Evelyn Okakwu

ActionAid condemns arrest of Premium Times Chief, Dapo Olorunyomi

ActionAid Nigeria has strongly condemned the arrest of the publisher of Premium Times, Mr Dapo Olorunyomi and judiciary correspondent, Evelyn Okakwu. The anti-poverty agency describes the arrest as intimidation and attempt at undermining press freedom and the principles of democracy. According to the Country Director, Ojobo Ode Atuluku, “the arrest of the publisher by the […]

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APC calls for halt to harassment of Premium Times; calls for Stakeholders’ dialogue on Media freedom

  The International Press Centre (IPC), has described the invasion of the premises of Premium Times in Abuja and the subsequent arrest of its Publisher, Dapo Olorunyomi and the judiciary correspondent, Evelyn Okakwu by armed police men on the night of January 19, 2017, as an unacceptable assault on freedom of the Press. Director of

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