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Security operatives shoot at protesters, journalists in Abuja (Photo)

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Security operatives at the MKO Abiola National Stadium, Abuja on Saturday dispersed protesters and journalists from the facility with gunshots. The security operatives aimed at protesters and journalists who ran for cover. The protesters were reconvening after being dispersed by security agents deployed to the stadium. Suddenly, masked security operatives suspected to be personnel of […]

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Boko haram leader, shekau, threatens minister, journalists, in new video

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The leader of Boko Haram, Mr Abubakar Shekau, has released a video in which he threatened the Minister of Communication and Digital Economy, Isa Pantami. Mr Shekau, in the nine-minute video, also threatened journalists, saying they should be cautious about what they report or write about his group. The terror leader who appeared in military […]

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SERAP takes FG, State govts to court over freedom of expression & information by bloggers, journalists, activists, social media users

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Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has dragged the Federal Government and state governments to ECOWAS Court of Justice in Abuja over, “the frequent and repressive application of the Cybercrime Act to harass, intimidate, arbitrarily arrest, detain, and unfairly prosecute anyone found publishing views or facts perceived to be critical of the government at the […]

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