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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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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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Public officials rising from a workshop on Open Contracting in Nigeria have called on the Federal Government to invest in getting citizens engaged in public procurement processes in order to sanitize the sector as well as achieve genuine transparency and value-for-money in contract award and execution. This was one of the recommendations made by public officials who participated in a …

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Media Rights Agenda (MRA) today called on the Inspector-General of Police to order the arrest and prosecution of the policemen, led by Mr. Shola Jejeloye, who assaulted, tortured and dehumanized The Guardian newspaper reporter, Mr. Eniola Daniel, on Sunday while he was covering the demolition of the shops along the Oshodi-Apapa Expressway in Lagos. The organization stressed that no democratic …

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Media Rights Agenda (MRA) on Monday has called on Niger State Governor Abubakar Sani Bello to launch an investigation into reports that his Chief Press Secretary, Ms Mary Noel-Barje, ordered the arrest of The PUNCH correspondent in the State, Mr. Adebayo Ayinde, and directed security men to bar him from Government House in the State for undisclosed reasons. In a …

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Media Rights Agenda (MRA) today expressed “serious concern” over the rising spate of abduction of journalists, saying it was reaching “epidemic proportions’.  It called on the Government and security agencies to take immediate action to locate and rescue the latest victim, Ms Chidiebere Onye, a reporter with the Nigerian Television Authority (NTA), who was kidnapped on February 9 in Rivers State. “By any …

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Media Rights Agenda (MRA) today called on the Inspector General of Police (IGP) to order the immediate arrest and prosecution of Mr. Uche Uzodimma, brother to the Imo State Governor Hope Uzodimma, and others involved in the criminal attack and brutalization of Mr. Precious Nwadike, editor of the Owerri-based newspaper, Community Watchdog. The organization called on the Police to thoroughly …

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Media Rights Agenda (MRA) today condemned the kidnapping of The Punch newspaper correspondent, Mr. Okechukwu Nnodim, on February 3 and called on the Federal Government and security agencies to take urgent action to locate and free him from his abductors. Mr. Nnodim was kidnapped from his home on the night of February 3 by five armed men who stormed his …

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Media Rights Agenda (MRA) today announced the launch of its project to combat impunity for attacks against journalists, a release signed by Idowu Adewale, Communications Officer, MRA has revealed. The media NGO also warned that those who unjustifiably threaten or undermine the safety or security, freedom and well-being of media professionals in Nigeria should expect to be met with robust …

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Media Rights Agenda (MRA) and the International Press Centre (IPC) today condemned the sanctioning of three television stations by theNational Broadcasting Commission (NBC) over the coverage of the #ENDSARS protests, describing the Commission’s action as an outrageous violation of the Constitution and basic principles of fair hearing which cannot be allowed to stand. By a letter dated October 23, 2020 …

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