LAGOS NOVEMBER 2ND (NEWSRANGERS)-The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project, 261 concerned Nigerians, civil society and media groups have filed a lawsuit against the National Broadcasting Commission and Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed. The litigants are asking the court to declare as arbitrary, illegal and unconstitutional the N3m fine imposed on each of Channels,…
LAGOS AUGUST 14TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Nigeria Broadcasting Commission (NBC) has fined Nigeria Info 99.3FM, Lagos N5 million for hate speech. The fine, according to the commission, was for providing its platform to be used to promote unverifiable and inciting views that can incite crime, public disorder. A former presidential aspirant, Obadiah Mailafia, had while speaking on…
LAGOS AUGUST 7TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigerian musician Azeez Fashola, better known by his stage name Naira Marley, has admitted he broke coronavirus lockdown rules when he travelled to the capital, Abuja, for a concert. That event was in June when all non-essential travel was banned to prevent the spread of the virus. The musician was arrested on…
LAGOS JUNE 4TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Atletico Madrid’s Diego Costa has pleaded guilty to defrauding the Spanish state of more than €1 million (£813,000/$1,127,000) after failing to declare payments of over €5m earned from his 2014 move to Chelsea. The striker was sentenced to six months in prison on Thursday, but Spanish law states that non-violent crimes with…