Tag: Freedom of the Press

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Kola MuhammedJuly 12, 2021

Information Blackout: Protest by the Press is alarm on the danger of democracy without watchdogs

A glance at any newspaper stand across Nigeria on July 12 would have brought one striking observation – most of ...

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Op-ed EditorJanuary 20, 2017

Peregrino Brimah: Nigeria in danger as authoritarian Buhari government threatens courts and press freedom

by Peregrino Brimah The invasion and arrest of Premium Times’ publisher and other journalists is the latest event in the ...

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Op-ed EditorJanuary 19, 2017

The Thread: The press will not stop demanding for good governance

The arrest of Dapo Olorunyomin and Evelyn of Premium Times was a kick in the gut of free press. The ...

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Op-ed EditorJanuary 19, 2017

The Thread: “This gra gra politics must stop” | Our Top 10 tweets on the arrest of Premium Times publisher, Dapo Olorunyomi

Police officers just raided Premium Times. They arrested the publisher, Dapo Olorunyomi, and my colleague, Evelyn Okakwu. Story up shortly. ...

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RoqeebahNovember 28, 2016

[The Presidential Blog] Has the Presidency finally run out of blames?

If there’s anything we’ll never ever forget after this administration of the President Muhammadu Buhari, it is all the blaming. ...

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Op-ed EditorNovember 7, 2016

Opinion: Stop violence and impunity against journalists

by Jide Ojo “I pay tribute to the courage of all media personnel who put their lives on the line ...

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