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IPI Nigeria Mourns Dotun Oladipo

Daily Dispatch August 26, 2026

….Describes Him as Committed Press Freedom Warrior The Nigerian chapter of the International Press Institute (IPI Nigeria) has mourned the death of veteran journalist, publisher and press freedom advocate, Mr Dotun Oladipo, describing him as a committed professional and dependable

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IPI Nigeria Secures Release of Journalist Stanley Ugagbe from Police Custody

Daily Dispatch July 7, 2026

The Nigeria chapter of the International Press Institute (IPI Nigeria) has secured the release of journalist Stanley Ugagbe, a reporter with Secret Reporters, following sustained engagement with the Nigeria Police Force over his detention. In a statement issued on Monday by the Legal Adviser of IPI Nigeria, Tobi Soniyi, the institute disclosed that Ugagbe was […]

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IPI to Launch Global Campaign Against Two Governors, Ex-IGP Egbetokun

Daily Dispatch May 6, 2026

The International Press Institute (IPI) has announced plans to launch a global campaign against the governors of Niger and Akwa Ibom states, Mohammed Umaru Bago and Umo Eno, as well as former Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, over actions it says undermine press freedom in Nigeria. Musikilu Mojeed, President of IPI Nigeria and Editor-in-Chief of […]

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IPI Nigeria to Open Press Freedom Hub to Mark World Press Freedom Day

Daily Dispatch May 4, 2026

The International Press Institute (IPI) Nigeria will commission a new headquarters and Press Freedom Hub in Abuja on Wednesday, May 6, 2026, as part of activities marking World Press Freedom Day. Located along Kado Expressway in the nation’s capital, the facility will serve as the organisation’s operational base for defending press freedom and protecting journalists

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Nigerian Press bodies urge FG, NASS to act against big tech threat to information sovereignty

Daily Dispatch February 4, 2026

– Warn of national security, democratic, and economic risks if journalism continues to weaken Nigeria’s major media and journalism organisations have issued a joint call on the Federal Government and the National Assembly to urgently intervene to protect the Nigerian press from what they describe as the growing dominance of global digital platforms over the […]

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IPI Nigeria condemns arrest of journalist’s wife, baby, demands accountability

Daily Dispatch December 24, 2025

The Nigerian National Committee of the International Press Institute (IPI Nigeria) has strongly condemned the arrest and detention of Mrs. Adenike Atanda and her nine-month-old baby by operatives of the Nigeria Police Force, describing the action as unlawful and a grave abuse of power. In a statement signed by its President, Musikilu Mojeed, and Legal […]