The National Broadcasting Station (NBC) has fined three major broadcast stations over their alleged roles in the escalation of violence across the nation. The regulators fined Arise TV, African Independent Television (AIT) and Channels Television between ₦2 million and ₦3 million. READ ALSO: 80 suspects arrested as Police begin recovery of looted items in Calabar […]
*Says act undemocratic, negates FoI Act The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has condemned in its entirety, what it described as the unjustified banning of some media houses from covering activities of the Presidency, describing the development as a most heinous form of official victimization executed in bad faith. The party described the media ban by the Buhari […]
…My greatest desire is to see Nigeria lead in content dev’t, production, talent mgt, others Beyond the usual hazards of the journalism profession, Adaora Onyechere, AIT Kakaki presenter, in this exclusive interview with DOOSUUR IWAMBE, talks about her career, challenges as a broadcaster, and why she is finally venturing into politics. As a TV gal, […]
…NTA, LTV, FRCN, AIT, Liberty, HOT FM, others affected The National Broadcasting Corporation (NBC) has slammed 87 Television and Radio Stations with a fine of N11, 474,999 for infractions of broadcast rules as stipulated in the rules of the regulatory agency. In a statement issued on Monday in Abuja by the NBC’s Head, Public Affairs, […]
The Director of News of the Africa Independent Television (AIT), Mr. Adebayo Bodurin on Wednesday told the Federal High Court in Abuja that former National Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Olisa Metuh paid Daar Communication PLC the owner of AIT and Ray Power Radio the sum of N7,492,250 million for public sanitization […]
The president-elect of Nigeria, General Muhammadu Buhari, has instructed all his staff, including the personnel attached directly to him, to steer clear of all dealings with the media, and leave all media affairs to his official media team. In a statement released in Abuja by Directorate of Media and Publicity of the APC Presidential Campaign […]
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has described as unacceptable the Monday’s directive by the President-elect, Gen. Muhammadu Buhari to bar a television house, the AIT, from covering his activities. The PDP pointedly declared that the suppression of the media, under any guise, portends danger for the nation’s democracy. The PDP, in a statement by its […]
Outspoken filmmaker, Charles Novia has condemned the ban on African Independent Television (AIT) by the President-Elect, Muhammadu Buhari to cover his activities. Novia said that he always knew that “freedom of expression will be curtailed in the next government.” The popular Nollywood filmmaker who posted his opinion on his facebook account said, “If this report […]
The leadership of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has said that all accredited media organizations in the country, including the African Independent Television (AIT), are free to cover the activities of the President-elect, Gen. Muhammadu Buhari. Speaking through a statement issued in Abuja on Tuesday by its National Publicity Secretary, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, the […]
An Ikeja High Court on Thursday adjourned a N150 billion libel suit filed by former Lagos State Governor, Chief Bola Tinubu, against African Independent Communication (AIT), till May 27. Justice Iyabo Akinkugbe adjourned the suit for further direction after hearing the submissions of lawyers representing the claimant and the defendant. Tinubu had instituted the suit […]