MRA Sues Lagos State Ministry of Health over FOI Request Denial
Media Rights Agenda (MRA) on December 9, 2016 filed a suit at the Ikeja Judicial Division of the Lagos State High Court against the...
MRA Sues Ojodu Local Government for Denial of FOI Request
Media Rights Agenda (MRA) has instituted legal proceedings against the Ojodu Local Government Council in Lagos over its refusal to provide the organization with...
Dapo Olorunyomi Arrested, Released After Intense Public Pressure
Veteran journalist and Managing Director of Premium Times, Mr. Dapo Olorunyomi, was arrested and detained for several hours by the Nigerian Police in Abuja,...
Nomination Sought For UNESCO/Guillermo Cano World Press Freedom Prize 2017
United Nations Economic, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) has called for nominations for the 2017 edition of the UNESCO/Guillermo Cano World Press Freedom Prize.
UNESCO...
Police Arrest Publisher of Fresh News in Abuja
Officers of the Nigeria Police on January 13, 2017 arrested Desmond Utomwen, Publisher of Fresh News, an online newspaper, in his Abuja office at...
AU, EU Pledge to Promote and Protect Freedom of Expression in the Digital Age
The African Union (AU) and the European Union (EU) have made a joint commitment to promote and protect freedom of expression and the right...
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...
