NIGERIA BANS INTERNATIONAL MEDIA, ACCREDITS 10 MEDIA FROM COVERING KANA'S TRIAL

Nigeria's Department of State Services has banned international and other media from covering the trial of Biafran pro-independence Leader, Nnamdi Kanu, in court.

A statement signed by Chief Information Officer, Catherine O by Christopher noted that the DSS has only accredited 10 Nigerian media organizations, namely: ThisDay, Premium Times, The Nation, Daily Independent, The Herald, National Television Authority, Continental Television, African Independent Television, Daily Post and Channels Television.

No reason was given by authorities who refused to comment on the sudden violation of press freedom and citizens' rights to monitor a trial.