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ARISE News Anchor Somtochukwu Maduagwu Dies in Armed Robbery Incident
The ARISE News Channel is mourning the tragic loss of one of its own, Somtochukwu Christelle Maduagwu, who died in the early hours of...
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WSCIJ Inducts 12 Female Fellows, Honours Bimbo Oloyede’s 50 Years in the Media
The Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative Journalism (WSCIJ) has inducted 12 new female journalists into its Report Women! Female Reporters’ Leadership Programme (FRLP), marking another significant...
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Environmental Crises: MRA Calls for Robust Access to Information to Address
Media Rights Agenda (MRA) today launched a ground-breaking report highlighting the risks posed by an inadequate national response to environmental and climate challenges to...
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MRA Calls for Protection of Free Expression, Civic Space on International Democracy Day
Media Rights Agenda (MRA) today called on Governments in Nigeria to rededicate themselves to strengthening democratic institutions, safeguarding civic space, protecting free expression and...
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MRA Condemns Escalating Attacks on Journalists, Urges International Pressure to End Impunity
Media Rights Agenda (MRA) today condemned the alarming rise in attacks, intimidation, and harassment of journalists across Nigeria, including the recent arrest and detention...
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MRA Welcomes the Adoption of Policy Framework on Information Integrity in West Africa, Sahel
Media Rights Agenda (MRA) today welcomed the adoption of a Policy Framework on Information Integrity in West Africa and the Sahel, describing it as...
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The Milky Way for Career-Minded Female Journalists in Nigeria’s Newsrooms
By Juliana FrancisMs. Ene Oshaba, an investigative journalist with Blueprint Newspaper, has become a reporter to watch, earning admiration not only for her fearless...
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Coroner Orders Hospital to Disclose Records on Late Journalist Pelumi Onifade to MRA’s Lawyers
A Lagos State District Coroner, Mrs. Temitope Oladele, investigating the death of Mr. Pelumi Onifade, a reporter with Gboah TV who reportedly died in...
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MRA Calls on Niger Governor Bago to Immediately Reopen Badegi Radio
Media Rights Agenda (MRA) has condemned the closure of Badegi 90.1 FM, a private radio station based in Minna, Niger State, on August 1, 2025,...
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Journalism Isn’t for Everyone, Its Practitioners Should Be Licensed -Retired CP, Sola Amore
JULIANA FRANCIS continues her exclusive conversation with retired Commissioner of Police, Chief Olusola Amore. In this instalment, Amore revisits his early career in journalism...
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MRA Report Alleges Rising Attacks on Journalists Under Tinubu Administration In Latest Report
In a mid-term assessment report on the Tinubu Administration’s first two years in office released today, Media Rights Agenda (MRA) has decried what it...
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MRA, IPC Appeal Judgment in Suit to Compel CCB to Investigate David Umahi Over Attacks on Journalists
Media Rights Agenda (MRA) and the International Press Centre (IPC) have filed an appeal against the judgment of a Federal High Court in Abuja...
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Polaris Bank Empowers Over 500 Journalists on Modern Trends in Journalism
Polaris Bank Limited recently hosted a hybrid capacity-building seminar for approximately 500 journalists both in Nigeria and internationally.The seminar, themed “Empowering Journalists in the...
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Experts Sound Alarm Over Surveillance, Press Suppression, Threats to Democracy Across Africa
At the 17th Wole Soyinka Centre Media Lecture, speakers issued a compelling call for urgent action to protect journalists across Africa from deepening surveillance...
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Polaris Bank Commits to Continuous Investment in Journalism Excellence
Polaris Bank is set to host the 2025 edition of its Annual Media Capacity Seminar on July 17, 2025, from 10:00 AM to 1:00...
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From Routine Reporter to Transformational Journalist: A Journey Through FRLP By Juliana Francis
The story of Juliana Francis and the Female Reporters Leadership Programme (FRLP)Before the FRLP: A Career on AutopilotBefore the Report Women Leadership Programme, my...
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Bloody crackdown on protest in Togo: 7 dead, over 60 arrested
BY Media Foundation for West AfricaFrom June 26 to 28, demonstrators who took to the streets of Lomé, Togo, to oppose constitutional changes that...
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Mapping shrinking civic space in West Africa’s military-led States
By Media Foundation for West Africa The Sahel region is undergoing a democracy crisis. Since 2020, a wave of military coups has installed junta regimes...
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MRA Welcomes Speaker Tajudeen Abbas’ Proposals for Strengthening FOI Compliance
Media Rights Agenda (MRA) today welcomed the proposals made yesterday, June 24, 2025, by the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Honourable Tajudeen Abbas,...
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MRA Calls for Stronger Legal, Institutional Protections for Whistleblowers in Nigeria
Media Rights Agenda (MRA) has called on the Federal Government to take urgent and concrete steps to strengthen legal and institutional protections for whistleblowers...
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