CCB Declines FOI Request, Cites ‘Personal Privacy’
The Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB) on June 30, 2015 declined a Freedom of Information request made to it on behalf of the Stop...
Presidency Restores State House Correspondent’s Villa Press Pass
The Presidential Villa Press Pass of Mr. Ubale Musa, the Radio/TV Deutsche Welle State House Correspondent, which was withdrawn on May 11, 2015 by...
Suspected Smugglers Beat Journalist to Coma
On June 25, 2015, some men, suspected to be smugglers beat Yomi Olomofe, the Executive Director of the Badagry based Prime Magazine to a...
Benue State Speaker Orders Channels TV out of House of Assembly
On June 25, 2015, the newly elected speaker of the Benue State House of Assembly, Mr. Terkimbi Kyange, ordered the State correspondent of Channels...
Stakeholders Call for Editorial Independence as a Panacea for Better Election Coverage
Stakeholders at a two-day review meeting have called for editorial independence for both government and privately owned media houses to ensure better reportage of...
Sharia Court Sentences 9 Persons to Death for Alleged Blasphemy
On June 25, 2015, a Sharia Court of Appeal in Rijiyar Lemo in Kano State, North-west Nigeria, reportedly sentenced nine persons, including one woman,...
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...
