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The controversial Radio Biafra tweeted this shortly after it was reported that Nigerian Broadcasting Corporation had shut down their transmission signal. What and who to believe, begs the question…
The National Broadcasting Commission, says it has successfully jammed signals from Radio Biafra. This was disclosed on Tuesday, by the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Information, Dr. Shade Yemi-Esan. She said: “We also have a report on that. Right now the signals from radio Biafra have been jammed successfully by the NBC.” “The commission is also working with... Read More
by Ahmed Salkida and Johnson Chinedu Edwin Nnamdi Kalu, the name behind the radio, who is fondly called ‘Director’, has not been going about his endeavour in a manner that prevents the agitation of other members of the public. As it seems, the radio is winning several admirers among southerners in Nigeria on a daily... Read More
by Chinwe Okafor Multichoice threw their users into a frenzy when in March, it announced a 20 per cent price increase for all its satellite pay TV bouquets in Nigeria to take effect from April 1, 2015. Though they explained that the price increase was necessary for it to continue offering the best in local... Read More
by Kolapo Olapoju The folks on social media may put out their election results on various platforms but television and radio stations better not rely on them till INEC makes an announcement. The National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) has cautioned broadcast stations against announcing election results obtained through social media platforms such as Twitter, Facebook and... Read More
by James Sambo The Presidential candidate of All Progressives Congress, APC, Muhammadu Buhari, has threatened to file a lawsuit against local television stations, the Nigerian Television Authority, (NTA), and the African Independent Television, (AIT), for airing hate broadcasts against his person. Buhari lodged a protest through a letter from the Legal Director of APC Presidential... Read More
by Kolapo Olapoju The National Broadcasting commission of Nigeria has refuted claims that it banned ‘Shoki’, a song by YBNL signed artiste, Lil Kesh. The commission disclosed this on Friday, 19 September, through its Twitter handle, saying, “Its come to the NBC’s attention that we allegedly banned “Shoki”. We at the National Broadcasting Commission can... Read More
by Damilola Jagun After enjoying immense success across the country and starting a dance-move, Lil Kesh’s hit single, ‘Shoki’ has been banned by the National Broadcasting Commission. The ban was announced on Twitter by Beat FM OAP, Toolz, who wrote, “No way! NBC just banned Shoki!!! Ahhhh shoki!”, and added “Apparently Shoki means Quickie in... Read More
It’s a New Yair! The year may not be so new on account of 2013 is all of thirteen days old already. But as this is the first AIRTIME of the year, do permit me to observe one of this column’s few traditions-perhaps the only one that’s still around anyway. At the beginning of each... Read More
The Governor of Rivers State and Chairman of the Nigerian Governors’ Forum; Chibuike Amaechi, has declared that the ‘oil rich state’ moniker used for oil producing states is now false because a number of the state’s oil wells have been transferred to other states by the Nigerian Boundary commission (NBC). According to the governor, “Rivers... Read More
by Stanley Azuakola It was the entertainment story everyone was talking about last week — that the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) had banned singer Wande Coal’s ‘Go Low’ video on Terrestrial TV last week. Everyone had a side and online groups had heated debates on the matter. Well, it turned out that the NBC did not actually ban... Read More
by Stanley Azuakola The National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) has wielded the big stick on Wande Coal’s latest video for Go low less than two weeks after its release. The video, which features scantily clad ladies, has been banned by the National Broadcasting Commission. The video, directed ,and shot by Mr. Moe Musa in the UK,... Read More
