Studies have shown that a poor and unhealthy diet and eating unsaturated or trans fat can result in high cholesterol. When 54-year-old Mohammed Aliyu realised in 2019 that he could not properly move the right part of his body, he knew there was a problem. Mr Aliyu, who is based in Abuja, Nigeria’s capital, is […]
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Addis Abeba — The Federal Government Communication Service has said that the media and communication institutions should carefully manage their reporting and access to information in times of crisis in order to reflect the country’s national interest. This was highlighted at the end of a two-day federal and regional media and communication sector conference in […]
Abuja — The National Broadcasting Commission has directed all licenced broadcasting stations, owned, established or operated by private individuals, federal, state and local government across the country on the payment of statutory levy. The Director-General of NBC Balarabe Shehu Ilelah issued the directive to the stations on the statutory levy in a letter which was […]
The human rights lawyer, Inibehe Effiong, was released from Uyo prisons around 8 a.m. on Friday, 26 August, after being jailed for 30 days by the Akwa Ibom State Chief Judge, Ekaette Obot, for alleged contempt of court. “Political cases are gradually standing on the head of the Rule of Law.” Akwa Ibom State-based lawyer, […]
“I consider it an honour for me to be incarcerated for truth,” Inibehe Effiong said. Human rights lawyer Inibehe Effiong has just been released from Uyo prison after spending 30 days for alleged contempt of court. The Chief Judge of Akwa Ibom State, Ekaette Obot, on 27 July, sentenced Mr Effiong to prison after the […]
Mogadishu — Amid protests that turned deadly, persistent drought and election controversies, Somaliland’s media are coming under attack. Arbitrary arrests, threats, beatings. Somaliland’s journalists are bearing the brunt of a spike in attacks, media associations say. In a recent incident, police in Hargeisa, the capital of the breakaway region, detained two Horyaal 24 TV journalists […]
Uncertainty has enveloped the Nigerian media space following the expiration of the deadline issued by the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) to revoke and shut down 53 broadcast stations in the country for failing to renew their licences. According to director-general of the NBC, Malam Balarabe Shehu Ilelah, the debt for which their lincenses were revoked […]
In this report, Ise-Oluwa Ige interrogates the provisions of Section 39 (1) (2) of the 1999 Constitution as they affect ownership of broadcast media in Nigeria; examines the facts that premised the decision by the National Broadcasting Commission, NBC to threaten a mass revocation of operating licences of 53 broadcast stations; harvests views of stakeholders […]
There was a rash of contradictory responses last week, when the broadcast regulator, the National Broadcasting Commission, NBC, in a moment of regulatory frenzy, directed 52 broadcast operators to shut down operations and return their licenses within 24 hours if they couldn’t settle their debt of N2.6bn collectively owed the Commission as license fees. Prominent […]
Our friend Representative Solomon George of Montserrado County Districvt#7 is unhappy about a nickname ascribed to him in our last editorial for which he called this paper and expressed so. Sorry; we did not in any manner or shape intend to disrespect the Montserrado lawmaker. And if Rep. George felt insulted or disrespected for the […]
Newly elected parliamentarians from the Mount Kenya region were “yesterday” locked out of a two-hour meeting at president-elect William Ruto’s office in the wealthy suburb of Karen in Nairobi, Kenya’s capital. That’s according to what seems to be a photo of the print version of Corridors of Power, a popular political gossip column in Kenya’s […]
Mr Adewale has been in police custody since 13 May A blogger, Bashiru Adewale, who was allegedly detained on the orders of the Ogun State governor, Dapo Abiodun, has counted 100 days behind bars. Mr Adewale has been in police custody since 13 May. He allegedly republished a story titled ‘I Was Arrested for Fraud […]
The police granted bail to Mr Jalingo on Saturday night. The police in Abuja have released the publisher of Cross River Watch, Agba Jalingo, who was arrested at his residence in Lagos on Friday. Omoyele Sowore, the publisher of Sahara Reporters who shared a video of Mr Jalingo’s release on his Facebook page Saturday night, […]
The National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) has suspended the revocation of the operating licenses of 52 broadcast stations owing debt amounting to N2.6 billion in licensing fees until August 23, 2022. In a statement signed Saturday by the Director-General, Balarabe Shehu Ilelah, NBC said the extension was due to appeal by the affected broadcast stations, relevant […]
Nigeria’s broadcasting regulator on Friday announced it will revoke the licenses of 52 media organizations over unpaid fees, in a move the country’s journalist union says is “ill advised.” The head of the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC), Mallam Balarabe Illelah, announced the decision Friday at a news conference in Nigeria’s capital, Abuja, Friday. The affected […]
Nigeria’s National Broadcasting Commission recently imposed a fine of N5 million (about US$11,922) each on MultiChoice Nigeria Limited, NTA-Startimes and Telcom Satellites Limited for airing a BBC Africa Eye documentary titled The Bandit Warlords of Zamfara. It said the documentary “glorified the activities of bandits and undermines national security in Nigeria”. It imposed a fine […]
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Ghana: National Cadet Corp Honours NTC
The New Times Corporation (NTC)’s Editorial Department on Wednesday received a Certificate of Appreciation from the National Cadet Corps Ghana for its active participation in the 62nd Republic Day Commemoration Parade and other events over the years. The Certificate of Appreciation was signed by the National Cadet Coordinator, Mr Nicholas Amarteyfio, and the Chairperson-Planning Committee […]
The Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ) on Thursday inaugurated a committee to draft a standardised Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for whistleblower protection in Ghana in Accra. The SOP is expected to address the challenges and weaknesses identified in the current systems for operationalising whistleblowing, as well as provide more efficient and effective […]