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DSS releases female journalists arrested during APC Chairman’s mother’s funeral
Following a barrage of outrage by the public and the media, the Department of State Services (DSS), on Saturday night, released two female journalists working with Jay 101.9 FM, Jos, Plateau State, who were arrested while covering the funeral of Nana Lydia Yilwatda, the late mother of the APC National Chairman, Professor Nentawe Yilwatda Goshwe.
The duo, Ruth Marcus and Keshia Jang, were earlier reported missing by the station after their arrest by the security agents for posting a video report on Jay FM social media handles showing a face-off involving a cleric and some security operatives during the funeral service.
With the news of the missing journalists going viral and creating a storm in Jos, the DSS had no option but to release them.
The management of the station which confirmed their release in a statement late Saturday, said after hours of uncertainty, the duo were located at the DSS office in Jos and have since regained their freedom.
“Upon confirming that the DSS was holding them, frantic efforts were made to secure their release. Although our efforts were initially rebuffed, they were eventually released,” the management said in the statement signed by its Managing Director, Comrade Clinton Garuba.
Garuba, who strongly condemned the arrest of the journalists, described it as illegal, undemocratic and suppression of press freedom.
“This event has once again prompted us to draw attention to the disturbing issues of press freedom violations, human rights abuses, and the erosion of the rule of law by security agencies,” Garuba said.
The Jay FM management claimed their staff were professionals and were only carrying out their duties by doing what well trained journalists would do and are ethically mandated carry out their duties and document incidents for public record and accountability.
It called on the DSS to respect press freedom and act within the law, stressing that the press is not an enemy of the state.
“We remind the agency that this nation is under civilian rule, not military dictatorship. Security agencies exist to protect citizens, not to intimidate or abduct them.
“To those who wield power, we remind you that the freedom of the press is the lifeblood of democracy. When journalists are silenced, democracy dies in darkness,” the statement added.
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Man in shock after lady he lodged with in a hotel in Abuja flees with his car and other valuables
A Nigerian man is currently in shock after a young lady identified as Precious Chinyere , whom he took to a hotel in the Asokoro area in the FCT for a romantic getaway allegedly fled with his car and other personal belongings on Thursday, February 5,
The distraught man and Precious had visited the hotel and opted for a short time stay. Things took a different in the evening when the man noticed Precious had left the hotel room without notifying him and took along with her some of his personal belongings including phones and laptop and also his car.
The victim immediately reported the incident to the police.
When contacted, the spokesperson of the FCT police command, SP Josephine Adeh, told LIB that the matter is currently being investigated and that efforts are being made to apprehend the suspect.
The United States Mission in Nigeria has condemned the k!lling of more than 200 civilians in recent attacks on communities in Kwara State.
Recall that terrorists launched de@dly attacks on Woro and Nuku communities in Kaiama Local Government Area of the state on Tuesday night, k!lling unsuspecting citizens.
It was gathered that the gunmen invaded the villages, opened fire on residents and burned homes.
According to reports, the de@th toll from the unfortunate incident hit 200 on Thursday night.
Reacting, the US Mission Nigeria condemned the k!lling via a post on its official X handle.
The post reads, “The United States condemns the horrific attack in Kwara state in Nigeria, which claimed the lives of more than 160 people, with the de@th toll still unconfirmed and many still unaccounted for.
“We express our deepest condolences to the families of those affected by this senseless violence.
“We welcome President Tinubu’s order to deploy security forces to protect villages in the area and his directive to federal and state officials to provide aid to the community and bring the perpetrators of this atrocity to justice.”
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“I’ll never settle for a barber, yahoo boy or a poor man” — nail tech’s list of men she says she can’t marry sparks reactions online
A Nigerian nail technician has set social media talking after openly listing the kind of men she says she can never settle for.
In a now-viral post, she stated clearly that she refuses to “settle for less” and went on to mention professions and traits she considers a no-go area.
According to her, she can never settle for a barber, an aza man, a yahoo boy, a mechanic, an actor, a laundry man, a hype man, or a plumber. She also added that she wouldn’t marry a man with a high body count or a poor man.
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