A glance at any newspaper stand across Nigeria on July 12 would have brought one striking observation – most of the newspapers in the country bore an identical frontpage – a banner that reads: “Information Blackout “This is what the National Assembly wants to achieve with the NPC and NBC (Media) Act amendment Bills. “It’s... Read More

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January 20, 2017

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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 rapid slide of Nigeria into a brutal totalitarian new order. Just last week SaharaReporters’ founder Mr Omoyele Sowore was picked up and brutalised by the Nigerian police without formal charge. These latest arrests affecting Nigeria’s top... Read More

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January 19, 2017

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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 police said they were acting on a complaint by Buratai, the Army Chief of Staff, who had ,through the agency of the military, issued a letter to the newspaper to desist from spreading false stories... Read More

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January 19, 2017

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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. — Samuel Ogundipe (@SamuelOgundipe) January 19, 2017 Premium Times publisher, Dapo Olorunyomi, has been arrested by the police. You will recall that last week, The Nigerian Army sent them a letter, threatening that Premium Times... Read More

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November 28, 2016

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[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. Along with recession, the slow response syndrome and #TheOtherRoom. But the one thing that we will forever remember is their go-to response for every enquiry, complaint, outcry, or anything else really: It is the other people;... Read More

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November 7, 2016

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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 for the sake of truth, and I call for immediate action to secure justice in cases where journalists were attacked, harassed or killed.” – Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on the 2016 International Day to End Impunity for... Read More

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

Opinion: Stop violence and impunity against journalists

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