AIT shutdown: Ezekwesili gives own reason NBC shut down media house
A former presidential candidate of the Allied Congress Party of Nigeria, ACPN, Oby Ezekwesili has reacted to the suspension of the licence of the African Independent Television, AIT and RayPower Fm by the National Broadcasting Commission, NBC. NBC had on Thursday suspended the license of AIT and RayPower Fm until further notice. The Director-General of NBC, […]
High court reverses summons on Gbajabiamila
Femi Gbajabiamila will no longer have to appear before an area court in Karshi, Abuja, on Monday. A high court sitting in the federal capital territory (FCT) on Friday quashed the summons by the area court asking the aspirant to the speakership of the house of representatives to appear before it on June 10, 2019 […]
Court orders INEC to present certificate of return to Okorocha.
An Abuja Division of the Federal High Court has nullified the decision of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to refuse to present former Imo State governor, Rochas Okorocha, with a certificate of return as senator-elect. The Court ruled that the decision to deprive Mr Okorocha of the certificate falls outside the provisions of the […]
NBC Suspends AIT, Raypower FM’s Licences
… We are being persecuted on instructions from the Presidency, says Dokpesi Ibitoye Philip Eniola The Nigerian Broadcasting Corporation (NBC) has suspended the licence of DAAR Communications, operators of African Independent Television (AIT) and Raypower FM. The Director General of the NBC, Modibbo Kawu made the disclosure on Thursday evening while briefing journalists in Abuja. […]