Reporters Without Borders sees a worrying decline in support and respect for media autonomy and increasing pressure from the state actors.
In nearly every instance, the ruling party in the state sweeps all local government chairmanship and council seats, raising serious concerns about the integrity of the electoral process and the prospects for genuine grassroots democracy.
Speaking on the floor of the House of Respresentative, Jimbo bemoaned the troubling increase in the number of journalists being unlawfully arrested, detained, and harassed for carrying out their professional duties while relying on the offense of Cyber-Stalking within the Cybercrimes Act, 2015.
Young journalists and media experts said the rising threats and arrests of journalists have created a culture of fear, deterring many aspiring journalists from pursuing their dreams.
Repression remains an issue in Nigeria despite practicing democracy for over two decades. This is exemplified by different instances of police brutality.
The abysmal treatment of media practitioners in the past one year depicts the degeneration and misuse of the rule of law in handling journalists.
Global freedom is under siege.
Experts and observers have said such a coalition is dangerous because it might be a stride towards forming a military confederacy against democratic governments in the region.
He worked very hard to succeed in his small-scale business, but the harder he tried, the tougher it turned. Yusuf Taiyelolu, a local hand-weaver in
And yes, we had a wonderful and an amazing ride in 2023. We can’t thank our partners and collaborators enough. This year, we promise to do more better; launch more initiatives and extend our tentacles in championing liberty, individual rights, and free markets.
It is pertinent for the Nigerian government to review policies that might be holding the country back. The leaders must be championing economic freedom, transparent governance, and a commitment to protect human rights
…the adoption of the e-voting was aimed at curbing election violence in NAKSS, and the students’ stress to allowing them to vote remotely and freely without fear or favour from their halls of residence.
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