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Press Freedom: Journalists Charged To Remain Resolute Despite Repression, Security Agencies Identified As Drivers Of Attacks

By Patrick Obia Journalists have been charged to remain resolute in the discharge of their duties despite increasing media repressions and attacks. This was the summary of a one-day summit geared toward “protecting press freedom, ensuring journalists’ safety” held in Novare Mall, room 208, FCT Abuja and organized by the Center for Journalism Innovation and

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CJID In Collaboration With The ICIR, NAMIP Holds Journalist Safety Summit

By Wisdom Okon The Center for Journalism Innovation and Development (CJID) in collaboration with the International Center for Investigative Reporting (ICIR) and Nigeria Media Innovation Program (NAMIP) is hosting a journalist safety summit. The summit is billed for tomorrow, Thursday, June 8 2023 at Novare Mall, room 208, FCT Abuja. Conversations during this event will

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NGO Lauds Journalists On World Press Freedom Day

By CrossRiverWatch Admin The publisher of CrossRiverWatch and founder of the Agba Jalingo Foundation for Investigative and Accountability Journalism, (AJFIAJ) has lauded journalists across the globe on World Press Freedom Day. AJFIAJ founder, Citizen Agba Jalingo in a statement said marking the day is essential, especially in Cross River. He said, “Press freedom is essential

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JUST IN: NBC Revokes License Of CRBC, 51 Other Broadcast Stations

By Jonathan Ugbal The Nigerian Broadcasting Commission, NBC, has announced the revocation of the broadcast license of the Cross River State Broadcasting Corporation, CRBC and 51 other broadcast outfits over indebtedness to the regulator. The NBC said the stations are owing the Commission NGN2.6 billion since 2015. The Director General of the NBC, Mallam Balarabe

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IPC Decries Detention, Harassment Of Wikki Times Publisher, Reporter

By Abdullateef Abubakar, SolaceBase  Listen To The Report The International Press Centre (IPC) has condemned in strong terms the harassment and molestation of Mr. Haruna Mohammed, the publisher of WikkiTimes online newspaper, and one of its reporters, Mr. Idris Kamal, by the Police in Bauchi, Bauchi State. SolaceBase reports that the ordeal of the two

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Journalists Harassed, Kicked Out Of Osinbajo’s Presidential Consultation Visit To Cross River

By Patrick Obia Listen To The Report No fewer than fifteen (15) journalists in Cross River State were on Thursday, May 5, 2022, harassed and chased out of the venue of Vice President Yemi Osinbajo’s consultation visit to Cross River. This is happening two days after the World Press Freedom Day celebration aimed at protecting

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Why Do Readers “Tag” Media Outfits? Drawdown To Cross River…BY AGBA JALINGO

Almost all front line independent mainstream media organizations in the West like CNN, BBC, Al Jazeera, Fox, NYT, Telegraph, Washington Post, AP, Reuters, MSN, RFI are all tagged “Western Media Propaganda” outfits or accused of leaning towards the Republicans or Democrats or Labor or Conservatives or the Lib Dems, by those who find issues with

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If Doing This Amounts To Hatred In Your Imagination … So Be It! BY AGBA JALINGO

Section 22, 1999 Constitution says: “The press, radio, television and other agencies of the mass media shall at all times be free to uphold the fundamental objectives contained in this Chapter and uphold the responsibility and accountability of the government to the people.” Section 39:  Every person shall be entitled to freedom of expression, including

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