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Buhari, Lai Mohammed Sued Over 'gag Order' On Insecurity Reportage - Punch Newsp by ignis: 11:02am On Jul 25, 2021 |
The president, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), and Minister of Information and Culture, Mr Lai Mohammed, have been sued over a “gag order” stopping journalists and broadcast stations from reporting details of terrorist attacks and victims. Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project and Centre for Journalism Innovation and Development, who filed the lawsuit also joined the National Broadcasting Commission as a defendant. NBC had asked journalists, television, and radio stations in Nigeria to stop “glamourising and giving too many details on the nefarious activities of terrorists and kidnappers” during their daily newspaper reviews. In the suit number FHC/ABJ/CS/725/2021 filed last Friday, SERAP and PTCIJ are seeking, “an order of perpetual injunction restraining the government of President Buhari, the NBC, and Mr Lai Muhammed or any other persons from imposing fines or other sanctions on broadcast stations for carrying out their constitutional duties of reporting details of terrorist attacks and victims during daily newspaper reviews. “An order to compel and direct the NBC and Mr Lai Muhammed to withdraw the directive asking journalists and broadcast stations to stop reporting details on terrorist attacks and victims, as the directive is unlawful and inconsistent with the Nigerian Constitution of 1999 [as amended], and the country’s international human rights obligations. “An order setting aside the directive on reporting of terrorist attacks and victims, for being inconsistent and incompatible with sections 22 and 39 of the Nigerian Constitution, Article 9 of the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights and Article 19 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. “Unless the reliefs sought are urgently granted by this Honourable Court, the directive by the NBC and Mr Lai Muhammed would be used to impermissibly restrict Nigerians’ rights to freedom of expression, access to information, media freedom, and victims’ right to justice and effective remedies.” SERAP and PTCIJ argued that the failure by the regime of Buhari to direct the NBC to withdraw its directive on reporting of terrorist attacks and victims violates sections 5[a] and [b], 147 and 148 of the Nigerian Constitution, Code of Conduct for Public Officers [Fifth Schedule Part 1], and Oath of office [Seventh Schedule] of the Constitution. https://punchng.com/buhari-lai-mohammed-sued-over-gag-order-on-insecurity-reportage/?utm_medium |
Re: Buhari, Lai Mohammed Sued Over 'gag Order' On Insecurity Reportage - Punch Newsp by richiemcgold: 11:10am On Jul 25, 2021 |
CNN, BBC, Reuters, AFP, Aljazeera and others generate billions of dollars every year by mostly reporting insecurities, violence and crises all around the world. But in this 21st century, our own government is still gagging local media channels from reporting freely like their mainstream counterpart? They want them to operate like that useless mumu station called NTA. Ko le werk!
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Re: Buhari, Lai Mohammed Sued Over 'gag Order' On Insecurity Reportage - Punch Newsp by Jostoman: 11:10am On Jul 25, 2021 |
Very soon now people will even be afraid of talking inside their living room. |
Re: Buhari, Lai Mohammed Sued Over 'gag Order' On Insecurity Reportage - Punch Newsp by Ekez(m): 11:10am On Jul 25, 2021 |
He is a disgrace to old age I mean I mean I mean |
Re: Buhari, Lai Mohammed Sued Over 'gag Order' On Insecurity Reportage - Punch Newsp by Kaduna1stson: 11:11am On Jul 25, 2021 |
It's wrong to report those news because we don't want you to know what is happening. |
Re: Buhari, Lai Mohammed Sued Over 'gag Order' On Insecurity Reportage - Punch Newsp by OBALOLA55(m): 11:20am On Jul 25, 2021 |
AKA NIECE AKA NLPOLICEWOMAN LETS HAVE YOUR SAY BRUH |
Re: Buhari, Lai Mohammed Sued Over 'gag Order' On Insecurity Reportage - Punch Newsp by Daddysidhan: 11:28am On Jul 25, 2021 |
The worst president in the history of this nation. |
Re: Buhari, Lai Mohammed Sued Over 'gag Order' On Insecurity Reportage - Punch Newsp by Oyiboman69: 11:30am On Jul 25, 2021 |
Not new |
Re: Buhari, Lai Mohammed Sued Over 'gag Order' On Insecurity Reportage - Punch Newsp by Davash222(m): 11:31am On Jul 25, 2021 |
richiemcgold:That word NTA you just typed don spoil my mood for today 1 Like |
Re: Buhari, Lai Mohammed Sued Over 'gag Order' On Insecurity Reportage - Punch Newsp by clarocuzioo(m): 11:32am On Jul 25, 2021 |
most useless president with the most foolish information minister ever in the history of this country. |
Re: Buhari, Lai Mohammed Sued Over 'gag Order' On Insecurity Reportage - Punch Newsp by Investigative: 11:33am On Jul 25, 2021 |
no need suing them as long as the terrorists attack remain in the north, Cos if they carry their madness to the east we will help them under report it |
Re: Buhari, Lai Mohammed Sued Over 'gag Order' On Insecurity Reportage - Punch Newsp by Mynd44: 11:37am On Jul 25, 2021 |
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