Edo NUJ To Institute Legal Suit Against Standard Daily Press For Libellous Story
Edo NUJ To Institute Legal Suit Against Standard Daily Press For Libellous Story By Editor RE: DESPERATE FABRICATION BY QUACK PUBLICATION “STANDARD DAILY PRESS.” *Edo NUJ Demands Retraction or Face Full Legal Weight* *STATEMENT BY EDO NUJ LEADERSHIP* The Edo State Council of the Nigeria Union of Journalists notes with disgust a false and malicious publication by Standard Daily Press, an unknown online group alleging that Edo NUJ collected ₦100,000,000 from the Edo State Government before the Edo South Senatorial primaries. Let it be said clearly: "This is a criminal lie," peddled by a non-journalist running a blackmail outfit. 1. The author is not a practicing journalist. We have verified that the individual behind this publication is not a registered member of the NUJ, has no press accreditation, and does not operate within the ethics or standards of the journalism profession. What we are dealing with here is a quack, a political hatchet man hiding b...