By Deji Abdulwahab The International Press Institute (IPI Nigeria) says Stanley Ugagbe, a reporter with Secret Reporters, an online news platform, has been released from police custody following its intervention. According to a statement signed by the institute’s Legal Adviser, Tobi Soniyi in Abuja on Monday, Ugagbe wasContinue Reading
Judgment By Usman Aliyu An Edo High Court in Benin on Monday dissolved the 12-year-old marriage between a renowned female journalist, Best Mbiere, and her estranged husband, Okechukwu Mbiere, over what it described as an irretrievable breakdown of the union. Justice Daniel Okungbowa of Edo High Court, also awarded custodyContinue Reading
Prof. Abdullahi Usman, Chairman National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON), says he is mot behind the arrest of any journalist by security agencies. In a statement by his Technical Assistant on Media, Ahmad Muazu, the NAHCON chairman said he did not order or request the arrest of any journalist orContinue Reading
Journalists By Cecilia Ologunagba UN Secretary-General, António Guterres, has condemned the killing of six Palestinian journalists in Gaza. The reporters – five of whom worked for the Al Jazeera media network – were killed in a targeted Israeli strike in Gaza City on Sunday. UN Spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric, said this atContinue Reading
Explanation Germany has called on Israel to provide a clear and transparent explanation following the killing of Al Jazeera correspondent Anas al-Sharif and four of his colleagues in an Israeli airstrike in Gaza City. The demand came after the Qatar-based broadcaster announced that the journalists were killed when an IsraeliContinue Reading
By Yusuf Mohammed In Beyond Expectations, veteran journalist and media entrepreneur Yakubu Mohammed delivers a deeply personal yet historically significant memoir that chronicles not only his extraordinary life journey but also key moments in Nigeria’s political and media evolution. For readers who have long sought clarity on Dele Giwa andContinue Reading
By Joy Obanya Nathaniel Bivan, a solutions and conflict Journalist, has stressed the need for compatriots to always tell creative and innovative stories about Nigeria and Africa at large, to bolster meaningful growth. Bivan, who is also author of the debut novel: “Boys Girls and Beasts” released on Nov.Continue Reading
By Sani Idris-Abdulrahman UNICEF has brainstormed with journalists from Kaduna State, Nasarawa, Niger and Kwara on bolstering reportage of health and education issues. This was in an effort to expand media buy-in at all levels to strengthen terms of engagement to promote reporting and broadcasting of health and education programmes,Continue Reading
