Spaces for Change has raised concern over the rising wave of digital threats facing civil society organisations (CSOs) and journalists in Nigeria, warning that many actors remain exposed as online attacks become more sophisticated. The organisation gave the warning during a two-day Digital Security Clinic held in Port Harcourt, where more than 40 participants were…
Rivers CP, Adepoju The Rivers State Commissioner of Police, Adewale Adepoju, says the Divisional Police Officers in charge of the Abali Park jurisdiction where journalists were assaulted by officers of the command while covering the #TakeItBackProtest in Port Harcourt has been removed from office. Adepoju disclosed this to members of the state chapter of the…
Primate Elijah Ayodele, leader of the INRI Evangelical Spiritual Church, has called on Guaranty Trust Holding Company (GTCO) and its Group Chief Executive Officer, Segun Agbaje, to withdraw the ongoing legal case against four journalists currently facing trial over alleged cyberstalking and defamation. Speaking at his annual Thanksgiving Ceremony held at INRI Estate, Oke Afa,…
Last year, 2024, was the deadliest for journalists in recent history, with at least 124 reporters killed – and Israel responsible for nearly 70 per cent of that total, the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has reported. The uptick in killings, which marks a 22 per cent increase over 2023, reflects “surging levels of international…
A civil society group, Global Rights, has demanded the release of four journalists facing trial over alleged cyber bullying . The group called for an end to intimidation and continued detention of Olurotimi Olawale, Precious Eze Chukwunonso, Roland Olonishuwa, and Seun Odunlami, noting that they have unjustly remained “wards” of the Nigerian criminal justice system…
