Lanre Arogundade at the DSS office at International Airport Lagos on Thursday, February 11, 2022 The Executive Director of the International Press Institute based in Lagos and former President of the National Association of Nigerian Students, Mr. Lanre Arogundade, was arrested by officials of the Department of State Services on Thursday. Though the security outfit […]
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DIRECTOR of the International Press Centre, IPC, Lanre Arogundade, was reportedly detained, yesterday, by officers attached to the Department of State Services, DSS. According to Arogundade, he had just arrived at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, in Lagos, from The Gambia, when he was detained by DSS operatives around 3:30 pm. The IPC director, who […]
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Togo. (Photo by Pius Utomi Ekpei / AFP) Togo has charged two journalists who have been critical of the government with “contempt of authority” and “spreading false statements on social media”, their lawyer said Saturday. Ferdinand Ayite and Joel Egah, editors of the bi-weekly L’Alternative and the weekly Fraternite respectively, were arrested and detained on […]
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News Agency of Nigeria has deployed drones in six major areas of the country for a more effective coverage of events and activities. Speaking at the 2021 annual management retreat of the news agency in Ilorin on Wednesday, the Managing Director/CEO of NAN, Mr. Buki Ponle, said that the agency is poised to be more […]
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Following the discovery of Vanguard Newspaper’s reporter, Tordue Salem’s body, the human rights community has raised fresh concerns over safety of newsmen in the country. The deceased was last seen on Wednesday, October 13, 2021, after the close of work at the National Assembly on that fateful day and a colleague dropped him off at […]
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Olatunbosun and some of the NAWOJ members Female journalists have been charged to intensify reportage of Oyo State Government activities, through unrelenting education and enlightenment of the populace. The Commissioner of Information, Culture and Tourism, Dr. Wasiu Olatunbosun gave the charge during a courtesy visit by members of National Association of Women Journalists, NAWOJ, to […]
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The Department of State Service (DSS) has denied having a hand in the disappearance and death of Vanguard journalist, Tordue Salam. The Public Relations Officer of the DSS, Dr. Peter Afunanya, made the clarification at a one-day seminar organised by the security agency in conjunction with the FCT Chapter of the Nigeria Union of Journalists […]
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President Muhammadu Buhari sends warm felicitations to former Director-General of Nigerian Television Authority, Olusola Omole, on his 70th birthday, November 14, 2021. The message is contained in a statement by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, titled, ‘President Buhari congratulates former NTA DG, Sola Omole at 70’. The President congratulated the former […]
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A reporter with Vanguard newspaper, Tordue Salem, who went missing a month ago, has been found dead. He was knocked down by a hit and run driver according to the police. This was disclosed by police spokesman, Frank Mba, on Friday in Abuja while parading the driver, Itoro Clement. Salem, a reporter covering the House […]
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The Nigeria Union of Journalists, NUJ, Ondo State Council has called for a thorough investigation into the attack on the residence of an Ondo State-based journalist, Mr ‘Tosin Ajuwon. Expressing shock and disbelief on how his house was burgled, the union urged the Nigeria Police, Department of State Services, DSS, and other security operatives to […]
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