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How Adewale Oladapo, Nigerian Police Connived To Arrests Journalist Azuka Ogujiuba

The arrest and detention of Media Room Hub publisher, Azuka Ogujiuba, on August 8, 2025, has sparked outrage within media and human rights circles, raising fresh concerns about press freedom and police abuse of power in Nigeria. Ogujiuba, a veteran journalist and former ThisDay reporter, was invited by officers of the Nigerian Police Force at…

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Just In: Sowore Sues DSS, Meta, X; Asks Abuja High Court To Stop Social Media Platforms From Deleting His Posts Calling Tinubu ‘A Criminal

Human rights activist and SaharaReporters publisher, Omoyele Sowore, has sued the State Security Service (SSS), aka Department of State Services (DSS), Meta (owners of Facebook), and X Corp. (formerly Twitter) at the Federal High Court in Abuja, challenging what he described as unconstitutional censorship of his social media accounts. In a suit filed on his…

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UBA Foundation Flags-off 2025 National Essay Competition, over N18m Grants, Prizes Up for Grabs

UBA Foundation, the Corporate Social Responsibility arm of United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc, has commenced the 2025 edition of its annual National Essay Competition (NEC), with winners set to grab over N18m in educational grants and consolation prizes. Now in its 15th consecutive year, the NEC invites senior secondary school students across Nigeria to share…

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Access Bank Supports Women’s Health with Cervical Cancer Campaign in Akwa Ibom

Access Bank, in partnership with Help the Woman Initiative, has launched Project UWUS (Unstoppable Woman, Unbreakable Spirit), a cervical cancer awareness and screening campaign, designed to improve early detection, promote preventive healthcare, and empower women across Akwa Ibom State. Cervical cancer is the second most common cancer among women in Akwa Ibom, with a prevalence…

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Security Agencies Urged To Add Former AGF Malami To Terrorism Watchlist

  …describes Malami’s allegations against Gov Nasir as a smokescreen to promote terrorists agenda in Nigeria. The Coalition for Justice and Equity (CJE) has called on security agencies and the international community to include former Attorney General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami, on their terorrism watchlist due to the potential dangers his actions pose to national…

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Group demands immediate proclamation of emergency rule to forestall continuous use of security votes by Governor Lawal to feed bandits

The Situation Room on Monitoring the War Against Banditry has urged President Bola Tinubu to immediately declare a state of emergency in Zamfara State, accusing Governor Dauda Lawal of complicity in the state’s spiralling banditry crisis. The group alleged that Lawal is using state funds to carter for bandits in his state, emboldening criminals and…

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