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The Press Under GEJ Vs Under PMB by coolscott(m): 1:17pm On Jul 19, 2016 |
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Re: The Press Under GEJ Vs Under PMB by Babacele: 4:16pm On Jul 19, 2016 |
Newspapers Owners Condemn, Govt Defends Siege by Nigerian Army Nigerian media owners have condemned as an "attack on free speech" the military confiscation of the country's leading newspapers. On Friday and Saturday, soldiers harassed newspaper distributors and vendors and seized copies of at least four newspapers - Leadership, Daily Trust, the Nation and Punch. A statement issued after an emergency meeting Saturday, Newspaper Proprietors Association called for an immediate end to the seige and welcomes assurance by "senior security officials to end this unnecessary siege." In a statement late on Saturday, the Presidency denied responsibility for the military's action adding that security measures in "'trying times" requires "that some section or sectors of the society might experience some temporary discomfort." The opposition APC has condemned the military's actions. Nigeria: NBA - Clampdown On Newspapers Undemocratic THIS DAY, 10 JUNE 2014 The Nigerian Bar Association has condemned in strong terms the recent clampdown on some media houses in Nigeria. Read more » Nigeria: Soldiers Seize Leadership, Daily Trust, the Nation Newspapers in Minna LEADERSHIP, 10 JUNE 2014 Despite the claim by military authorities that the siege on some selected newspapers was partially over, armed soldiers in Niger State have continued to intimidate and confiscate… Read more » Nigeria: Clampdown On Newspapers: Serap Seeks UN Measures Against Nigerian Government PREMIUM TIMES, 9 JUNE 2014 The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has asked Frank LA RUE, UN Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of the right to freedom of opinion and… Read more » Nigeria: Lawyer Wants Judicial Commission to Investigate Seizure of Newspapers DAILY TRUST, 10 JUNE 2014 Human rights lawyer Barrister Femi Aborishade has implored the Judicial Commission of Inquiry to investigate and bring to justice those involved in the ongoing onslaught against… Read more » Nigeria: NBA Calls for Probe Over Media Clampdown INDEPENDENT (LAGOS), 10 JUNE 2014 Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) on Monday condemned the weekend military clampdown on newspapers distribution in some parts of the country, and called for investigation to unravel… Read more » Nigeria: Igbo Leaders Condemn Attack On Enugu Broadcasting House VANGUARD, 10 JUNE 2014 IGBO leaders, yesterday, condemned last week's attack on broadcasting houses in Enugu by some Igbo youths, who wanted to announce a new republic. Read more » Nigeria: Outrage As Military Clamps Down On Newspapers Distribution DAILY TRUST, 8 JUNE 2014 Outrage and condemnation have continued to trail the action of the Nigerian military which, since Friday last week, has laid siege to the roads in the country to forcefully seize… Read more » |
Re: The Press Under GEJ Vs Under PMB by Babacele: 4:25pm On Jul 19, 2016 |
By BARTHOLOMEW MADUKWE
Like Soud Qbeilat, an artist, would
say, “When there is no freedom,
there is no creativity”. No doubt,
press freedom in Nigeria has
become increasingly worrisome as
cases of journalists who were
murdered remain unresolved and
the list continues to grow.
This disturbing development
negates the provisions of the
Constitution which guarantees
press freedom. Section 39 (1) of
the 1999 constitution (as
amended) of the Federal Republic
of Nigeria provides that: “Every
person shall be entitled to
freedom of expression, including
freedom to hold opinions and to
receive and impart ideas and
information without interference.”
According to Subsection 2:
“Without prejudice to the
generality of subsection (1) of this
section, every person shall be
entitled to own, establish and
operate any medium for the
dissemination of information,
ideas and opinions.”
However, 13 Nigerian journalists
were killed in 2012 alone in active
service, making it the highest in
the history of the country since
independence in 1960. Thus, this
year’s World Press Freedom Day
celebration provided another
opportunity to take stock on the
lot of journalists globally,
especially as it affects the
performance of their duty.
*Harassed journalist
The event which took place at the
United Nation Information Center,
in Ikoyi, Lagos, attracted
participants from the human right
community, the media and the
police, among others. Participants
took turns to express their views
on the need to ensure a safe
environment for journalists in
Nigeria to practice their profession
unhindered.
Secretary General of the United
Nations (UN), Mr Ban Ki-Moon, in
his message, called on
governments, societies and
individuals to do their utmost to
protect the safety of all
journalists.
He noted that the United Nations
system has established a Plan of
Action on Safety of Journalists
and the issue of impunity, adding
“the plan aims to raise awareness
and to support practical steps to
create a free and safe working
environment for journalists. On
this World Press Freedom Day, we
call on Governments, societies
and individuals to do their utmost
to protect the safety of all
journalists, offline and online.
Everyone has a voice; all must be
able to speak freely and in safety.”
Ban Ki-Moon noted that over the
past decade, more than 600
journalists have been killed and at
least 120 in the past year alone.
He further pointed out that
hundreds of journalists have been
detained.
Expressing concern that so many
of the perpetrators escape any
form of punishment, the
UN Secretary General stressed
that assault on journalists is an
assault on the right of all people
to the truth.
He said: “The dangers are not only
physical: from cyber-attacks to
bullying, the powerful are
deploying numerous tools to try
to stop the media from shedding
light on misrule and misdeeds.
Freedom of expression is a
fundamental human right,
enshrined in Article 19 of the
Universal Declaration of Human
Rights. It is a cornerstone of good
governance, sustainable
development, and lasting peace
and security.
“Yet every day around the world,
journalists and media workers are
under attack. They face
intimidation, threats and violence
from governments, corporations,
criminals or other forces that wish
to silence or censor them.”
The theme of the 2013 World
Press Freedom Day, “Safe to
Speak: Securing Freedom of
Expression in All Media”,
highlighted the need for action to
upholding the right of journalists
to carry out their vital work.
Anti-press violence absolutely
negates the freedom of journalists,
and killings of reporters continue
to haunt the country. Meanwhile, a
media advocacy organization
known as Committee for the
Protection of Journalists (CPJ) in
an open letter to the Chairperson
of African Union, Mr Nkosazana
Zuma, called for the release of all
imprisoned journalists in the
continent.
CPJ stated: “Nigeria and Somalia
are among the worst nations in
the world in combating deadly
anti-press violence, our 2013
Impunity Index has found. Five
journalists have been killed with
impunity in Nigeria since 2009. In
Somalia, more than twenty
murders have gone unsolved over
the past decade. These killings
are often politically motivated.”
Explaining some major problems
the Nigeria police seem to have
with the media, Deputy Force PRO,
Mr Frank Mba, said an average
journalist sees an average
policemen as lawless, corrupt,
unfriendly, liar, drunk, thief, killer,
unsympathetic and incompetent.
He noted that unprofessionalism,
blackmail and falsehood kills the
Nigerian journalist, adding that
lifestyle, dictatorial government,
unsafe work environment, level of
security consciousness and other
environmental and sociological
factors also hamper effective
journalism.
Mba, who represented the
Inspector General of Police, Mr
Mohammed Abubakar, at the event
further said: “ The legal basis for
journalism practice in Nigeria is
enshrined in section 39 (1) and
(2) of the 1999 constitution; the
subsection 1 says: ‘Every person
shall be entitled to freedom of
expression, including freedom to
hold opinions and to receive and
impart ideas and information
without interference.’
“It is this word ‘every person’ that
actually makes it possible to sit in
the confine of your home and
begin to impart information, begin
to receive information and begin
to spread information. So that
word ‘every person’ is very key, it
is a huge advantage to the
business of journalism. But it is
also one of the things that have
become like an albatross on the
core media people.
“We find out that consistently
associations like the Guild of
Editors, the Nigerian Union of
Journalists, NUJ and others are
not able to embody everyone on
the line of their business because
the trade is such a liberal one.
Unlike policing for instance, there
is so much restriction on who can
actually call himself a police
officer.
“And that is why it is difficult to
say that this man is a fake
journalist. The only way you can
say he is a fake journalist is if he
says that he works with a
particular media organization and
he is not working there, you can
then accuse him of impersonation.
Otherwise there are a lot of people
out there that are actually
practicing journalism and it is so
difficult holding them down to any
media organization.
“Subsection 2 also goes on to say
that: ‘Without prejudice to the
generality of subsection (1) of this
section, every person shall be
entitled to own, establish and
operate any medium for the
dissemination of information,
ideas and opinions.’
“ Journalism is a practice that is
so encompassing. Unlike a farmer,
for example, who would not have
anywhere to operate outside his
farm, journalists operate
practically from everywhere” Mba
added.
However, President of Nigerian
Guild of Editors, Mr Femi
Adeshina, asserted that the
security agencies believe that the
media contribute to the negative
image most members of the
public have about them, noting
that it characterizes the
relationship of the media and the
law enforcement agencies.
Adeshina pointed out that in order
to move forward the police and
the media need to engage one
another by setting up a
partnership that must be
cultivated, adding that there must
be a new thinking with mutual
respect between the two parties.
“I call on journalists to be ethical
and also call on the law
enforcement agencies to be
ethical too. The mindset of the
Nigerian media has to change
from being adversary to law
enforcement agencies. The media
has a history of crusade in
Nigeria” he said.
Campaigns Director of Media
Rights Agenda, Mr Tive Denedo,
who also spoke at the occasion
lamented that the specter of
violence over journalism has
changed the dynamics of the
practice, noting that truth,
fairness, objectivity and a host of
other values of the profession
have become casualties.
He said: “Deaths, threat to lives
and, beatings have become
recurring decimals in journalism
while fear is not too far away
anymore form the news room.
There is nothing in the history of
journalism that can demand more
of our collective efforts than
providing a safe and secured
environment for the practice of
journalism. Our past experiences
insist on it, our present realities
demand it and our future requires
it.
“When men and women who are
not party to conflicts are
gruesomely murdered for
reporting the events and affairs of
people, it only stands to reason
that truth is more than
endangered. The specter of the
danger against journalists and
journalism has even been raised
much higher to include those
sharing information on-line.
“Extending the boundaries of
intimidation and harassment to
include online reports is
stretching it so that a lot of the
liberties that are available online
would also be trampled upon. The
statistics all over the world for the
murder of journalists in 2012 and
broken down showed that sixty
three percent of journalists
covering politics were murdered,
while fifty one percent covering
war were murdered.
In countries where politics is
practiced as war, the death figures
hardly come as a surprise. The
other beats showing percentages
of journalists murdered include:
9% of those covering Business,
13% of those covering Corruption,
16% of those covering Crime,14%
of those covering Culture, 40% of
those covering Human Rights, and
3% of those covering Sports.
“With the war within Syria, the
country has the highest number
of journalists killed in 2012, 22
journalists were killed there.
Nigeria was among the countries
listed for the death of journalists
with Channels reporter, Enenche
Akogwu who was shot on January
20, 2012 in Kano. But there has
been more before that and
hopefully there will not be any
more after the death of Enenche.
The wasteful death of one of us
diminishes the value of our lives,
impairs the sanctity and the
dignity of the human race.” VANGUARD. |
Re: The Press Under GEJ Vs Under PMB by coolscott(m): 1:09am On Jul 20, 2016 |
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Re: The Press Under GEJ Vs Under PMB by Nobody: 1:13am On Jul 20, 2016 |
Definitely posted by a wailer, Sahara Reporters and Premium Times have unravelled a lot of hitherto unknown corruption cases in the last one year. It was the duo who made shed lights on Buratai 'saving', CBN & FIRS secret recruitments, Dambazzau involvement in the arms deal as an army chief, Rickey Tarfa bribery scandal et al. As for lawyers, Femi Falana, Rotimi Jacobs, Joseph Dawodu, Mike Ozekhome have been actively contributing to judicial discourse. So, I disagree!!! |
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