Edetaen Ojo

The Media Rights Agenda (MRA) has marked Africa Day 2026 by calling on the African Union to develop a unified, continent-wide AI framework rooted in human rights and democratic accountability

Media Career Development Network celebrates the exemplary careers of two media rights advocates - Edetaen Ojo, Executive Director of Media Rights Agenda, and Lanre Arogundade, Executive Director, International Press Centre on WPFD2026. bit.ly/4ffDXCF @EdetOjo @lanreipc

I never read nor did I ever hear my brother & former comrade, Debo, @DeboAdeniran, ever issue a statement asking @NigeriaGov or any of its agencies to obey anyone of the numerous court orders secured against them by @SERAPNigeria. Today, Debo is senior advocate for 2 officers of @OfficialDSSNG clearly on a mission to #SLAPP around with #SERAP. This too will unravel. But meanwhile, this "democracy" is good for what it keeps revealing about things & people we were inclined to take for granted. punchng.com/rights-groups-…

Justice delayed is justice denied. ⚖️ Media Rights Agenda (MRA) is pressing the Federal Government to finally comply with a court order to investigate and punish those responsible for attacks on journalists. It’s time to move beyond rhetoric and secure the safety of media practitioners. Read the full story here: dnnmedia.ng/mra-presses-fg… @MRA_Nigeria #dnnmedia #devnewsng #PressFreedom #JusticeForJournalists #MRA #Accountability

Maybe the Senate is our old people's home, for political retirees!

Governor Abdulrazaq wants to go to Senate. Governor Hope Uzodinma wants to return to Senate. Governor Maimala Buni wants to go to Senate. Governor Dapo Abiodun wants to go to Senate. Governor Sule wants to go to Senate. Governor Ahmadu Fintiri wants to go to Senate. Former governor Wamakko wants to return to Senate. Former governor Danjuma Goje wants to return to Senate. Governor Mohammed wants to return to Senate. Governor Yahaya Bello wants to go to Senate. Former governor Amosun wants to return to Senate. Former governor Yahaya Bello wants to go to Senate. Former governor Okowa wants to return to Senate. Former governor Otunba Daniel wants to return to Senate. Former governor Abu Lolo wants to return to Senate. Former governor Hassan Dankwambo wants to return to Senate. Former governor Orji Kalu wants to return to Senate. Former governor Samuel Ortom wants to go to Senate. Former governor Adamu Aliero wants to return to Senate. Former governor Abdulaziz Yari wants to return to Senate. Former governor Simon Lalong wants to return to Senate. Former governor Jolly Nyame wants to go to Senate. Former governor Ramalan Yero wants to go to Senate. Former governor Mahmud Shinkafi wants to go to Senate. Governor Inuwa Yahaya wants to go to Senate. Governor Bala Mohammed wants to return to Senate. Add yours.

World Bank told Nigeria to reopen fuel imports because Dangote’s fuel was 12% more expensive than imports. Dangote called it flawed. World Bank quietly deleted the whole report from their website. Meanwhile Europe is buying refined fuel from the same Dangote refinery because Middle East supply got disrupted. The same Europe that used to sell Nigeria its own crude back as petrol. You can’t make this up. An African refinery finally works at scale and the first recommendation is not invest more, not expand capacity. It’s bring back imports. When Africa consumes nobody says a word. When Africa refines and competes suddenly it’s a problem.

IMILI will contribute to research and strengthen capacities across various stakeholders in diverse sectors, including education, digital platforms, media, women networks, youth-related organizations, and influencers, among others, involved in media and information literacy.

IMILI, hosted by the National Open University, Abuja, aims to serve as an international observatory for Media and Information Literacy development and a catalyst for sustained research that offers empirical evidence on the social impact of media and information literacy globally.

Starting now at the State House Banquet Hall in Abuja: the official launch of the International Media and Information Literacy Institute (IMILI) located in Abuja by the Federal Government under the auspices of UNESCO, with welcome remarks by Information Minister Mohammed Idris.

MRA seeks reform of Nigeria’s intellectual property laws, warns against restrictions on free expression - The ICIR icirnigeria.org/mra-seeks-refo…

MRA Urges Government To Promote Reading Culture, Protect Rights Of Writers swiftreporters.com/mra-urges-gove… @MRA_Nigeria

MRA commends NBC over broadcast guidelines but raises concerns premiumtimesng.com/news/more-news…

Citizens like to ask : "Where is all this money going?” By law, you have the right to find out and the FOI Act empowers you to do so. Silence can enable corruption, but access to information is a powerful tool for accountability. #ppdcng #Transparency #FOI

This happened on the 2nd of April 2026 The Court of Appeal in Abuja on Thursday dismissed an appeal by the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) challenging a judgement of the Federal High Court restraining it from imposing fines on broadcast stations. The appellate court upheld the earlier ruling which set aside fines imposed by the commission on 45 stations in 2019 for alleged breaches of the Nigeria Broadcasting Code. According to a statement by Idowu Adewale, communications officer, Media Rights Agenda (MRA), the court’s panel ruled unanimously “that the NBC’s appeal lacked merit and dismissed it.” The presiding justice, Oyejoju Oyebiola Oyewumi, upheld the argument of MRA’s lawyer, Ezenwa Anumnu, that having failed to challenge the suit at the Federal High Court, the NBC could not now challenge it at the Court of Appeal.” PREMIUM TIMES reported that the Federal High Court in Abuja on 10 May 2023 gave an order of perpetual injunction restraining NBC from imposing the fines henceforth on broadcast stations in the country. The judge, James Omotosho, in a judgement, also set aside the N500,000 fines imposed on the 45 broadcast stations. The judge ruled that fines are sanctions imposed on a person who has been found guilty of a criminal offence. Mr Omotosho added that under the law in Nigeria, only courts of law are empowered to impose sanctions for criminal offences. He noted that the commission’s action violated the Nigerian constitution because NBC “is neither a court nor a judicial tribunal to make pronouncements on the guilt of broadcast stations notwithstanding what the NBC Code says.” Meanwhile, In July that year, NBC also filed a motion seeking that the judge set aside the judgement on the grounds that the court lacked jurisdiction and made the decision in ignorance of relevant facts. However, on 23 November 2023, the judge dismissed the motion. According to MRA, the judge described the motion “as futile and an afterthought, as available evidence showed that the Commission was served with the court’s processes but chose not to appear before the court to defend the suit.” Displeased with the Federal High Court judgement, NBC proceeded to the Court of Appeal. The commission asked the appellate court to overturn the 10 May 2023 judgement. “At the hearing of the appeal on 4 February 2026, Mr Victor Ogude (SAN), leading Mr Kehinde Wilkey on behalf of the NBC, formally adopted his brief of argument and advanced additional submissions, after which Mr Ezenwa Anumnu, representing MRA, did the same,” theMRA statement said.

#ENDSARS: MRA rejects LASUTH's claim slain journalist Pelu Onifade's corpse unidentifiable, DNA samples gazettengr.com/endsars-mra-re…

Went to register a SIM today, and what happened honestly got me thinking. After the first process, he captured my face, and I assumed everything was done. Next thing, he said the registration didn’t go through because the network was bad. Since I wasn’t paying too much attention at first, we started the process all over again. This time, I noticed he picked up another SIM entirely, not the one we had registered earlier. That was when it hit me… he had registered two different SIMs. This is exactly how people get implicated in things they know nothing about. I made sure I collected both SIMs, even though he kept denying it. I’m very sure of what I saw. In the next 24 hours, I’ll find out if both were activated. Please, whenever you’re registering a SIM, pay close attention. Don’t assume anything. Watch every step.

The court of appeal in Abuja has dismissed the appeal filed by the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) against the judgement barring it from imposing fines on broadcast stations. Oyejoju Oyewumi, who led the three-member panel, on Thursday ruled that the NBC’s appeal lacked merit. Other justices on the panel are Abba Bello Mohammed and Donatus Uwaezuoke Okorowo. In a unanimous verdict, Oyewumi held that the NBC cannot challenge the judgement at the court of appeal, having failed to contest the suit at the federal high court. On March 1, 2019, NBC sanctioned 45 broadcast stations over alleged ethical infractions during the general election. Is’haq Kawu, then director-general of the commission, said the affected media houses were fined N500,000 each for flouting the provisions of the Nigerian broadcasting code. Displeased with the fines, the Media Rights Agenda (MRA) sued NBC, citing that NBC’s action violated the right to a fair hearing under section 36 of the 1999 Constitution (as amended) and Article 7 of the African Charter on Human and Peoples Rights (Ratification and Enforcement) Act. The MRA asked the court to declare the fines unconstitutional and null. In May 2023, the federal high court in Abuja ruled that NBC did not have judicial powers to impose penalties on broadcast stations. James Omotosho, the presiding judge, set aside fines imposed by NBC on 45 broadcast stations. Omotosho said the commission acted as the complainant, court, and judge in handling the alleged infractions.

NBC outlines five policy steps to drive broadcasting-led growth across Africa The National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) has unveiled a five-point policy framework aimed at transforming broadcasting into a key economic driver for Nigeria and Africa. Speaking at the Leaders Without Borders Development Centre Investors Business Roundtable Summit in London, Charles Ebuebu, the NBC director-general, urged African countries to rethink digital broadcasting as a strategic asset for trade and cross-border investment, rather than merely a regulatory requirement. thecable.ng/nbc-outlines-f…

@MRA_Nigeria wins appeal over the powers of the @nbcgovng to impose fines on radio & TV stations as the Appeal Court in Abuja today dismissed the NBC’s appeal seek to overturn a May 2023 judgment restraining it from imposing fines on broadcast stations. bit.ly/4cnyQOQ