeria by the Federal Government in June 2021 was unlawful and violated the provisions of the African...
Media Rights Agenda, Others Win Suit over Twitter Ban as ECOWAS Court Rules Nigerian...
The ECOWAS Community Court of Justice has ruled that the indefinite suspension of access to Twitter in Nigeria by Federal Government in June 2021 was unlawful and violated the provisions of the African Charter...
Appeal Court Rules that A Private Company Paid with Public Funds is Subject to...
In a landmark judgement, the Court of Appeal in Lagos has ruled that a private company is deemed to be a public institution under the Freedom of Information (FOI) Act, 2011 if the company,...
Court Sets EiE, Others’ N5billion Suit Against Telecoms Companies for Hearing on June 16
Justice Ayokunle Faji of the Federal High Court in Lagos has fixed hearing in a fundamental rights class-action suit filed by Enough is Enough (EiE) Nigeria, Media Rights Agenda (MRA), and Paradigm Initiative (PIN)...
Court Acquits Agba Jalingo of Terrorism, Cybercrime Charges
A Federal High Court sitting in Calabar, Cross River State, presided over by Justice Ijeoma Ojukwu has discharged and acquitted Nigerian journalist and activist, Mr. Agba Jalingo, on charges of alleged treasonable felony, terrorism,...
MRA Sues NBC for Refusing to Disclose Status of Payment of...
Lagos, Monday, 19 September 2022: Media Rights Agenda (MRA) announced today that it has filed a Freedom of Information (FOI) suit at the Federal...
