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Bolaji Gambari

September 25, 2024

Website Blockade: Court fixes November 7 for judgement in Peoples Gazette’s case against Nigerian govt

The NCC said a story on the website threatened national security and triggered the restriction but failed to specify the story.  

Peoples Gazette, MTN, Airtel, 9 Mobile and Muhammadu Buhari
April 14, 2022

Blocking Peoples Gazette’s website shows Buhari’s disregard for fundamental rights: U.S. Govt

“The website remained blocked at year’s end (2021),” violating sections 22 and 39 of the 1999 constitution, which advocates press freedom.

President Muhammadu Buhari/Peoples Gazette
October 26, 2021

Nigerian media bullying Buhari regime, Lai Mohammed cries out

Since coming to power, the Buhari regime has sponsored several bills in an attempt to gag the Nigerian media.

Information Minister Lai Mohammed
February 2, 2021

Forensic analysis confirms Nigerian govt, telcos attacked Peoples Gazette website

Qurium’s conclusions said mobile operators deliberately implemented the restriction of access to the website of the Abuja-based digital outlet.

Peoples Gazette Logo and Buhari
January 30, 2021

NUJ condemns restriction on Peoples Gazette website, asks Buhari regime to restore access

Several rights organisations, including Global Rights, RSF and Committee to Protect Journalists, have also condemned the government-sponsored attack.

January 30, 2021

Ibrahim Gambari’s new insidious assault on the media

Where governments used to seize and burn copies of newspapers that published critical stories, they now tell telecommunication companies to block the URLs of news websites.

Ibrahim Gambari and Peoples Gazette
January 28, 2021

Atiku, RSF, Global Rights, Gatefield, others condemn Nigerian govt’s blocking of Peoples Gazette website

Widespread condemnations and dreads of the dark past have greeted Nigerian government-sponsored attack on the novel digital outlet.

Peoples Gazette LOGO
January 28, 2021

Buhari sacks senior aide accused of leaking story on Gambari son to Peoples Gazette

But the reprisal over the story was not limited to Mr. Yahaya’s dismissal. Since January 26, Peoples Gazette’s website has been rendered inaccessible.

Lai Yahaya
October 31, 2020

EXCLUSIVE: Gambari’s son leads new cabal as Farouk Gumel disappears from Aso Rock

Bolaji Gambari says he’s a top business lawyer, but his career grip is now in doubt after entering Presidential Villa with his father on day one.

Bolaji Gambari