Police, SSS Allegedly Mount Siege Outside AIT Despite Court Order

LAGOS JUNE 9TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigerian security agencies have surrounded the premises of African Independent Television (AIT) after the station reopened Friday, an official said. The private broadcaster returned on air late Friday after enduring over 24 hours of shutdown by the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC). The Federal High Court in Abuja voided the government’s suspension of…

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NBC Accuses AIT Airing ‘Offensive Content’

LAGOS JUNE 5TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) has threatened African Independent Television (AIT) and RayPower FM over some reports it considered offensive. The regulatory body accused the broadcast stations of airing “offensive, unfair and unprofessional” content in violation of its rules. In letters sent to the broadcast station, Armstrong Idachaba, the commission’s director of…

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