The mass media perform many important roles in the society. In addition to their traditional functions of information, education and entertainment, they also serve as a liaison between the government and the people, as well as a check on government excesses through their influence on public opinion. In appreciation of these functions, the 1999 Nigerian Constitution guarantees freedom of expression and the press. The scope of this freedom has been further widened by the Freedom of information Act, 2011, which grants the right of any person to access information in custody or possession of any public official. Consequently, the Constitution has also imposed obligation on the mass media as a mouth piece of the people.