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Ogundipe: Police Should Respect Freedom of the Press, Says Olaniyonu
16Aug By Sharpedge NewsNo Comments
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Ogundipe: Police Should Respect Freedom of the Press, Says Olaniyonu

By Haruna Salami Special Adviser on Media and Publicity to the President of the Senate, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki, has stated that the continued illegal detention of Samuel Ogundipe, a Premium Times journalist, is an affront on the fourth estate of the realm and an assault on freedom of the press, freedom of speech and due process. In a statement released on Thursday, Yusuph Olaniyonu, a former Editor and Editorial Board Chairman with THISDAY Newspaper, reiterated that freedom of speech and due process must be adhered to in Ogundipe’s case, stating that journalists must be free to practice their profession without fear of intimidation by security forces. “As a journalist and media professional, I find it preposterous that Mr. Ogundipe has been held without recourse to due process for more...
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APC Insists on Reopening NASS
14Aug By Sharpedge NewsNo Comments
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APC Insists on Reopening NASS

By Haruna Salami A caucus meeting of the All Progressive Congress, APC has insisted that the National Assembly must be reopened immediately to consider President Muhammadu Buhari's request before the the lawmakers on funding the 2018 general elections. The meeting currently going on at Sheraton Hotels, Abuja has in attendance Adams Oshiomhole, national chairman, Ahmed Lawan, Senate leader, members of both Senate and House of Representatives elected on the platform of the party.Adams Oshiomhole took time to express the appreciation of the party to legislators for remaining faithful and loyal to the party in this era of defection and promised to reward them with continuity. According to him "legislative duties require experience" and high rate of turnover in the legislature was not in anyone...
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