Taraba court adjourns AREWA24, Northern Broadcast Owners’ legal dispute to June 4

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Court gavel

A legal dispute involving Abuja-based media company ATAR Communications Nigeria Ltd and key indigenous broadcasting stakeholders in Northern Nigeria has been adjourned by the High Court of Taraba State sitting in Jalingo. The suit, filed by AREWA24 Network Limited against the registered Trustees of the Northern Broadcast Media Owners Association (NBMOA) and other defendants, came up for hearing yesterday before Justice Nuhu Adi at Court-2 of the Jalingo Judicial Division. At the centre of the proceedings was a Notice of Preliminary Objection challenging the competence of the suit. The application,…

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Court stops NBC from punishing broadcasters over opinions, neutrality rules

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Court stops NBC

A Federal High Court in Lagos has, in a ruling, stopped the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) from using its recently issued ‘Formal Notice’ to threaten, sanction or punish broadcast stations and presenters for expressing personal opinions as facts, bullying or intimidating guests, or failing to maintain neutrality. Recall that Justice Daniel Osiagor on Monday granted an order of interim injunction following arguments on an ex-parte Motion filed by the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) and the Nigerian Guild of Editors (NGE). The case was argued on behalf of SERAP…

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B’Haram finally agree to release 50 women, children from 416 kidnapped

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…Says others scattered  A faction of Boko Haram, identified as Jama’atu Ahlis-Sunna Lidda’Awati Wal-Jihad (JAS), has agreed to release 50 women and children from a group of 416 abducted victims following intense negotiations and mediation efforts by the Borno-South Youth Alliance (BOSYA). However, the insurgents warned that the process may be severely hindered, claiming the captives have already been dispersed across distant locations. In a voice note, a representative of the terrorist group, speaking in Hausa, disclosed that gathering the women and children for release would be extremely difficult due…

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2027: APC waives screening for Tinubu ahead of primaries

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APC waives Tinubu screening

…Declares him cleared The National Working Committee (NWC) of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has waived the screening requirement for President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, declaring him duly cleared to participate in the party’s upcoming presidential primary. The decision was reached at the party’s 188th NWC meeting held yesterday at its National Secretariat in Abuja. In a statement issued by the APC National Publicity Secretary, Felix Morka, the committee said the waiver was granted in line with its constitutional powers under Article 13.4 (xiii) and (xiv), which empower it to organise…

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Plateau: Gov. Mutfwang reveals state’s sponsors of insecurity 

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Mutfwang reveals state's sponsors

Plateau State governor, Caleb Mutfwang, has opined that desperate politicians are responsible for the recurring insecurity and attacks in the state. Mutfwang made allegations while addressing a group of journalists who paid him a courtesy call at the Government House in Jos on Tuesday. Mutfwang said the issues of terrorists and bandits unleashing violence in several communities and killing innocent people always happen during election periods, and desperate politicians sponsor it. While referencing the Dogo Nahawa crisis on March 7, 2010, where over 1,000 people were massacred by armed terrorists,…

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ACF accuses Sec-Gen. of undermining Forum over tenure dispute

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ACF accuses Sec Gen.

The Board of Trustees (BoT) of the Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF), has accused its Secretary-General, Murtala Aliyu, of undermining the Forum. Chairman of the ACF BoT, Bashir M. Ɗalhatu,  in an issued statement, said: “Recently, the Board of Trustees (BoT), in line with its duty of ensuring compliance with the provisions of the Forum’s Constitution – ACF Const. Sec. 24 – including respect for term limits and smooth leadership succession, took a number of steps which did not seem to have pleased some people, especially Murtala Aliyu, the Secretary General.…

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NDLEA uncovers underground drug caves, hideouts in Kano

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NDLEA uncovers in Kano

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Kano State Strategic Command, says it has uncovered a network of caves and underground tunnels used as drug hideouts in Rimin-Kebe area of the state. This is contained in a statement issued by the command’s Public Relations Officer (PRO), Sadiq Muhammad-Maigatari, yesterday in Kano. The PRO said the operation was carried out under “Operation Sharar Mafaka”, a renewed crackdown on illicit drug activities across the state. Muhammad-Maigatari quoted the Commander of the NDLEA in Kano, Ɗahiru Yahaya-Lawal, as saying that the discovery followed…

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PDP Crisis: Wike orders sealing of ‘illegal’ PDP offices in Abuja

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Wike orders sealing of PDP offices

…Threatens banks, property owners over Turaki-led faction Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has escalated the internal crisis within the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), warning that any building in Abuja used as the headquarters of the faction led by Tanimu Turaki will be sealed-off, while banks that facilitate its financial activities risk facing sanctions. Speaking during his monthly media briefing yesterday, Wike issued a strong warning to financial institutions against opening accounts for the Turaki-led faction for the sale of nomination forms ahead of the 2027 general…

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“Islam facing reputational damage under Tinubu” – Baba-Ahmed

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Baba Ahmed on Islam

…Says North may reject Obi-Kwankwaso alliance Former Labour Party vice-presidential candidate, Yusuf Datti Baba-Ahmed, has stirred fresh political debate with a pair of pointed interventions – warning of what he described as reputational damage to Islam under the current administration, while also casting doubt on the electoral prospects of a potential opposition alliance ahead of 2027. Speaking at a political event organised by the Peoples Redemption Party (PRP) led by its National Chairman, Hakeem Baba-Ahmed, Datti addressed what he called a “sensitive but necessary” issue concerning leadership and representation in…

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ACF headquarters sealed ahead of NEC meeting

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ACF headquarters

…Forum protests The Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) has protested the sealing of its Kaduna headquarters by the Nigeria Police, describing the action as unjustified and lacking legal backing. In a statement issued yesterday in Kaduna by its National Publicity Secretary, Tukur Muhammad-Baba, the Forum said Police personnel shut down its office ahead of a scheduled National Executive Council (NEC) meeting fixed for today, Wednesday, May 6. According to the statement, the ACF said it was unaware of any court order or directive restricting its activities. It added that the only…

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