LANDIKOTAL: District Police Officer (DPO) Khyber Salim Abbas Kalachi on Thursday said that journalists were key stakholders of a society and their role could not be ignored for moral and social development of a nation. DPO said this while visiting Khyber Press club in Landikotal. Salim Abbas Kalachi without any doubt journalists affiliated with Khyber
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…as CPS describes the journalists as his brothers and professional colleagues Mr. Christian Aburime, Press Secretary to Anambra State Governor, Prof. Chukwuma Soludo has reassured journalists in the state of the Governor’s continued support in the discharge of their constitutional functions as the fourth estate of the realm. Aburime who gave the assurance during the
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PESHAWAR: Centre for Peace and Development Initiative(CPDI)in collaboration with US consulate Peshawar on Tuesday arranged a day long First Aid training for journalists. Senior Rescue-1122 officer Inayatur Rehman was the resource person who taught about the journalists response at time of emergency.He said two major steps had to be taken at the time emergency. He
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…urges journalists to be credible in their discharge of information especially during the election The Association of Digital Media Core Advocates (ADMCA), has organised a one-day media summit for practising journalists in Anambra State in preparation for next week’s general elections in Nigeria. The event held in Awka, Anambra state capital had its theme, “Role
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…says the media can highten the fight against gender based violence through agenda setting, accurate, honest and clear communication A media expert, Mrs Ify Unachukwu has charged media practitioners to partner with Civil Society organizations to enhance the fight against Gender Based Violence (GBV). She also noted that the media could highten the fight against
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…The IFJ recorded 68 killings of journalists and media staff in 2022 PESHAWAR: The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) today released its annual list of journalists and media staff killed in work-related incidents, warning of the return of the open season on media professionals with a spike in the numbers of killings from last year.
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…The Women Parliamentary Caucus takes up issues concerning human rights as the protection of journalists is equally important PESHAWAR: The Women Parliamentary Caucus of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly on Monday assured the Pakistan Journalists Safety Coalition (PJSC) KP chapter and national media watchdog Freedom Network of support for a bill on protection of journalists in the
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… says posting pictures and location on the social media exposes the journalists to all forms of risks Journalists have been warned to stop living their lives on social media to ensure their safety and security. A Cyber Security Expert, Mr Tochukwu Ebeku, gave the advice at a training on Safety and Security Reporting for
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…Ogbunike cave is not a tourist centre, it’s a terror centre – veteran Media practitioners in Anambra State have raised concerns over the condition of the famous Ogbunike cave in Oyi Local Government Area of the State. The journalists spoke during a visit to the cave as part of the activities marking the State Council
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‘An Ilorin Magistrate Court ordered two journalists to be remanded over allegations of defamation brought against them by the governor through his CPS’ The Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria has demanded the immediate and unconditional release of two Kwara-based journalists prosecuted for defamation, by Governor Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq. This was made known in a statement
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‘He advised journalists to report any case of threat, cautioning against reporting any unverified information that poses security threat’ The Imo State government weekend revealed that it has put in place strategies to protect all practising media workers in the 27 local councils of the state. The state Commissioner for Homeland Security and Vigilante Affairs,
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Several journalists attached to the convoy of Gombe State Governor, Inuwa Yahaya, sustained injuries in an accident on Thursday on their way to Gombe from Bauchi State. Yahaya was in Bauchi on Wednesday for the 4th North-East Governors’ Forum meeting which held in Bauchi State. The driver of the crashed vehicle reportedly died in the
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The Nigerian House of Representatives has started considering a bill which will make it illegal for anyone without the minimum qualification of a bachelor’s degree or higher national diploma (HND) in journalism or other related courses to practice journalism in the country. The bill is being sponsored by Francis Agbo, the member representing Ado/Ogbadigbo/Okpokwu federal
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The Confederation of African Football, CAF has categorically stated that no journalists or supporters would be allowed inside the Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium, Benin City for Friday’s 2022 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying match between the Super Eagles of Nigeria and the Leone Stars of Sierra Leone. In the guidelines communicated to the Nigeria Football Federation,
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The International Press Centre (IPC), has said no fewer than 41 journalists have been attacked at different locations in Nigeria in the course of their duties between January an August. IPC Programme Officer, Mrs Melody Akinjiyan-Lawal, made the revelation during a webinar on Edo and Ondo State elections in Benin on Monday. The webinar was
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