The study appraised the application of Freedom of Information Act by broadcast journalists in political reportage in Rivers State. The objectives to investigate whether FOI Act has improved journalists access of official information in Rivers State and determine the challenges faced by journalists in utilizing the FOI Act in Rivers State. A total of 200 journalists were sampled through the questionnaires structured in line with the research objectives. It was found that journalists in Rivers State do not utilize the contents of the FOI Act effectively because of the uncooperative nature of government officials in terms of releasing official information. This is largely because of the bureaucratic bottlenecks that exist in the various ministries, departments, agencies and parastatals of government. It was therefore recommended that the Government should be transparent in all of its dealings in the society because they hold the positions in trust for the society and that the press should put the provisions of the Freedom of Information Act into force by going to the law courts when officials of government refuse to release official information.