A Daily Trust In The Media, Not The Army
By Owei Lakemfa
AS a former newspaper Editor, I would not have published the Daily Trust lead story of January 6, 2019 titled: Military prepares...
University of Birmingham Wins WhatsApp Award To Research The Use Of ‘Fake-News’ In Nigerian...
A University of Birmingham led project has been awarded a $50,000 grant by Social Media giant WhatsApp for the purpose of studying misinformation and its impact on society.
The...
2019 Elections And The Media
Lekan sote
The mass media are indispensable in modern democracies, like Nigeria, where there is a need to link a citizenry of more than 190...
IPC Decries Siege On Daily Trust
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NLC Demands Immediate Release Of Detained Daily Trust Journalists
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has called for the immediate release of Daily Trust staff arrested in Maiduguri by armed soldiers and urged the Nigerian military...
Soldiers Shut Daily Trust Offices, Arrest Editor, Reporter
Armed soldiers yesterday invaded Daily Trust’s regional office in Maiduguri, Borno State, and arrested its editor, Uthman Abubakar, and a reporter, Ibrahim Sawab.
The armed...
2018 Deadliest Year For Journalists, 53 Killed On The Job – CPJ Data
At least 53 journalists were killed on the job this year, 34 of whom were targeted for murder in reprisal for their work, the...
Kebbi Govt Persecutes The Sun Reporter Over Report
The Kebbi State government, led by Governor Abubakar Atiku Bagudu, has put machinery in motion to persecute The Sun’s correspondent in the state, Olarenwaju...
Buhari Writes Senate, Declines Assent To NBC Amendment Bill
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FG Commissions $9.08m Radio Frequency Monitoring, Control Centre
The Federal Government has commissioned the first-ever Mobile Radio Frequency Monitory Equipment, National Spectrum Management System, Denial of Service, DOS, Equipment and a National...
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