THE National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) has slammed a fine of N5 million on Channels Television for breaching the broadcasting law in a programme with the Labour Party Vice Presidential candidate, Datti Baba-Ahmed.This is contained in a letter, titled, ‘Broadcast of an Inciting Interview: A Sanction’, signed by the commission’s Director-General
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The Nigerian media is set to inaugurate a nine-member board of the National Media Complaints Commission (NMCC), otherwise known as the National Ombudsman.Members of the commission who are drawn from the media, the bar, the academia, and civil society are Mr. Emeka Izeze , FNGE, former Managing Director, Guardian Newspapers
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The Lagos State Federal High Court has remanded relationship expert, Blessing Okoro, aka Blessing CEO, for alleged cyber-bullying.The self-acclaimed relationship expert was arraigned on six charges of alleged cyber-bullying, libel, and for exhibiting uncensored movies.Also, she was accused of using her Instagram page #officialblessingceo, to injure the reputation of one
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The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Chief Timipre Sylva, has resigned his ministerial appointment so as to contest the Bayelsa State governorship election scheduled for November this year.Sylva, who had served as governor of the state between 2007 and 2012, served as Minister of State for Petroleum Resources from
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The Eze Igbo of Ajao Estate, Lagos, Fredrick Nwajagu, has been arrested by operatives of the Nigeria Police and Department of State Services (DSS).According to a Newspaper report, Nwajagu was arrested in the early hours of Saturday.It was gathered that Nwajagu had fled arrest on Friday night, but was eventually
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The United States chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) is a holding a Counter Rally in Washington on Saturday April 1.In a statement on Saturday, the APC United States National Youth Leader, Oyakhilome Bello, said the party has already obtained a permit for the peaceful protest.Belo stated that the
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The United Nations Children Fund (UNICEF) has partnered with the Bayelsa State Ministry of Health and the media on increased reportage on child nutrition and breastfeeding in the state.The UN body made this known at the commencement of a two-day media programme tagged, ‘Dialogue on Increased Advocacy and Reporting on
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Kano State Governor-elect, Abba Kabir Yusuf, has warned all subsisting and prospective lenders to the state government to stop forthwith.A statement by Chief Press Secretary to the governor-elect on Friday night, Sanusi Bature Dawakin Tofa, said effective from March 18 to May 29, no lender (domestic or international) shall approve
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by Uchechukwu Okoroafor,AbujaHonourable Benjamin Kalu has demonstrated credibility, capacity, commitment, dedication and high sense of responsibility in discharging his duties of managing the image of the House of Representatives.He should also be considered under the principle of fairness, justice and equity especially coming from a zone that has been marginalized
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