Jailed Ethiopian journalist Eskinder Nega honoured

An imprisoned Ethiopian journalist and blogger has been given a prestigious freedom of expression award.

Eskinder Nega was awarded the Pen America's "Freedom to Write" annual prize for publishing articles critical of Ethiopia's human rights record.

His wife Serkalem Fasil, who is a journalist and also spent time in jail, received the award on his behalf.

Nigeria: 3 Journalists died as Oshiomhole escapes death

Three journalists, Olatunji Jacob and George Okosun, both of the Independent Television, as well as Fidelis Ohani, a  camera man of  the African Independent Television (AIT), attached to Edo State Government House,  yesterday, lost their lives while Governor Adams Oshiomhole escaped death after a tipper rammed into the governor’s convoy along Warrake  Road  in Etsako West Local Government Area of the state.
Six other journalists in the press bus and security operatives attached to the governor sustained various degrees of injuries while a photo journalist of  the state owned Observer Newspaper, Mr David Acha, and a driver, are in coma. Unconfirmed reports said  the Chief Detail to the Governor  was among those wounded.
Sunday Vanguard learnt that the tragic incident happened when Oshiomhole was on his way to Auchi after he received some decampees from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to his Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) at Afuze in Owan East Local Government  Area. A visibly shocked Oshiomhole was speechless when he was contacted. Sunday Vanguard learnt he was deeply touched by the incident and wept profusely.
It was learnt that Jacob was killed on the spot while the two others died after they were rushed to a private hospital in Auchi.