May 2023 - Page 38 of 44 - ProbitasNews

In 2022, 66 Nigerian journalists and three media outlets were victims of attacks of various kinds. This information was provided by Mrs. Melody Akinjiyan, the International Press Centre’s programme officer, on Friday at the World Press Freedom Day Media Roundtable and Stakeholders’ Forum on Journalists’ Safety and Protecting Freedom of Expression in the Age of Misinformation and Disinformation in Ibadan, Oyo State, when she presented a report on attacks on journalists in 2022.   According...

The members of the Board of Trustees of the Nigeria Police Trust Fund (NPTF) will serve another term of three years after receiving President Muhammadu Buhari’s approval to continue in their positions. According to a statement made by the Ministry of Police Affairs on Friday in Abuja, the renewed appointment will begin its new term on May 19, in accordance with the provisions of the NPTF (Establishment) Act, 2019. In addition, it was stated that...

Today (Friday), 130 stranded Nigerians are anticipated to travel from Port Sudan to Nigeria. On Wednesday night, the first group of Nigerians fleeing Egypt arrived.   Our correspondent discovered that the first Port Sudan evacuees were 130 Nigerians, including 128 females and two males. Around 2:30 to 3 PM is the estimated arrival time in Abuja for the flight. The Nigerian Ambassador to the Republic of Sudan, Safiu Olaniyan, said it had been difficult in...