•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
•Deadly airstrike on Gaza An Israeli airstrike in Gaza killed two Al Jazeera journalists yesterday as Benjamin Netanyahu’s military continued its war in the besieged Palestinian territory. Israeli forces targeted a car carrying reporter Ismail al-Ghoul and cameraperson Rami al-Rifi, both 27, killing them instantly, along with a child who was t...
Two abducted Kaduna journalists, Abdulgafar Alabelewe of the Nation and Abdul Raheem Aodu of Blue Print who were abducted in Danhonu area of Kaduna metropolis last week Saturday regained their freedom yesterday. This was disclosed by the elder brother of one of the abducted Journalists, Mas’ud Mobolaji Alabelewe while speaking with our corresp...
•Gunmen 48 hours after the abduction of two journalists and their family members in Kaduna state, their whereabouts have remained unknown. It was earlier reported how armed men stormed Danhonu community in Millennium city of Chikun Local Government Area of Kaduna and raided the houses of the reporters of The Nation newspaper, Alhaji AbdulGafar...
•Tinubu At least 10 journalists have been arrested in the past one year in what seems like a targeted clampdown on free speech with the use of the controversial Cybercrimes (Prohibition, Prevention etc) Act, 2015. Journalists from the International Centre of Investigative Reporting (ICIR), the Foundation for Investigative Journalism (FIJ), The...
Nigerian governors have commended journalists for their commitment to the tenets of the profession as they mark the 2024 World Press Freedom Day. The theme for this year’s event is, ”A press for the planet: Journalism in the face of environmental crisis.” Every year on May 3, World Press Freedom Day is observed to emphasise […]
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