The founder of Foundation for Investigative Journalism (FIJ), Mr. Fisayo Soyombo, has been released on bail by the Nigeria Police Force (NPF). Soyombo was freed yesterday evening after he spent several hours at the Force Headquarters, Abuja He had gone to the Force Headquarters to honour a police invitation in connection with a story on the deputy inspector-general of police (IGP), Joseph Egbunike. The journalist confirmed his release when he said: “I am out.” He...

LAGOS — The United States of America, Ambassador to Nigeria, Mary Beth Leonard, has urged the Nigerian media to leverage their right to press freedom by countering propaganda and disinformation through regular and impartial fact-checking. Leonard, while speaking on Thursday in Lagos during a Town Hall Meeting hosted by the Nigerian Guild of Editors, said that a team approach was needed to help improve public trust in the media. “One of the challenges that democracies...

The Department of State Services (DSS) has raised the alarm over sensational reporting of activities of bandits, terrorists, secessionists in the Nigeria media, warning that it holds negative consequences for public order and peaceful coexistence. Dr. Peter Afunanya, DSS Public Relations Officer in a press statement, Friday night, advised the media to apply restraint and avoid sensationalising news, noting that bandits, terrorists, and secessionists thrive on undeserved publicity which they enjoy from the media. “The DSS wishes...