Tag: JOURNALIST
Journalist detained 12 days for criticising Lai Mohammed – CDHR
The Committee for the Defence of Human Rights (CDHR) says an On-Air Personality, Rotimi Jolayemi, aka Oba Akewi, has been illegally detained for 12...
Umahi lacks power to bar journalists – NBA
The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has said that Ebonyi State Governor, David Umahi, does not have the constitutional power to hinder the operations of...
Umahi denies banning journalists for life
Ebonyi State Governor, David Umahi, has disowned audio and video recordings being circulated on social media where he allegedly banned two journalists for life.
The...
El-Rufai’s son threatens to sue Premium Times journalist over gang-rape report
Bello El-Rufai, son of Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, has threatened to sue a Premium Times journalist over a report alleging gang-rape.
Bello went into...
Lockdown: Kwara exempts registered farmers, journalists, others
Kwara State Technical Committee on COVID-19 has said that farmers who can identify themselves with any registered farming associations are allowed to go to...
Davido responds to allegation of assault on journalist
Pop singer, David Adeleke, popularly known as Davido, has responded to an allegation of assault by a journalist.
The journalist, who did not reveal his...
Abike Dabiri clashes with TVC journalist over Anthony Joshua’s action
Chairman/CEO of Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM), Abike Dabiri-Erewa, has clashed with a journalist at Television Continental (TVC), OlaJumoke Alawode-James.
Mrs Alawode-James co-anchors a...
Journalist, Agba Jalingo, requests new judge for trial
Journalist, Agba Jalingo, who is facing treason charges for a report about alleged diversion of N500 million by Cross River State Governor, Ben Ayade,...
Again, court denies journalist, Agba Jalingo, bail for criticising Ben Ayade
A Federal High Court sitting in Calabar has again refused
the bail application of a journalist, Agba Jalingo, who is facing treason
charges for a report...
Journalist, Chido Onumah, drags DSS to court over detention
Journalist and activist, Chido Onumah, on Wednesday filed a legal suit against the Department of State Services (DSS) over his arrest and detention on...