The National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) has imposed a fine of N2 million on Arise TV for alleged violations of the broadcast code. The television station allegedly broadcast statement purportedly from the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) claiming that the commission is probing a court case involving Bola Tinubu, APC presidential candidate, in the United States….
The National Media Complaints Commission (NMCC), otherwise known as the National Ombudsman is to be inaugurated on Monday. This was announced in a statement on Friday by Kabiru Yusuf, President Newspapers Proprietor Association of Nigeria (NPAN). He said the inauguration of the commission is aimed at strengthening public confidence in the media as a credible…
A Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered that a former Minister of Power, Saleh Mamman, be remanded in Kuje prison, Abuja, pending the consideration of his bail application. The presiding judge, James Omotosho, issued the order on Thursday after the court resumed Mamman’s arraignment on money laundering charge, which was earlier stepped down by…
A group, Nigeria Citizens Watch for Good Governance (NCWGG), has expressed concern over alleged fresh plans to re-arrest former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr. Godwin Emefiele. On Wednesday, a federal high court in Abuja granted bail to Emefiele, who had been in detention since his arrest on June 10, 2023. The…
The suspended deputy commissioner of police (DCP), Abba Kyari, has said that the allegations against him by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) are “trumped-up”. Kyari was declared wanted on February 14 by the NDLEA over his alleged involvement in a 25kg cocaine deal. He was subsequently arrested by the police and handed over…
