It will be 50 years on the 7th of October when the bloody Asaba massacre which wiped out Igbo civilians took place. To commemorate this moment in history, Cheta Nwanze undertook an information drive on social media and radio. The radio programme was billed for 1 pm today on Nigeria Info only for this to happen:

I was on air discussing the #AsabaMassacre on this show, & a call came from the NBC.

"Shut the show down."

I've been kicked off the air. https://t.co/BTIX4aOE9G

— Chxta (@Chxta) October 4, 2017

In August, the NBC set new regulations for broadcast media. It commenced implementation of those rules October 1st. Apparently, Cheta’s show was the first to get the axe. It will not be a far stretch to say that the NBC gets its marching orders from the C-in-C of Nigeria, Mr Buhari.

[In case you missed it]: “NBC’s new rules and the right to free speech”

When Mr Buhari returned from his health challenges, his first broadcast to Nigerians contained warnings against crossing national red lines. In his October 1 speech, Mr Buhari also restated that democratic discussions about Nigeria are to take place in the National Assembly. The Federal Government has also adopted a hard stance against hate speech. The question is, where is this all headed?

Demola Olarewaju shares his insights:

The bed is laid already and we will lie on it. Some of us have long braced up to a dictatorial reality since May 29, 2015.

— Demola Olarewaju (@DemolaRewaju) October 4, 2017

When I alerted about this move, Temisan Okomi came here saying “maybe the Presidency isn’t involved yenyenyen”

Such unbelievable naïveté…

— Demola Olarewaju (@DemolaRewaju) October 4, 2017

Sadly, the mistake of 2015 can only be corrected with an eraser-candidate. That’s why we can’t aspire for perfection in 2019 just yet.

— Demola Olarewaju (@DemolaRewaju) October 4, 2017

please let everyone go and do voters registration. Na Almajiri style we must do in 2019 ie if 2019 will ever come

— ©©©©©© (@ugostine) October 4, 2017

This thread…. We can only change our current situation by getting our voter card and coming out enmasse to vote. https://t.co/FDUkRiXGH2

— Echika (@Howardie_5) October 4, 2017

Word.

[See also]: “These are the problems with NBC’s new rules”