Journalists killed in Nigeria since 1992
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Nigerian publisher Agba Jalingo charged with treason
September 5, 2019 4:30 PM ET
Abuja, September 5, 2019 -- Nigerian authorities should drop all charges against publisher Agba Jalingo, release him from detention, and stop using the country’s state security laws to harass government critics, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today....
Nigerian publisher Agba Jalingo detained since August 22 without charge
August 28, 2019 10:28 AM ET
Abuja, August 28, 2019 – Nigerian authorities should immediately release publisher Agba Jalingo and halt their harassment of journalists reporting on alleged corruption and other issues of public interest, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today....
Police in Nigeria assault, arrest journalists covering #RevolutionNow protests
August 26, 2019 2:39 PM ET
On August 5, 2019, Nigerian police arrested and detained at least four journalists covering protests that took place across Nigeria in connection with the hashtag #RevolutionNow, according to journalists who spoke with CPJ and media reports....
Channels TV reporter dies from injuries after shooting at Nigeria protest
July 25, 2019 4:04 PM ET
New York, July 25, 2019--Nigerian authorities should immediately investigate the death of Precious Owolabi, a reporter for the privately owned Channels TV, who was shot during a protest in Abuja on July 22, and ensure those responsible are held to account....
CPJ calls for charges to be dropped against Nigerian journalist Jones Abiri
June 27, 2019 4:40 PM ET
New York, June 27, 2019 -- The Committee to Protect Journalists today urged Nigerian authorities to release journalist Jones Abiri and drop cybercrime, anti-sabotage, and terrorism charges against him....
Nigerian journalist Kofi Bartels says police beat him, threatened him with sexual assault
June 6, 2019 3:50 PM ET
New York, June 6, 2019 -- Nigerian authorities must investigate and hold accountable the police officers responsible for allegedly assaulting and threatening journalist Kofi Bartels, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today....
Nigeria charges Weekly Source editor Jones Abiri under cybercrimes, terrorism acts
May 22, 2019 11:59 AM ET
Berlin, May 22, 2019 --A federal court today charged Jones Abiri, the publisher and editor-in -chief of the Weekly Source, under Nigeria's cybercrimes act, anti-sabotage act, and terrorism prevention act for crimes allegedly carried out in 2016, and ordered the journalist to be detained, according to his lawyer, Samuel...
New accreditation requirements restrict press access to Nigeria's National Assembly
May 21, 2019 2:45 PM ET
Berlin, May 21, 2019 -- Authorities in Nigeria should withdraw new media accreditation requirements for accessing the National Assembly, the country's legislature, and ensure that future regulations do not unduly limit freedom of the press and access to information, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today....
'You cannot muzzle the media': Nigerian journalists on press freedom under Buhari
April 15, 2019 11:59 AM ET
When Nigeria's incumbent president Muhammadu Buhari won re-election this year, he campaigned (as he did in 2015) on an image of good governance and anti-corruption. Billboards in the capital, Abuja, bore the smiling faces of the president--who first led Nigeria as military ruler from 1983-1985--and his vice-president Yemi Osinbajo,...
Nigerian journalist Jones Abiri arrested again in Bayelsa state
March 30, 2019 5:35 PM ET
New York, March 30, 2019--Unidentified men today arrested Jones Abiri, the editor and publisher of the Weekly Source newspaper, in the Bayelsa state capital, Yenagoa, according to news reports, as well as a local activist with whom CPJ spoke and posts on social media....