Tag: journalist
U.S. journalist dies after collapsing at Qatar World Cup
One of America's leading football reporters, Grant Wahl, has died while covering the World Cup quarter-finals in Doha, Qatar.
Wahl, who made headlines when he...
Unlawful detention: Group calls for release of journalist in Taraba
The Coalition of Journalists of Conscience (CJC) has called for the immediate release of its member, Oloye Ayodele Samuel, who was arrested and detained...
UK summons Chinese ambassador over arrest of BBC journalist
China’s ambassador to the United Kingdom has been summoned to the Foreign Office amid a diplomatic row over the arrest and alleged beating of...
Journalist severely beaten by sacked PHCN official husband in Adamawa
A journalist, Nafeesa Vandi, has been beaten to stupor by her husband, Ibrahim Aliyu, a sacked staff of Power Holding Company of Nigeria (PHCN),...
MKO Abiola’s family lashes out at journalist over alleged drug report
The family of late Moshood Abiola (MKO) has lashed out at popular journalist, David Hundeyin, for claiming that the politician was involved in narcotics.
Hundeyin had...
Court fixes Feb 1st for enforcement of journalist’s human rights
The Federal High sitting in Akure, the Ondo State capital, has fixed February 1st for the hearing of enforcement of fundamental human rights suit...
Police detain journalist, Fisayo Soyombo, over report on contract fraud
The founder of Foundation for Investigative Journalism (FIJ), Mr. Fisayo Soyombo, has been detained by the Nigerian Police.
The journalist is being held in Abuja...