President Muhammadu Buhari has admonished the Nigerian media to note the fact that freedom of the press does not mean everything is permitted. He has therefore urged them to avoid incendiary words in informing, educating and entertaining their audiences. President Buhari made the declaration on the occasion of World Press Freedom Day, observed globally every May 3. A statement issued by Femi Adesina, Special Adviser to the President (Media and Publicity) on Sunday expressed the president’s recommitment to freedom to the press, and urged media professionals to wield freedom responsibly, and without licentiousness. This report x-rays the lives and experiences of residents in getting clean, potable and affordable water amidst the surge of COVID-19 cases in the state.

Source: Nigerian Tribune May 02, 2021 14:15 UTC