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Commentary On International Day To End Impunity For Crimes Against Journalists, 2022 Theme:- Keep Truth Alive: “Protect Journalists, Protect the Truth”

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The International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists (IDEI) is a UN recognized international day observed annually on 2nd November. The day was declared to be marked on November 2 in the United Nations General Assembly resolution A/RES/68/163. The resolution calls on all members states to take concrete steps to combat the culture of impunity in their countries.   The day was chosen in commemoration of the assassination of Claude Verlon and Ghislaire Dupont, two French journalists from RFI radio station, who were kidnapped from the town of…

Impunity Against Journalists: NUJ renews call for protection of media workers

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The Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) FCT Council has renewed calls for the protection of journalists to enable them do their constitutional duties without fear or favour. In a statement released on Tuesday in Abuja in commemoration of the International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists with the theme: Keep Truth Alive: “Protect Journalists, Protect the Truth” jointly signed by Comrade Emmanuel Ogbeche and Ochiaka Ugwu, Chairman and Secretary, respectively, the union noted that journalists had become increasingly endangered for reporting the news which is a constitutional mandate.…

Affordable Housing:NUJ seeks FG, Private Sector intervention for Nigerian Journalists

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The Nigerian Union of Journalists (NUJ) has called on the federal government and relevant stakeholders to assist in providing affordable housing to their members in the country. The Chairman of NUJ Correspondents’ Chapel, FCT Council, Comrade Jide Oyekunle made the call on Thursday in Abuja during a one-day Conference titled ” Housing For All : The Role Of Cooperative Societies and Financial Institutions ” organised by NUJ in conjunction with Housing Development Advocacy Network ( HDAN ). Oyekunle especially stressed the need for the Nigeria government to act fast on…

MEDIA PARLEY: NHRC Boss reassures journalists of commitement to a wide, safe media space

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The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has assured Nigerian journalists of its commitment to work with all stakeholders to ensure that the media space remains wide, safe and secure for journalism practice and freedom of expression. The Executive Secretary of the Commission, Chief Tony Ojukwu (SAN) who stated this in Abuja when he hosted journalists during a media parley in Abuja noted that the Commission cherishes the invaluable roles played by journalists in the society, including informing, educating, entertaining citizens, as well as setting an agenda for the government. “It…

When Journalist becomes news: Cases of Abati, Oseni, by Ernest Osogbue

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With the traffic infraction saga involving Arise Morning Show co-host, Rufai Oseni, being resolved, it is pertinent to look back and point out valuable lessons that need to be learned. As the incident unfolded, it emerged that his colleague, Reuben Abati, was equally involved in a back-and-forth with the irrepressible Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State.   The whole episode must have been frustrating to the management of the Arise News Channel, under whose umbrella the flagship programme: “Arise Morning Show,” is produced.   There is nothing more embarrassing to…

Brutality: Journalist Floors Police, GTB At Appeal Court

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The Appeal Court in Abuja on Tuesday affirmed the judgment of High Court of Federal Capital Territory in a fundamental human rights enforcement suit filed against the Guaranty Trust Bank (GTB) and the Nigerian Police Force by Abuja based journalist and publisher of FreshNEWS Online Media, Desmond Utomwen. Utomwen, a former staff of TheNEWS Magazine, had dragged the Bank and the Police to court over his molestation at the Area 3, Garki Abuja branch of GTB on 11th December, 2009.   The journalist had gone to the bank to cover…

WORLD PRESS FREEDOM DAY:Gov Ortom salutes courage of Nigerian Press ,calls for subsidies,import waivers for media equipment

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Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom has commended the courage and resilience of the Nigerian Press in the sustenance and promotion of the tenets of Democracy in the country. Governor Ortom in a goodwill message to commemorate this year’s World Press Freedom day said credit must be given to the Press for the enduring democracy and its resilience in the face of daunting challenges to continue to inform, educate and entertain the populace. The United Nations General Assembly declared May 3, every year to celebrate the media and appreciates the importance…

TORDUE SALEM : Dabiri-Erewa condoles with family, NUJ, NASS, others

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Chairman, Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM),Hon. Abike Dabiri-Erewa, has described the sudden death of a promising journalist, Mr Tordue Salem, as very sad and worrisome. In a condolence message personally signed by her, she described the late Tordue Salem whom she worked closely with during her sojourn in the House of Representatives from 2003 to 2015, as very hardworking, easy going and a go-getter Journalist among his peers. She said that though her three-term tenure lapsed since 2015, the late Tordue and her still kept In touch , recalling that…

Kogi Gov condoles family of Vanguard Reporter, NUJ … tasks security agencies on thorough Investigation

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Kogi State Governor, Alhaji Yahaya Bello has expressed sadness over the unfortunate death of Vanguard Reporter, Henry Tordue Salem who has been missing since October 13. The body of Tordue, who has been missing since the night of October 13 was found at a morgue in Wuse General Hospital on Thursday. The governor in a statement issued on Saturday by his Chief Press Secretary, Onogwu Muhammed, commiserated with the family of the late journalist, the Nigerian Union of Journalists (NUJ) and the House of Representatives Press Corps over the sad…

No place for enforced disappearance in modern history, find Tordue Salem— NHRC tells Police

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The Executive Secretary, National Human Rights Commission, Tony Ojukwu Esq has called on the Nigerian Police and other law enforcement agencies to do everything within their powers to locate Tordue Salem, a journalist who reportedly went missing on the 13th of October, 2021 in the Federal Capital Territory Abuja. NHRC Boss expressed sadness over the news of the National Assembly Correspondent who has been missing for the past 14 days. He said there was no place for enforced disappearance in modern history, described the act as one of the worst…