EKO HOT BLOG reports that Governor Similayi Fubara-led Rivers State Government has shut down the operations of Africa Independent Television (AIT) and Raypower FM in Port Harcourt, the state capital. This online media platform gathered that the media organization made this known in a statement on its website on Sunday. EDITOR’S PICKS Tinubu To Leave … Read more
Dokpesi is renowned for creating the first private radio station in Nigeria. Besides his influence in the media industry, he was influential in politics. He was a chieftain of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP). Eko Hot Blog reports that the founder of DAAR Communications, owners of AIT and Raypower FM, Raymond Dokpesi, died on Monday, … Read more
Lagos Court has halted President Buhari and NBC from shutting down 53 broadcast stations across the country. EKO HOT BLOG reports that a Federal High Court in Lagos has stopped President Muhammadu Buhari and the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) from revoking the licenses of 53 broadcast stations in the country, and shutting down the … Read more
NBC Reviews Shutdown Order Of AIT, Silverbird, Others, Over Intense Pressure EKO HOT BLOG reports that the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) has reviewed the sanction imposed on AIT/Ray Power FM, Silverbird TV Network and 50 other broadcast stations. On Friday, NBC Director-General, Malam Balarabe Ilelah, had announced the revocation of the licences of the … Read more
NBC Revokes Licences Of AIT, Silverbird TV, 50 Others. EKO HOT BLOG reports that the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) on Friday said it has revoked the licences of 52 broadcasting stations across the country. Mallam Balarabe Shehu, the Director-General of the NBC made the disclosure on Friday and said the development followed the … Read more
Daar Communications, owner of Africa Independent Television (AIT), has denied reporting the release of Kabiru Dikko, the man who masterminded a bomb blast in Niger state in 2011. Reports went viral that the television station had allegedly reported that the federal government has released Dikko, better known as Kabiru Sokoto. Reacting to this, AIT in … Read more
Raymond Dokpesi, founder of DAAR Communications Plc, has said media outfits should not be used as an avenue to promote acrimony, personal agenda and settle political scores with opponents. This admonition is coming in the wake of reactions that trailed the viral comment of his son on his COVID-19 treatment, with some saying such comment … Read more
For years as an active Broadcast Journalist, I hardly got time off and was on duty back to back as the news never ends. This state of things was daunting for my family and pretty stressful for me. While people took breaks at weekends, I would be on duty on a fine Sunday morning. The … Read more
Atiku Abubakar, the Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has tackled the FG over the suspension of the license of DAAR Communications by the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC). NBC suspended DAAR Communications which operates Africa Independent Television (AIT) and Ray Power FM radio stations on Thursday, alleging inability to pay the license renewal … Read more