Media Rights Agenda
Lagos, Tuesday, June 11, 2013: The Executive Director of Media Rights Agenda (MRA), Mr. Edetaen Ojo, was today honoured by the Lagos State Records and Archives Bureau (LASRAB) in recognition of his crusade for Freedom of Information in Nigeria and around the world. Mr. Ojo was honoured in Lagos and …
Read More »Correspondent Detained, Released but Laptop Siezed
On June 6, 2013 at about 9PM local time, Mr. Emmanuel Unah, a reporter for the Cross River Watch, an online news platform, was arrested by security operatives from the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) Headquarters, in Calabar, Cross River State Capital. The arrest was over a story captioned: “Cross River …
Read More »Press Release: Media Rights Agenda Makes FOI Request for Details of Nigerian Export Promotion Council Properties Sold Nationwide
Lagos, Wednesday, June 5, 2013: Media Rights Agenda (MRA) has made a Freedom of Information (FOI) request to the Nigerian Export Promotion Council (NEPC) seeking detailed information on its landed properties nationwide and those recently sold under its current management. In a letter with the subject: “Request for Information on …
Read More »Press Release: Media Rights Agenda Commends Judiciary for Upholding Right to Information for Citizens
Lagos, Tuesday, 28, May 2013: Media Rights Agenda (MRA) today applauded the Nigerian Judiciary for its unwavering vindication of the right of citizens to access information under the Freedom of Information Act, 2011, saying it appeared that the effective implementation of the Law would ultimately depend on the Courts. In …
Read More »Nigeria State Security Service (SSS) Threatens Punch Newspaper Journalist
On May 27, 2013, Nigeria’s intelligence agency, the State Security Service (SSS), detained Mr. Segun Olatunji, the Ogun State Correspondent of The Punch newspaper in south west Nigeria. Mr. Olatunji said he was tricked by a fellow journalist, Mr. Kehinde Akinyemi, who is the Chairman of the Correspondents Chapel of …
Read More »Newspaper Correspondent Assaulted by Policemen
On May 14, 2013, two policemen attached to the Sabo Police Division in Lagos assaulted Mr. Samson Folarin, a correspondent with ‘The Punch’ newspaper while he was taking photographs of one of the policemen in a brawl with a commercial tricycle operator. Folarin was slapped, dragged on the road and …
Read More »Stop Impunity in Nigeria (S.I.N) Documentary
Kindly click on the link to view a documentary on the state of Impunity in Nigeria. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fJxWYdFeltA&feature=youtu.be
Read More »Stop Impunity in Nigeria (S.I.N) Campaign Launch – Pictures
The Stop Impunity in Nigeria (S.I.N) campaign was launched on May 16, 2013 at the Shehu Musa Yar’adua Centre Abuja by the Minister of Information, Mr. Labaran Maku. Find below some pictures from the event.
Read More »Press Release: Stakeholders to Launch National Campaign Against Impunity
LAGOS, THURSDAY, 9 May 2012: A multi-stakeholder campaign to check impunity in all sectors of the Nigerian society will be launched in Abuja on May 16 by President Goodluck Jonathan. Tagged the “Stop Impunity Nigeria” campaign, the project is a collaborative effort by a multi-stakeholder group of civil society organizations, …
Read More »WPFD Seminar Calls for Effective Implementation of UN Action Plan on Journalists’ Safety
Media stakeholders at the 2013 World Press Freedom Day seminar held on May 3 in Lagos on “Ensuring the Security of Journalists” have called for the effective implementation of the United Nations Plan of Action on the Safety of Journalists and the Issue of Impunity. In a Final Statement issued …
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