Tag: Journalists
Onnoghen: I will jail journalists who misrepresented facts 28 years – CCT Chairman
The Chairman of the Code of Conduct of Tribunal, Danladi Umar, has vowed to jail journalists who misrepresented facts in…
Irate youths protest electricity disruption in Osun, attack journalists
A group of youths in Ilesha, Osun on Monday staged a violent protest over disconnection of electricity in the town…
Guber polls: Special police patrol to arrest fake security personnel, observers, journalists
The Police Command in Ebonyi says it has dedicated special patrol teams to arrest any fake security personnel, election observers…
Adamawa journalists observe peace walk for violence-free elections
Some journalists in Adamawa on Thursday observed “Media Peace Day Declaration” by staging a peace walk and rally for violence-free…
SERAP drags FG, States to ECOWAS Court over ‘attacks on journalists, bloggers’
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has dragged the Federal Government and State Governments to ECOWAS Court of Justice…
NAN MD wants journalists’ retirement age extended to 70
Mr Bayo Onanuga, Managing Director, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), has called for the extension of retirement age for journalists…
SWAN, Journalists mourn former NFF scribe, Ogunjobi
As the news filtered in over the demise of the former Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) scribe, Taiwo Ogunjobi, many journalists…
Sen. Sani tasks journalists on morality, integrity
Sen. Shehu Sani, the Senator representing Kaduna Central in the National Assembly, on Saturday urged Journalists in the country to…
Soyinka, journalists, writers celebrate Khashoggi’s memories
Nobel Laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka on Monday led scores of journalists, publishers and writers to celebrate the memories of Jamal…
1,100 journalists murdered over a decade – UN
No fewer than 1,100 journalists were murdered over a decade in the , the UN has said.
Why I never query journalists’ reports – Obaseki
Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State on Monday explained that he has never called any journalist to query a news…
Kaduna curfew: Trapped journalists, civil servants recount ordeal
Journalists and civil servants, trapped by the imposition of an emergency 24-hour curfew by the Kaduna state government on Sunday,…
Bloggers, journalists tasked on creative, balanced content creation
Some experts on Thursday urged journalists and bloggers to publish balanced and creative content on their pages to remain credible…
Policemen bar Journalists from covering Kaduna APC senatorial primaries
Some security personnel on Saturday bared journalists from covering the APC senatorial primary election in Zaria, Kaduna State.
Osun Guber: APC candidate urges journalists to display professionalism
Ahead of the Sept. 22 governorship election in Osun, the All Progressives Congress (APC) gubernatorial candidate, Alhaji Gboyega Oyetola, has…
Malaysia: Journalists welcome move to repeal ‘fake news’ law
The Foreign Correspondents Club in Malaysia (FCCM) welcomed Friday the new government’s move to repeal a “fake news” law, in…
No to unlawful arrest, harassment of journalists
The reprehensible arrest of PREMIUM TIMES reporter, Samuel Ogundipe, over the leak of the police interim report of the probe…
#EkitiDecides: NUJ cautions journalists on safety, fake, sensational news
As the 14 July gubernatorial election in Ekiti State continues to generate tension, the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Ekiti…
2019 elections: Journalists must be unbiased in their reporting – Buhari
Nigeria's President, Muhammadu Buhari has charged journalists in the country to ensure they are unbiased in their reportage of the…
8 journalists, 17 others killed in Kabul suicide bombing
A coordinated double suicide bombing by the Islamic State group hit central Kabul on Monday morning, killing at least 25…
Turkey’s coup attempt: Six journalists sentenced to life imprisonment
A court in Istanbul on Friday sentenced six Turkish journalists to aggravated life imprisonment each over their alleged involvement in…
Nigerian journalists tasked on child rights, protection
Mr Onche Odeh, United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) Communication Specialist, on Thursday called on Nigerian journalists to lend their voices…
Dogara calls on media houses to provide life insurance for journalists
Speaker of House of Representatives, Mr Yakubu Dogara, has called on owners of media organisations in the country to provide…
Oba Ewuare donates N500,000, cow, rice to Edo journalists
Oba Ewuare II of Benin has donated N500,000, cow, and two bags of rice to Edo chapter of the Nigeria…
Poor media remuneration: Osinbajo seeks remedy
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo on Monday criticized the non-payment of salaries of media practitioners by their employers and called for…
UNAIDS, NNPA collaborate to empower journalists
The Joint UN Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) in collaboration with National Newspapers Publishers Association (NNPA), USA, has pledged to empower…
Ogun speaker lauds journalists
Mr Suraj Adekunbi, the Speaker, Ogun House of Assembly, on Wednesday, lauded journalists for their effective media reportage of the…
WHO trains 30 journalists on emergency health coverage tips
The World Health Organisation (WHO), on Wednesday, began a two-day training programme for over 30 journalists in Maiduguri on emergency…
Nigerian Breweries honours journalists with N6 million cash prizes
The Nigerian Breweries Plc has rewarded distinguished Journalists with N6 million cash prize at the 9th Edition of the Nigerian…
Journalists counselled on post-retirement investment initiatives
Some delegates at the ongoing 13th All Nigeria Editors’ Conference in Port Harcourt on Friday urged journalists to put in…