World Report 2008: Nigeria
3 April 2008
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Sustained pressure mounted by Media Rights Agenda (MRA) and other media rights organisations has finally paid dividends as the Nigerian government submits to court ruling.
“WikkiTimes” journalists Haruna Mohammed Salisu and Yawale Adamu face the prospect of a prison sentence for their accountability journalism.
Eight journalists have been arrested, prosecuted or arrested since the amendment of Article 24 of the Cybercrimes Act.