Tag: AIT

DAAR Communications explains management shake-up

Aminu Imam
DAAR explains

Chairperson of DAAR Communications Plc, Raymond Dokpesi Jnr, has said the recent shake-up in the management team of the company, which has seen the departure of several long-serving directors, was part of a broader strategy to align with regulatory requirements and ensure the company’s future growth. In an interview with newsmen yesterday, Dokpesi Jnr. clarified that the decision to part ways with the directors was not driven by personal preference. He emphasised that, “It isn’t a personal decision to ask anyone to go. If it were up to me, I…

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Rivers: IBAN condemns demolition of Daar Communications building by State Govt.

Aminu Imam

…Calls for respect of legal process in land disputes The Independent Broadcasting Association of Nigeria, (IBAN), has strongly criticized the River State Government for its demolition of Daar Communications PLC’s building and equipment, which houses African Independent Television (AIT) and Raypower, on Monday, September 4, 2023. In a press statement issued yesterday by the Chairman of IBAN, Guy Murray-Bruce, the association condemned the actions of the Rivers State Government, labeling it as “self-help,” “illegal,” and “an abuse of the legal order.” IBAN noted that the land dispute between Daar Communications Plc and…

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Rivers: IBAN condemns demolition of Daar Communications Plc by State Govt. 

Aminu Imam

…Calls for respect ol legal process in land disputes Aminu Imam The Independent Broadcasting Association of Nigeria (IBAN) has strongly criticized the River State Government for its demolition of Daar Communications PLC’s building and equipment, which houses African Independent Television (AIT) and Raypower, on Monday, September 4, 2023. In a press statement issued by the Chairman of IBAN,Guy Murray Bruce the association condemned the actions of the Rivers State Government, labeling it as “self-help,” “illegal,” and “an abuse of the legal order.” IBAN emphasized that the land dispute between Daar…

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Rivers State shuts down AIT, RayPower FM

Aminu Imam

The Rivers State Government shut down the operations of Africa Independent Television (AIT) and Raypower FM in Port Harcourt. DAAR Communications PLC, in a brief statement issued at the weekend by AIT Editor, Terverr Tyav, said the management was taken by surprise by the shutdown, as the Government had not given it any notice of the shutdown. According to DAAR, the contractors disconnected the wave-guard from the mast’s antenna while riggers were dismantling the mast. It added that bulldozers were also deployed to demolish the Transmitter Complex at the DAAR…

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