IPC Condemns Otti’s Verbal Attack on Journalist, Demands Public Apology

  The Safety and Protection of Journalists (SPJ) Hub of the International Press Centre (IPC), Lagos, has condemned what it described as a verbal assault on a journalist by the…

Otti slams journalist over demand for economic impact data

  Alex Otti, governor of Abia, has rebuked a journalist during his monthly media chat in Umuahia, the state capital, on Friday. The governor dismissed a question on verifiable data…

State agents behind 74% of attacks on journalists – MRA

  The Media Rights Agenda (MRA) has accused Nigerian security and law enforcement agencies of turning against the very people they are mandated to protect, journalists, in what it described…

Police detain journalist over alleged defamation against Gov Yusuf’s aide

  The Nigeria Police Force has arrested and detained a Kano-based digital journalist, Ibrahim Ishaq Dan’uwa Rano, following a petition allegedly by Abdullahi Ibrahim Rogo, the Director General of Protocol…

IPC condemns killing of Ibadan journalist, demands justice

  The International Press Centre has condemned the killing of an Ibadan-based journalist, Peter Ojo, and called for a thorough investigation to ensure justice is served. Ojo, a former reporter…

Security Operatives Brutalize Journalist, Seize His Phone At First Lady’s Empowerment Program

  Efecha Gold, a reporter with Golden Nation Multimedia, has narrated how the security personnel harassed and brutalized him while covering the Renewed Hope Initiative agricultural empowerment program organized by…

Customs officer humiliates journalist, threatens to detain him in Kebbi

  The Public Relations Officer (PRO) of the Nigeria Customs Service, Kebbi State Command, MT Salisu, on Thursday, verbally assaulted a Vanguard Correspondent, Haruna Aliyu and threatened to detain him…

Church members brutalize journalist for videoing fire incident

  A Port-Harcourt-based broadcast journalist, Precious Amadi, was allegedly brutalized Saturday evening by members of the Salvation Ministries Glorious Chapel in Rivers State for videoing a fire outbreak within the…