Police Rescue The Guardian Reporter From Lynching At Ajeromi-Ifelodun Rerun Polls
Save for the timely intervention of policemen on election duty, Emeka Nwachukwu, a reporter with The Guardian would have been hacked to death by...
AFEX Denounces Increasing Attacks On Journalists In Africa, Calls For An End To Impunity...
Resolution of the Seventh General Meeting of the African Freedom of Expression Exchange (AFEX) held in Berlin, Germany, on April 7, 2019.
The Seventh General...
Premium Times, Anti-Press Laws And The Nigerian Constitution, By Femi Falana
Last December, the Nigerian Army demanded a retraction of what it described as the ”unwarranted and serial provocative, unauthorised, libelous and defamatory publications against...
Police Arrest Suspected Abductors of Channels TV Reporter
Police operatives attached to Operation Puff Adder, acting on intelligence report, have arrested three persons for allegedly kidnapping a Channels Television reporter, Friday Okeregbe.
This...
Army Bars Print Media From Covering Jos Event, After Invitation
Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt. Gen. Tukur Buratai, has overruled the decision of the Army Public Relations Department of the 3 Division, Jos,...
Osinbajo, Falana, Charge Journalists On Professional Ethics
Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo (SAN); rights activist, Femi Falana (SAN), publisher of Premium Times newspaper, Dapo Oloruyomi and former Commissioner of Justice and Attorney...
Fake News, Hate Speech: MTN, Others Call For Caution
Telecommunications giant, MTN, Nigeria and other stakeholders in the media, have called on the traditional media (print and broadcast) to be cautious of fake...
Plans To Celebrate 60th Anniversary Of First Television In Africa Hot Up
Some representatives of former staff of the Western Nigeria Television (WNTV) Ibadan, Africa’s first television station, on Monday, April 1, paid a courtesy visit...
How Ownership, Poor Conditions Of Service, State Actors’ Interference Hinder Free Press
According to a popular saying by Jean-Jacques Rousseau, “Man is born free, but everywhere he is in chains.” There have been a lot of...
Amnesty Others Condemn Re-Arrest Of Bayelsa Journalist
Amnesty International (AI), Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) and Concerned Nigerians Group have condemned the re-arrest of Yenagoa, Bayelsa-based journalist, Abiri Jones, by suspected...
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Documentary on Experiences of Persons and Communities from Mandated Internet Disruptions in Nigeria (2021-2022)
The Centre for Media and Society (CEMESO) is proud to present a groundbreaking documentary, Stories from The Shutdown, which captures the experiences of individuals...
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The December 2024 media analysis reveals concerning patterns in the treatment of...
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In November 2024, 67% of reported incidents involved media attacks, while 33% focused on judicial actions. Three journalists were victims, including one arrest, one...
Tackling Electoral Coverage Challenges During Elections: Revisiting Aspects of IPC & CEMESO Pre Ondo...
The challenges of electoral misinformation, inadequate political accountability, and persistent gaps in inclusion and gender equality are increasingly undermining the integrity of democratic processes....
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The October 2024 MEiN Report reveals a worrying trend in media attacks, which accounted...
