All over the world, it is believed that a free press is key to a sustainable democracy, as it holds those in power accountable. But this may not be true in Nigeria, as the government and the elite constantly work to control and manipulate the media.
In the last four years, the relationship between the media and President Muhammadu Buhari was not so cordial, with many describing it as cat and mouse relationship.
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