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Alleged Defamation: Court acquits journalists, chides Police, Kwara magistrate for shoddy trial

Biola Adebayo Feb 23, 2024

A Kwara State High Court, sitting as an appellate court in Ilorin, has discharged and acquitted two journalists convicted for publishing a defamatory article against a rice factory, faulting the police and trial magistrate’s ruling. In…
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CPJ, CISLAC condemn ‘political conviction’ of young journalists over drug abuse report

Biola Adebayo Apr 16, 2023

The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) and Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre (CISLAC) have condemned the conviction of two young Nigerian journalists, Gidado Yushau and Alfred Olufemi over an investigative report on drug abuse.…
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