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Dele Momodu has been mocked for arranging an interview with Femi Fani-Kayode, a former minister. Read Also: Northern Lawyers Pull Out Of NBA, Set Up Fresh Body The Ovation publisher announced an interview with Fani-Kayode, who came under fire earlier in the week for lambasting a journalist at a press conference …
August, 2020
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25 August
I Don’t Owe Journalist An Apology, Says Fani-Kayode After Press Conference Incident
Femi Fani-Kayode, a former minister, has insisted he does not owe the Daily Post journalist, who he lambasted at a press conference in Calabar, the Cross River State capital, an apology. Read Also: Momoh’s UNILAG Appointment Reward Of Service To APC – Sowore In a series of tweets of Tuesday, the …
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25 August
SERAP Condemns ‘Intimidation’, ‘Harassment’ Of Journalist By Fani-Kayode
The Socio-Economic Rights Accountability Project (SERAP), has condemned the attack on a journalist by Peoples Democratic chieftain, Femi Fani-Kayode. Read Also: VIDEO: You’re Very Stupid, Fani-Kayode Attacks Journalist At Press Conference In a video of a press conference, Fani-Kayode was seen calling the Daily Trust journalist “stupid”, threatening to hit him …
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25 August
Nigerians Berate Fani-Kayode For Attacking Journalist At Press Conference
Nigerians on social media have berated Femi Fani-Kayode for attacking a journalist at a press conference. A video of the encounter between the former minister and a Daily Trust journalist went viral on Tuesday sparking the reactions. Read Also: VIDEO: You’re Very Stupid, Fani-Kayode Attacks Journalist At Press Conference In the …
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25 August
VIDEO: You’re Very Stupid, Fani-Kayode Attacks Journalist At Press Conference
Femi Fani-Kayode, a chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has blasted a Daily Trust journalist over a question asked at a press conference. Read Also: Oyakhilome To Africans: Black Is Absence Of Good, Stop Claiming It The former minister furiously dressed down the journalist while his colleagues apologised on his …
December, 2019
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25 December
Buhari Has Never Detained Any Journalist Since 2015 – Presidency
Shehu Garba, presidential spokesman, has said President Muhammadu Buhari has never detained a journalist since coming into office in 2015. In a statement released on Wednesday, Shehu stated that the arrest of Omoyele Sowore, convener of RevolutionNow Movement and publisher, Sahara Reporters, has nothing to do with him being a …
November, 2019
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14 November
Court’ll Determine What Happens To Your Life, Judge Tells Journalist, Agba Jalingo
Simon Amobeda, a Federal High Court judge in Calabar, Cross River State, has told journalist, Agba Jalingo, that his life is in the hands of the court. Jalingo, publisher of CrossRiverWatch, is facing trial for alleged disturbance of public peace and treason for a write-up and social media posts about …
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7 November
Osinbajo’s Security Aides Beat Journalist At Presidential Villa
Security aides of Vice President Yemi Osinbajo on Thursday beat up a journalist at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. Abayomi Adesida, a photojournalist with Vanguard newspapers, said he was taking photographs of Osinbajo during the summit organised by Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM), chaired by Abike Dabiri-Erewa, when some operatives of …
October, 2019
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26 October
DSS Releases Journalist, Jones Abiri
The Department of State Services (DSS), has released detained journalist, Jones Abiri. Abiri, who was detained on May 22 after his arraignment at a Federal High court in Abuja, was released after meeting all his bail conditions on Friday evening. He was first arrested in 2016, and released two years …
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5 October
Stop Treating Detained Journalist, Jalingo, Like Criminal, Group Tells Cross River Govt
Rights advocacy group, Nigerians Unite Against Terror, has condemned the Cross River State Government and the state security agencies, for treating detained journalist based in the state, Aba Jalingo, like a criminal. Joe Okei-Odumakin, convener of (NUAT), in a statement on Friday, said she was convinced of the principles of …
