Nigeria, Ethiopia and Rwanda are among the worst jailers of journalists in sub-Saharan Africa according to a 2021 ‘prison census and killed report’ by...
The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has announced veteran Nigerian journalist Dapo Olorunyomi as recipient of its 2020 International Press Freedom Award. “Olorunyomi is...
New York, November 22, 2019—The Committee to Protect Journalists and press freedom supporters from around the world celebrated journalists from Brazil, India, Nicaragua, and...
Nigerian authorities should immediately investigate the death of Precious Owolabi, a reporter for the privately owned Channels TV, who was shot during a protest...
New York, June 27, 2019 — The Committee to Protect Journalists today urged Nigerian authorities to release journalist Jones Abiri and drop cybercrime, anti-sabotage,...