By Philip Obaji Jr. Bukkar Hassan’s siblings were among over 400 women and girls kidnapped by the jihadis in Damask. Photograph: Emmanuel Braun/Reuters It was about 8:30 am on a humid Monday... Read more
Abuja, Nigeria, March 26, 2015 – Nigerian military authorities on Tuesday confined two Al-Jazeera journalists to their hotel room and have forbidden them from leaving, according to a s... Read more
By Kayode Ketefe The die is cast, the battle line is drawn, and the gauntlet is thrown! Within the next 48 hours, Nigerian electorate shall storm the polling booths across the length and bre... Read more
Press Release Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ibrahim Lamorde has called on Nigerian women to lead the fight against corruption. He made the c... Read more
New York, March 25, 2015 – The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on Angolan authorities to drop all charges against journalist Rafael Marques de Morais. Marques de Morais told CPJ... Read more
Press Release The Group managing Director of Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Dr. Joseph T. Dawha (right), congratulating the Chairman of Aiteo Group, Mr. Benedict Peters (lef... Read more
By Peter Nkanga/CPJ West Africa Representative A schoolgirl walks past campaign posters for Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan in Lagos. Journalists covering the election campaign say they... Read more
Press Release The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has called on members of the public to shun panic buying and stock-piling of petrol as there is enough stock of the product t... Read more
This picture shows parents assisting their children to cheat in exams in India (Photo by DIPANKAR) Cheating in exams is a fairly common phenomenon in many countries around the world. For exa... Read more
Press Release Abdul Adewale Kekere-Ekun, the Nigerian whose extradition was sanctioned by a Federal High Court, Abuja, on March 9, 2015, is on his way to the United Kingdom. Kekere-Ekun left... Read more
