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In Kwara, Police, Government Use Laws Meant For High Profile Criminal Cases To Jail Journalists

By Salihu Shola, Informant247 September 2024 was meant to be a joyful time for Oluwatoyin Luqman Bolakale, the publisher of Satcom Media. He was planning his wedding. But at a time he was supposed to be at the studio for pre-shoot with his bride-to-be Saliu Muinat, he found himself behind bars. Oluwatoyin’s ordeal is not

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Try To Dey Question Your “Capacity Leaders” Abeg… BY AGBA JALINGO

Try and have a conversation about development, (not politics), with some of those people you call capacity leaders and notice somethings. The first challenge is that the followers themselves don’t even have a full grasp of what development entails. So even the people, who are mostly timid and sycophantic, can hardly have the courage or

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Climate Change: Stakeholders Decry Impact, Demand Actions On Gas Flaring, Methane Emissions In Nigeria

They called for comprehensive legal reforms, stricter penalties for non-compliance, and continued public advocacy to end gas flaring and reduce methane emissions in Nigeria, with the media urged to do more for indigenous communities demanding action to protect their rights and the environment.

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Offing The Microphone: How Power Strangles Free Speech In Cross River State

The stifling of free speech in Cross River is not always overt, but its consequences are clear: fear, silence, and a shrinking civic space. It discourages critical reporting, undermines democracy, and leaves the most vulnerable without a voice

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BREAKING: Defunct ITM Ugep Staff Owed Four Months Salaries, Take Protest To Governors Office In Calabar

Upon arrival, some Union leaders were invited inside to wait for the Governor, Bassey Edet Otu, while other members continued protesting at the gate with security officials instructing them not to obstruct traffic flow into the office.

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How The Attack On CrossRiverWatch Threatens Press Freedom In Cross River

"Running a newsroom shouldn’t feel like operating a resistance cell,” Ugbal said. “But that’s what it’s come to. And still, we continue."

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Police Arrest Church Founder For Blinding Teenager With A Punch In Calabar

He eventually took her, after much delay, to a pharmacy along Marian (Ndidem Usang-Iso) road, and when they couldn't handle it, he reluctantly took her to UCTH where he was rude to those on duty and abandoned her for two weeks until he was arrested last weekend

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Detained, Assaulted: Inside Journalists Harrowing Encounters With Security Agents In Kaduna

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

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