Tag: press
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Ten Hag slams press on Ronaldo claims
Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag has hit back at the media after his public criticism of Cristiano Ronaldo. Ten Hag told Dutch media he found it “unacceptable” that Ronaldo had left before the final whistle of last Sunday’s preseason friendly with Rayo Vallecano.
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La Liga: I can’t win the battle with the press – Koeman
Barcelona head coach Ronald Koeman blasted match referee Carlos del Cerro Grande after receiving a red card during his side’s 0-0 draw with Cadiz, claiming: “In this country, they send you off for nothing!” Barca extended their recent winless run to three matches in all competitions after a stalemate at Estadio Nuevo Mirandilla on Thursday…
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We do not intend to stifle press – Lai Mohammed
The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed has said the Federal Government (FG) do not intend to stifle the press and that the FG is not the sponsor of the bills purportedly meant to stifle the press. The minister, who stated this on Friday in Lagos in an interview, said the bills concerning…
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How Nigerian press contributed to collapse of First Republic – Adedayo
Dr Festus Adedayo, a Special Adviser on Media in the former Abiola Ajimobi administration in Oyo State, on Thursday said that the Nigerian press contributed to the collapse of the First Republic. Adedayo said this on Thursday in Ibadan during the unveiling of the Book, “70 years of Progressive Journalism: The Story of Nigerian Tribune.”…
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Senate President denies shutting out press from legislative business
The President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan said on Monday that it was share misrepresentation of fact to say that journalists were not allowed to cover the budget defence sessions going on at the National Assembly. Lawan was reacting to report published in some dailies last week that the media were shut out of the…
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Press Freedom: Dokpesi stages one-man protest
The Founder and Chairman Emeritus of DAAR Communications Plc, owner of RayPower FM, African Independent Television (AIT) and FAAJI FM, High Chief Raymond Dokpesi is protesting against plots by the APC led Federal Government to gag the media and suppress free speech. High Chief Dokpesi will be staging a “One Man Demonstration” to the National…
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I’m disappointed in Nigerian press – Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari has said that he is disappointed in the Nigerian press. He said his grouse was that the media did not give his administration the credit for the agricultural revolution he said was ongoing in the country. Buhari spoke while hosting some young political appointees to a dinner at the Presidential…
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IPI World Congress: Saraki Seeks Partnership between the Press and Parliament
Ahead of the International Press Institute (IPI) World Congress being hosted by Nigeria in June this year, the President of the Senate Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki, on Thursday called for a closer collaboration between the press and the parliament in the overall interest of the nation’s democracy and better dividends for the people. Saraki, according…
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Arrest of Premium Times journalists: We have nothing to do with it – FG
The Federal Government has assured not to do anything to stifle press freedom in the country stressing that it understands a free press was vital to the success of democracy anywhere in the world. In a statement issued by Minister of Information and Tourism, Alhaji Lai Mohammed and obtained by TheNewsGuru.com, stated this in a…
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IPC condemns recent attacks on journalists
The International Press Centre (IPC), Lagos-Nigeria has condemned recent attacks on three Nigerian journalists as well as the clampdown on media organizations in Gambia. IPC in its recent update report on monitoring of the safety of journalists reveals that not less than three journalists have been arrested in Nigeria and two private radio stations shut…