Some journalists who attempted to cover the fire in Governor Ibikunle Amosun’s house in Abeokuta were allegedly assaulted by security agents who had their camera seized and pictures deleted.
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Mr. Femi Adesina, Deputy Editor-in-chief and Deputy Managing Director of the Sun newspapers was on Friday, March 1, 2013 elected as President, Nigerian Guild of Editors in a keenly contested poll. Members of the new executive include: Femi Adesina, President; Aisha Sule, Deputy President; Suleiman Gaya, Vice President (North); Victor Agusiobo, Vice President (East); Steve
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The Lagos State governor, Mr. Babatunde Fashola has called for restrain in the frequent use of gory pictures and negative portrayal of the nation on the pages of newspapers. Fashola made the observation on Monday while playing host to the new management team of the Africa Newspapers of Nigeria, Publishers of Tribune newspapers at the
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The leader of the Boko Haram sect, Ibn Abubakar Shekrau is reported to have threatened to deal with the spokesman of the JTF in Borno State, Lt. Col. Sagir Musa and journalists for telling lie against the Islamic Sect.
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A le Republican editor, Boukary Daou, was arrested for publishing a letter about poor conditions of soldiers fighting Islamist militants in the North of Mali. Malian Private media, following the arrest,started a news black out.About 40 newspaper published each week did not appear on the news stand while 16 local FM stations are either silent
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The Chairperson of Tanzania Editors Forum, Absalom Kibanda, is reported to have been attacked at his home in Dare Salaam.The Forum for African Investigative Reporters (FAIR) representing 100 journalists and editors across the continent, demands an urgent investigation into recent cases of abuse and harassment towards Tanzanian journalists.
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The Nigerian Press Council (NPC), in collaboration with the Democratic Governance for Development (DGD) project of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), held a two day seminar to sensitize journalists in the North Central Zone on their role in reporting democracy and governance issues in Nigeria. The workshop was declared open by the Benue State
The Nigerian Press Council and the Nigeria Union of Journalists with the support of the Rivers State Government, held a two-day workshop to sensitize journalists in the South-East and South-South zones on the Freedom of Information Act (FoIA). The workshop, held at Songhai Farms, Bunu Tai, Rivers State, is the third leg of capacity building
The Nigerian Press Council, in continuation of its sensitization of journalists and the general public on the Freedom of Information (FoI) Act, 2011 organised a two day workshop at the Mokland Hotel in Otta, Ogun State from February 1, – 2, 2012. The keynote address was delivered by the Ogun State governor, His Excellency, Senator
The two-day workshop on 2011 General Election: Expectations from the Media organised by the Nigerian Press Council (NPC) in collaboration with the International Republican Institute (IRI) was held at All Seasons Hotel, Owerri on March 28-29, 2011. One hundred participants drawn mostly from the print and some electronic media in the South-East and South-South states
