The Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Rivers State Council, has issued a 14-day ultimatum to the Rivers State Police Command to tender an unreserved public apology over the assault on five journalists during a peaceful protest in Port Harcourt or risk a statewide media blackout. In a statement jointly signed by the Council Chairman, Comrade ...
•Police fire teargas at peaceful protesters Officers of the Rivers State Police Command this morning fired teargas at protesters gathered at the Isaac Boro Park in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital. The protesters who are members of the ‘Take It Back Movement’ were greeted by heavy police presence when they gathered at the protest [&hell...
•Bandits MOHAMMED IBRAHIM YABA, Kaduna reporting for Daily Trust The journey began on Thursday, December 20, 2024 when I received a call from my office, instructing me to prepare for a meeting with some bandit kingpins willing to engage in peace talks near the Rijana area of Kaduna State. As a journalist covering insecurity, particularly [&hel...
•Gunmen Gunmen on Thursday evening abducted three relations of former Daily Trust Editor, Malam Ahmed Ajobe. The victims include a male and two females, including Ajobe’s immediate younger sister, Halimtu-Sadiya Tahir, reports Channels TV. They were abducted on their way from a nearby community market in Awo, Ankpa Local Government Area of Kog...
•Kano governor, Abba Yusuf The Kano State Government has relieved 14 members of the press crew covering the Government House of their duties. Sanusi Bature Dawakin Tofa, spokesman for Governor Abba Kabiru Yusuf, in a message to the affected pressmen directed them to report back to their respective offices, requesting replacements from their va...
•Gunmen Gunmen, believed to be members of a secessionist group, have kidnapped some reporters en route to cover the Super Eagles match in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State. The abduction reportedly took place in Isseke, a notorious community in the Ihiala Local Government Area of Anambra State, reports The Nation. While some sources claim the incident [&he...
Thugs today took over the protest ground used during the August #EndBadGovernance protest in Rumuokwuta, in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital. The protest ground was earlier announced as the state’s convergence point for the “FearlessInOctober” demonstration against economic hardship in the country, reports Channels TV. However, cane-wie...
•Premium Times reporter’s car riddle with bullets The Nigeria Union of Journalists has condemned the harassment and intimidation of journalists covering the #EndBadGovernanceInNigeria nationwide protests. The union stated that these acts were carried out by both “state and non-state actors.” This was disclosed in a statement today, Sunday, Aug...
•A policeman rough handles Jide Oyekunle of Daily Independent (middle) during the protests in Abuja yesterday Below is a press statement issued today by the International Press Institute Nigeria concerning attacks on journalists covering the ongoing nationwide protests: The Nigerian National Committee of International Press Institute (IPI Nige...
•Police teargas Policemen have fired teargas canisters at protesters assembling at the popular Berger roundabout in Abuja. Journalists covering the protest were not spared either, as they were also tear-gassed at a separate location they had gathered. … developing story
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