By Bankole Abe, The ICIR SEVERAL journalists based in Kaduna have shared accounts of alleged harassment, detention, and physical assault by security agencies – particularly the police – raising fresh concerns about press freedom and journalist safety in Nigeria. Their experiences, spanning years and multiple incidents, underscore the ongoing tensions between the media and law
By Frank Ulom, Converseer Residents of Cross River State have taken to the streets to strongly criticized the state of Nigeria’s democracy and economic policies, describing the situation as a “renewed shege” rather than the “renewed hope” promised by the current administration. Some of the residents who took to the streets were carrying placards with
By Bamas Victoria, The ICIR I have spent the last decade in the media, much of it navigating the precarious terrain of accountability journalism in Nigeria. But nothing quite prepares you for the moment your newsroom becomes the headline. In May 2024, the International Centre for Investigative Reporting (ICIR) was not breaking the news, we were the
By Abdullahi Muritala, ICIR INFORMANT247, a digital newsroom, has faced a troubling pattern of intimidation and harassment over exposing corruption in Kwara State. A notable example occurred in February 2024 when the Rector of Kwara State Polytechnic, Abdul Jimoh Muhammed, an engineer, filed a petition to the Kwara State police headquarters leading to the arrest
By Sylvia Akpan A group of Nigerian Seafarers cadets seeks the intervention of all and sundry on the alleged “ongoing mismanagement” and prolonged delay in the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency’s (NIMASA) handling of the Nigerian Seafarers Development Program (NSDP). The group said in 2012, NIMASA launched the NSDP with the promise of developing
By Kelvin Ololo The Cross River State Ministry of Information has inaugurated 26 Social Mobilization Technical Committee (SOMTEC), members to spearhead advocacy for health, rights of children and pregnant women in rural communities in the state. The 26 were inaugurated at the Ministry of Information conference hall Calabar, by the Permanent Secretary Offiong Ani Offiong,
By SaharaReporters Two officers of the Police Mobile Force (PMF), Inspector Kokotte Isang and Inspector Goodnews Etim, attached to retired Assistant Inspector General (AIG) Joseph Mbu, have been detained at the Ikom Police Station, Cross River State, following a reported altercation involving local residents and some military personnel.According to a situation report from the Unit
Simply identified as Joy, Mary, and Deborah, they were arrested while administering care to patients at the Accident and Emergency ward, and spent the night detained in their uniforms with their families left confused and in tears.