The Nigerian Press Organisation (NPO) comprising the Newspaper Proprietors’ Association of Nigeria (NPAN), the Nigeria Guild of Editors and the Nigerian Union of Journalists (NUJ), as well as other media stakeholders have rejected the Nigerian Press Council Bill 2018, describing […]
President Muhammadu Buhari last week paid a three-day working visit to Germany. As part of the activities for the visit, the president addressed a joint press conference with his host and German Chancellor, Angela Merkel in Berlin. During the press […]
Dr Peregrino Brimah protests Tuesday at Nigerian Embassy New York against Nigerian government intimidation of the media. Nigeria’s Economic and Financial Crimes Commission overstepped its constitutional boundaries in arresting Mr. Abusidiqu Usman in attempt to muzzle and silence the Nigerian […]
MY RESPONSE TO THE PRESS CONFERENCE ADDRESSED BY 9 MEMBERS OF THE 40-MEMBER APPROPRIATION COMMITTEE OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES All the accusations they leveled against me are not in any way different from the bunch of lies contained […]
Celebrated Nigerian Blogger, newspaper columnist and well travelled speaker Japheth Omojuwa appears set to take the first legal step against the revelations over a group of people who allegedly gathered to discuss his person, with death threats allegedly issued against […]
The government of Switzerland has denied contributing any financial support against the war on terror. The government was reacting to a February 1 declaration which says it is funding the Multinational Joint Task Force set up to battle the Boko […]
Former President Goodluck Jonathan will hold a world press conference in Geneva, Switzerland, on Wednesday. Guy Mettan, executive director of the Geneva Press Club, confirmed this in a statement, saying the event is part of activities lined up by circle […]
The media has come under attack once more. This time, it is not just the mainstream media, but the new or social media that is under attack thanks to the introduction of a controversial Social Media Bill by Senator Bala […]
The attention of Ndi Anioma of Nigeria, the umbrella body covering Anioma people at home and in Diaspora has been drawn to the recent protest associated with a group of people, in the name of Biafra, in which protesters of […]
The Coalition of Human Rights Defenders (COHRD) has noted with deep concern the ongoing onslaught against press freedom and journalists in Akwa Ibom State by the Mr. Udom Emmanuel-led government. COHRD is particularly saddened by the unlawful and undemocratic manipulation […]
Gordon Obua, former chief security officer to Nigeria’s immediate past president Goodluck Jonathan, is alive. Obuah, who was reported to have passed on while in the custody of State Security Services (SSS), since his arrest on Thursday, turn up at a […]
President of the United State, Barrack Obama and his Nigerian counterpart, Muhammadu Buhar addressed a joint press conference at the end of their meeting in Washington on Monday. Below is the full text of the press conference: PRESIDENT OBAMA: Well, […]
