23 Sep 09 | Index Index, minipost, News and features
Cinemas in the Nigerian capital, Abuja have been asked by the Information Minister Dora Akunyili to stop screening sci-fi blockbuster District 9 as it discriminates against Nigerians by negatively portraying them as violent gangsters and criminals.
Akunyili has also asked for an apology from Sony Pictures, and requested that they edit out all references to Nigeria in the film, as well as the name of the gangster Obasanjo, which bears resemblance to that of the Nigerian President, Olusegun Obasanjo.
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22 Sep 09 | Index Index, minipost, News and features
On 21 September, an editor at one of Nigeria’s leading newspapers found murdered in his home in Lagos. Bayo Ohu was the associate political editor of the The Guardian. The killing is thought to have been a targeted attack, as the perpetrators took Bayo’s laptop, a claim supported by the Nigerian Union of Journalists and Bayo’s family. (All Africa)
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21 Sep 09 | Index Index, minipost, News and features
State security officers in Imo state beat Wale Oluoko, a correspondent for Radio Nigeria, was beaten into a comatose state. Oluoko was apparently targeted for his ‘negative coverage’ of Imo state officials during a protest in Owerri in which visually impaired youths called for their inclusion in government welfare packages. (allafrica.com) Read more.
02 Jul 09 | Index Index, minipost
Six journalists were harassed and beaten preventing them from reporting on the demolition of several buildings on government land in Nigeria. Read more here
