Police Threaten Journalist, Use him as Bait to Arrest Community Leader
Five armed operatives of the Rivers State Police Command on June 5, 2023, harassed and threatened Mr. Chinedu Orlu-Orlu, a presenter with Today 95.1 FM radio and forcibly used him as bait to lure...
Editor-in-Chief of TheNigeriaLawyer Alleges Threat to Life Over 2023 Post-Election Publications
The Founder and Editor-In-Chief of the online platform, The Nigeria Lawyer, Ms Chioma Kate Unini, has alleged threats to her life from faceless and anonymous persons expressing displeasure over some of the stories published...
Police Arrest, Detain Reporter for Filming Arrest Scene at the Supreme Court
On May 26, 2023, the police arrested Mr.Ameh Ejekwonyilo, the Premium Times online newspaper judiciary reporter, for using his phone to film a scene of arrest at the Supreme Court premises. They confiscated his...
MRA, IPC Call on NBC to Immediately Reverse Arbitrary Imposition of N5 Million Fine...
Media Rights Agenda (MRA) and the International Press Centre (IPC) have called on the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) to immediately reverse the hastily imposed N5 million fine on Channels Television and give the...
Photojournalist Arrested for Taking Pictures During Jumat Service
On April 14, 2023, Ahmed Abubakar, a Police officer attached to the Force Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department (FCID), Federal Capital Territory, Abuja arrested and detained Kayode Jaiyeola, a photojournalist with The Punch newspapers,...
Journalists Attacked and Harassed During Nigerian Governorship, State Houses of Assembly Elections
During March 18, 2023, Governorship and State Houses of Assembly elections in Nigeria, no less than 20 journalists were attacked in 13 different incidents at various locations in different states across the country while...
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...
