The Press Secretary to Kaduna State Governor Uba Sani, Ibrahim Musa, on Friday, barred journalists from covering Northern Governor’s Forum (NGF) Meeting at the Government House in Kaduna, the state capital. This was as the NGF members were about to arrive for the meeting at Sir Kashim Ibrahim House. Musa had reportedly told the leadership of the Nigeria Union of …

The Association of Nigerian Electricity Distributors has asked the Nigerian Air Force, the military, and the presidency to fish out officers and men of the Sam Ethnan Air Force Base, Ikeja, who attacked staff and journalists at the premises of the Ikeja Electric Company (IKEDC) on Thursday. The association said it would not relent until justice is served to everyone …

The Chairman of the Guild of Interfaith Media Practitioners (GIMP), Mr. Abdulkarim Abdulmalik has called on Nigerian journalists to put the promotion of inter-religious dialogue on the front burner of their news coverage. During the Guild’s commemoration of the World Interfaith Harmony Week 2025 at the weekend, Abdulmalik noted that prioritising stories and articles that promote religious tolerance, peace and …

South Sudanese authorities have blocked access to social media platforms in response to recent unrest, drawing condemnation from the Committee to Protect Journalists and concerns over press freedom and public access to information. On 22 January, South Sudan’s telecommunications regulator, the National Communication Authority, directed all internet service providers to “block access to all social media accounts” for a “minimum …

The Kano State Government, on Friday, recalled two of the 14 journalists whose accreditations to cover Government House activities were previously withdrawn. Earlier, the state government withdrew the accreditation of the 14 journalists on 22 October  2024, barring them from covering activities within the Government House. According to Saturday PUNCH, two among the 14 journalists, Nasiru Mustapha Danhaki, a cameraman with …

It was one American actor Robert Bernstein who, while counselling his colleagues, declared that you cannot aspire to be a leading artiste and at the same time be seeking to be a multi-millionaire. You have to choose one: The best teacher in the land or the best businessman! The trouble with most, of us and I mean the most of …

The Deputy Inspector General (DIG) of Police in charge of Southwest, Abiodun Alabi has called on media practitioners to shun sensational reportage that could trigger security threats in the country. Alabi made this plea on Saturday in Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti State capital, during the 2024 Press Week Public Lecture organized by the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Ekiti Council. Speaking on …

As the nationwide protests ended on Saturday across the country, one of the leaders and lawyers to the protesters, Mr. Deji Adeyanju, yesterday, disclosed that 26 protesters and journalists have so far been released from among over hundreds arrested and detained by security agents across the country. Adeyanju made the disclosure in an interview with Vanguard, adding that they were …

The Moshood Abiola National Stadium, Abuja, has been deserted after security agents deployed to the facility dispersed protesters and journalists with gunfire on Saturday. Masked security operatives, suspected to be personnel of the Department of State Services, had fired shots sporadically at the protesters. Some of the protesters ran into bushes around the stadium, with some security operatives giving chase. …

The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Alhaji Mohammed Idris, has welcomed the release of two Kaduna-based journalists who were abducted from their homes in the outskirts of Kaduna last weekend. Speaking when he received the two journalists, AbdulGafar Alabelewe of The Nation newspapers and AbdulRaheem Aodu of Blueprint newspapers, from the National Security Adviser (NSA), Mallam Nuhu Ribadu, the …