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  • Tinubu’s Federal Character Commission Reflects Gender Imbalance0

    Amid concerns about gender imbalance in his government, President Bola Tinubu on Monday announced the appointment of former legislator Ayo Hulayat Omidiran as the Executive Chairman of the Federal Character Commission (FCC), succeeding Dr. Muheeba Dankaka. Omidiran is one of six women on the 38-member Commission, alongside Bema Olvadi Madayi (Adamawa), Dora Ebong (Akwa Ibom),

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  • SERAP, NGE Sue Niger State Governor, NBC Over Closure of Badegi FM Radio

    SERAP, NGE Sue Niger State Governor, NBC Over Closure of Badegi FM Radio0

    SERAP and the Nigerian Guild of Editors have sued Niger State Governor Umar Bago and the National Broadcasting Commission over the state government’s closure of Badeggi FM radio station last week in a push for press freedom. Last Friday, the two organisations filed suit FHC/L/CS/1587/2025 at the Federal High Court in Lagos against NBC and

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  • IPC, IPI, CJID, Others Criticise Shut Down of Radio Station by Niger State Government

    IPC, IPI, CJID, Others Criticise Shut Down of Radio Station by Niger State Government0

    Several media organisations and civil society groups, including the International Press Centre, International Press Institute, Centre for Journalism Innovation and Development (CJID), Nigerian Guild of Editors (NGE), and Media Rights Agenda (MRA), have expressed concern over the closure of Badegi FM, a Niger state-based radio station, by State Governor Mohammed Umaru Bago. These groups have

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  • EndBadGovernance Protests: Amnesty International Denounces Lack of Justice for Victims, A Year Later

    EndBadGovernance Protests: Amnesty International Denounces Lack of Justice for Victims, A Year Later0

    Amnesty International has expressed concern over the lack of justice for victims and survivors of police actions during the 10-day EndBadgovernance protest, which occurred between August 1 and 10, 2024. On August 1st, 2025, Amnesty stated that police used lethal force and made mass arbitrary arrests during protests against economic hardship, while the Nigerian government

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  • Ayedatiwa Wins Again as Ondo Governor in Appeal Court

    Ayedatiwa Wins Again as Ondo Governor in Appeal Court0

    The Appeal Court in Akure has upheld the election of APC candidate Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa and his deputy, Dr. Olayide Adelami, in the November 16, 2024, Ondo State off-cycle elections. A three-judge appellate panel, including Justices Nimpar Yargata, K.I. Amadi, and I.M. Sani, unanimously dismissed the opposition’s appeal on Thursday for insufficient evidence of Electoral

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  • MRA Advocates Improved Safety for Female Journalists in Nigeria

    MRA Advocates Improved Safety for Female Journalists in Nigeria0

    Amid rising attacks on female journalists, the Media Rights Agenda urges greater journalist safety by promoting awareness of legal protections and available redress mechanisms at all levels. The MRA announced in a communique that, with support from IFEX’s Safety and Justice Grant, it held a two-day workshop on female journalists’ safety at the International Press

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