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Soldiers harass Nigerian daily over report on military

August 22, 2014 3:20 PM EDT

Abuja, Nigeria, August 22, 2014–Nigerian authorities should stop harassing the independent newspaper the Daily Trust and allow its journalists to cover the news freely, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today.

Journalists surround a politician at the start of the Osun state governorship election in southwest Nigeria on August 9, 2014. (Reuters/Akintunde Akinleye)

Nigeria regulator gives broadcasters 48-hour directive

August 12, 2014 1:33 PM EDT

Requirements from Nigeria’s broadcast regulator that radio and television stations nationwide should give notice of any live transmission of political programs has angered some journalists and raised questions about implementation.

Oga Tom Uhia, publisher of the monthly independent Power Steering magazine, has been in police custody since Tuesday. (CPJ/Peter Nkanga)

Nigerian publisher charged with defamation

July 18, 2014 3:14 PM EDT

Abuja, Nigeria, July 18, 2014–Nigerian authorities should drop the charges against a publisher who has been held in police custody since Tuesday on accusations of defaming a state governor, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today. Police on Tuesday detained Oga Tom Uhia, publisher of the monthly independent Power Steering magazine, Alexander Oketa, his lawyer,…

Nigerian editor missing since Tuesday

July 3, 2014 3:58 PM EDT

Abuja, Nigeria, July 3, 2014–The Committee to Protect Journalists holds Nigerian authorities responsible for the safety of an editor who was seized by armed men on Tuesday and has not been seen since.

Nigeria targets independent newspapers

June 12, 2014 5:07 PM EDT

Nigerian authorities have been waging widespread attacks on nearly a dozen independent newspapers under the cover of fighting terrorism. By last weekend, no fewer than 10 newspapers had their operations nationwide disrupted, leading to the loss of hundreds of thousands of newspaper sales.

Nigerian military seizes leading newspapers

June 6, 2014 4:33 PM EDT

New York, June 6, 2014–The Nigerian military this morning confiscated or destroyed copies of at least four leading newspapers, Punch, Leadership, Vanguard, and The Nation, around the country, according to news reports. A defense official claimed that authorities were looking for “materials with grave security implications,” the reports said.

Journalists targeted by both sides in Nigeria’s war on terror

May 30, 2014 2:27 PM EDT

The struggle between Nigerian authorities and militant extremist group Boko Haram was recently thrust into the global spotlight with the abduction of nearly 300 schoolgirls, but journalists in the country have been squeezed between the two sides for years.

Getting Away With Murder

April 16, 2014 12:01 AM EDT

CPJ’s 2014 Global Impunity Index spotlights countries where journalists are slain and the killers go free IraqUnsolved Murders: 100Population: 32.6 millionRank: 1 SomaliaUnsolved Murders: 26Population: 10.2 millionRank: 2 The PhilippinesUnsolved Murders: 51Population: 96.7 millionRank: 3 Sri LankaUnsolved Murders: 9Population: 20.3 millionRank: 4 SyriaUnsolved Murders: 7Population: 22.4 millionRank: 5 AfghanistanUnsolved Murders: 5Population: 29.8 millionRank: 6 MexicoUnsolved…

For two months, editors were blocked from posting Premium Times' links on the outlet's Facebook page. (Facebook)

Attacks on critical Nigerian website highlight vulnerability

March 11, 2014 6:10 PM EDT

Turkey’s prime minister made headlines last week by threatening to block Facebook in the country, but as recent events in Nigeria show, a more discreet intervention can be effective in disrupting the free flow of information.

Pressure on Journalists Rises Along With Africa’s Prospects

February 12, 2014 2:13 AM EST

After a decade of unprecedented growth and development, the insistence on positive news remains a significant threat to press freedom in sub-Saharan Africa. By Mohamed Keita A newspaper displayed in the Ikoyi district of Lagos on September 30, 2013, tells of a deadly attack on a college in northeast Nigeria by suspected Boko Haram militants.…