Media Rights Agenda (MRA) announced today that following persistent attacks on its website which had rendered it inactive for several months, it has unveiled a new platform with enhanced security features, while also addressing accessibility issues for disadvantaged groups to ensure diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI). Announcing the unveiling of the website in a statement issued in Lagos, Mr. Idowu …

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Mrs. Adekemi Adeyeye is the Executive Director of the Humanity Family Foundation for Peace and Development (HUFFPED), a Non-Governmental Organisation that has a mandate for development of the grassroots people. Adeyeye, in this interview with DAYO EMMANUEL after an empowerment program held at Ikorodu for women in the grassroots, explained HUFFPED’s activities in the communities and how the organisation has …

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Five non-governmental organizations and four journalists have filed a suit against the Federal Government at the ECOWAS Community Court of Justice in Abuja asking it to declare the indefinite suspension of Twitter in Nigeria a violation of their human rights under international law, order the Government to immediately rescind the suspension order, and compensate them for the violation of their …

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A consortium of four media development and media freedom organizations have opposed the proposed amendment of the Nigerian Press Council Act by the National Assembly saying the measures contained in the amendment Bill seek to make the Government the arbiter of truth while subjecting the entire media sector in Nigeria to the control of the Minister of Information and Culture …

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Media NGO, the Media Rights Agenda (MRA) today has condemned the killing in Ibadan, Oyo State, on Saturday, 19th June of popular radio presenter, Mr. Titus Badejo, by unknown gunmen. MRA has however called on the Federal Government of Nigeria as well as relevant security and law enforcement agencies, especially the Nigeria Police and the Department of State Services (DSS), …

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The Diocese of Igbomina West, Church of Nigeria (Anglican Communion), has concluded arrangements to hold the Second Session of its Fourth Synod. The Diocese domiciled in Iludun-Oro, Kwara State is also in the Ecclesiastical Province of Kwara. Announcing during a radio program; Hymns of Praise, a Sunday evening program on Metro FM, Lagos recently, the presenter and Lord Bishop of …

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I first heard about Twitter during my Final Year at the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife in 2011. I neither knew how it worked nor how to even be a part at the time. I only knew of Facebook which I rarely used since Twitter users made themselves appear like an elitist, members-only club. I won’t open a Twitter account until …

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Two non-governmental organizations, Media Rights Agenda (MRA) and the International Press Centre (IPC) today condemned the Federal Government’s indefinite suspension of Twitter in Nigeria and threatened to lodge a formal complaint before the appropriate agencies of the African Union (AU) and the United Nations (UN) if the Government does not immediately rescind the ban, arguing that the action is an …

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Popular televangelist Prophet Temitope Balogun Joshua is dead. Joshua, who would have marked his next birthday on 12th June, founded the Synagogue Church of All Nations (SCOAN) in the 1990s. He became popular for his healing services and philanthropic activities. In 2011, Forbes report rated him as one of the richest Nigerian pastors with $10m-$15m. The Ikotun, Lagos church attracts …

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For over 30 years, Miss Olushola Kunmi Benjamin has been a theatre artiste of many facets.  She was intentional when she gained admission into the University of Port Harcourt, River State, Nigeria where she studied and got a Diploma in Theatre Arts between 1987 and 1989. Later on she became a foundation member of the Performance Studio Workshop (PSW) in …

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