In a historic rebuke of state power, the International Press Institute (IPI) Nigeria has inducted two sitting governors and the nation's top police officer into its "Book of Infamy," accusing them of systematic press repression, even as the Vice President intervened with a last-minute plea for mediation. The battle for Nigeria's democratic soul reached a new crescendo in Abuja as the country's leading press advocacy group took the extraordinary step of permanently blacklisting three of its most powerful officials. The International Press Institute (IPI) Nigeria has entered Niger State Governor Umaru Bago, Akwa Ibom State Governor Umo Eno, and Inspector-General of Police Kayode Egbetokun into its "Book of Infamy"—a damning public register reserved for violators of press freedom. The announcement, made by IPI Nigeria President Musikilu Mojeed at the institute's Annual General Meeting, marks a sharp escalation in the ...
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