Abayomi Adeshida, a photojournalist working with the private newspaper Vanguard, was on November 7, 2019, brutalised by some personnel of the Department of State…
The arrest and detention of NewsDigest’s Editor, Gidado Yushau, by Nigerian Police is an affront to press freedom. The Media Foundation for West Africa…
One person was reportedly shot dead by the police during a violent protest in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, on September 24, 2019, while two…
The International Press Centre (IPC), Lagos-Nigeria, has announced the reconstitution of its Governing Board, as the organisation prepares to mark the 20th anniversary of…
A journalist has been arbitrary detained in prison for two days after she was arrested for taking pictures of an operation by an Environmental…
The Police in Nigeria has arrested a journalist in Lagos after he published an article demanding accountability for funds allocated to a bank project…
The Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA) is deeply concerned about Nigerian authorities’ clampdown on freedom of expression as demonstrated in the arrest and…
Nigeria’s security agents perpetrated a gross violation of the right to peaceful assembly on August 19, 2019, as they deployed in full force to…
The Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA) is concerned about the August 8, 2019, decision of a High Court in Nigeria authorising the Department…
A group of journalists numbering about twenty were, on July 30, 2019, beaten by thugs on the orders of the member of the Ebonyi…
The police in Nigeria have detained the Chief Editor of the Order Paper, following a criminal complaint lodged by an influential politician over an…
The Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA) has learnt with shock the death of a Nigeria journalist, killed in line of duty while covering…
