LAGOS MAY 29TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Founder of DAAR Communications and African Independent Television (AIT) Raymond Dokpesi is dead. Dokpesi died on Monday, May 29 2023, his son Raymond Dokpesi jnr said in a statement. “High Chief Dokpesi was a beloved husband, father, grandfather, and friend to many. He will be deeply missed by all who knew him,”…
LAGOS JANUARY 11TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The London Metropolitan Police, United Kingdom, has said it is probing a 71-year-old man who was arrested at Heathrow Airport on Sunday on suspicion of rape This is as controversy surrounded the arrest of the founder of DAAR Communications Plc, Chief Raymond Dokpesi, who was delayed by the Met Police at Heathrow…
LAGOS JANUARY 9TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The founder of DAAR Communications Plc, High Chief Raymond Dokpesi, has reportedly been released from the custody of the police in the United Kingdom. An online platform, The Whistler earlier reported that Chief Dokpesi was arrested at Heathrow Airport in London on Sunday, January 8, 2022. However, the DAAR Communications management in…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 8TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Rivers State House of Assembly has explained why it reversed the ownership of the 868 plots of land being occupied by Daar Communications Plc, along the NTA road in Obio/Akpor Local Government Area. Daar Communications Plc, operators of African Independent Television and Ray Power FM is owned by a chieftain of…
LAGOS OCTOBER 11TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Chairman Emeritus of DAAR Communications Plc, Raymond Dokpesi, on Saturday said one of the greatest errors of his life was going into polygamy. According to him, contrary to the impression that he entered into polygamy because of his wealth, he revealed that it was due to internal family challenges. Dokpesi stated…
LAGOS APRIL 1ST (NEWSRANGERS)-The Court of Appeal in Abuja has discharged politician and media owner, Raymond Dokpesi and his firm, Daar Investment and Holding Company Limited, of the charges of money laundering breach of Procurement Act in relation to disbursement of the N2.1billion meant for arms purchase while Col Sambo Dasuki was the National Security…
LAGOS MAY 15TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Founder of DAAR Communications Plc, Raymond Dokpesi, has recovered from coronavirus (COVID-19) infection and has been discharged. Dokpesi’s recovery comes two weeks after him and seven other members of his family tested positive for COVID-19, four days after his son, Raymond Dokpesi Jnr, announced he had the disease. The media mogul, in…
LAGOS JUNE 8TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Nigerian Television Authority has been removed from the largest digital satellite television service platform in Europe, Sky Limited. A visit to Sky’s website showed that NTA had been barred indefinitely from airing on Channel 794. A message on Sky’s website read in part, “794: NTA International; currently temporarily removed from EPG…