Tag: Arewa24 TV

Court adjourns case against Arewa24TV over alleged ‘indecent content’ to June 9

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Court adjourns on Arewa24TV

The Federal High Court sitting in Kano has adjourned a suit filed by the Islamic Research and Da’awa Foundation, Abuja, against Arewa24TV and the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) to June 9, 2026. The Islamic Research and Da’awa Foundation instituted the legal action over allegations that the television station aired content it considers indecent, suggestive and inconsistent with Islamic and Hausa cultural values. The plaintiff, represented by its solicitor, A.A. Hikima, is asking the court to examine what it described as inappropriate programming on the station, while also questioning the role…

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

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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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NBMOA disowns ‘impostors’, challenges Arewa24 claims in Taraba legal suit

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…As BoT Chairman flags their activities amid worsening security situation in the state Aminu Imam The Northern Broadcast Media Owners Association (NBMOA) has publicly distanced itself from individuals it describes as “unauthorised impostors” and reaffirmed its legal challenge against AREWA24 TV channel, intensifying a dispute over broadcasting rights, cultural representation, and regulatory compliance in Northern Nigeria. Recall that Arewa24 filed a ₦10 billon defamation suit against Alhaji Ahmed Tijjani Ramalan, Atar Communications Nigeria Limited (operators of Liberty TV and Radio) and the Northern Broadcast Media Owners Association (NBMOA), following a…

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“Arewa24 TV, a CIA tool to undermine North’s Hausa culture, eroding Islamic values” – Gen. Alwali Kazir (rtd)

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A retired Nigerian Army General, Kapeh Alwali Kazir (rtd), has stirred debate claiming that Hausa-language broadcaster, Arewa24 is part of a covert foreign agenda aimed at undermining Islamic values and cultural traditions in northern Nigeria. In a widely circulated opinion piece, Kazir alleged that the station operates as a tool of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), asserting that its programming promotes Western ideologies at odds with the region’s religious and moral framework. According to him, the channel—established amid efforts to counter extremist narratives linked to insurgency in the North—serves a…

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Alleged cultural, religious violations: Court fixes May 18 for hearing in suit against Arewa24, NBC 

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Court on suit against Arewa24, NBC 

The Federal High Court in Kano has fixed May 18, 2026, for the hearing of a suit filed by the Islamic Research and Da’awa Foundation, Abuja, against Arewa24 Television and the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) over alleged violations of Islamic and Hausa cultural values. The Foundation is challenging the content of certain programmes aired by Arewa24, which it claims are inconsistent with Islamic teachings and the cultural norms of Hausa society. It also alleges breaches of the NBC Broadcasting Code, particularly in relation to decency and public morality. In the…

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Alleged Distortion of Islamic, Hausa Cultural Values: Court to hear suit against AREWA24, NBC today in Kano

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Court on AREWA24, NBC

Aminu Imam The Federal High Court sitting in Kano is set to hear a suit today Wednesday, filed by the Islamic Research and Da’awa Foundation, Abuja, against Network AREWA24 Limited and the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC). The case, Islamic Research and Da’awa Foundation, Abuja vs. Network AREWA24 Ltd. & NBC, centres on allegations that certain Hausa-language programmes aired by AREWA24 contravene established broadcasting standards and undermine Islamic principles as well as Hausa cultural values. In its originating processes, the plaintiff alleges what it described as the “bastardisation” and misrepresentation of…

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Court adjourns Arewa24, NBC case to March 4

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Court adjourns Arewa24 case

Aminu Imam The Federal High Court sitting in Kano yesterday adjourned the suit filed by the Islamic Research and Da’awa Foundation, Abuja, against Network Arewa24 Limited and the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) to March 4, 2026. The matter, which was slated for hearing, could not proceed, as the court did not sit. The case, Islamic Research and Da’awa Foundation, Abuja v. Network Arewa24 Ltd. & NBC, centres on allegations of breaches of broadcasting standards and public morality in some Hausa-language programmes aired by the television station. Speaking after the adjournment,…

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Islamic group sues Arewa24, NBC over alleged breach of broadcasting standards

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Islamic group sues Arewa24

An Islamic organisation, the Islamic Research and Da’awa Foundation, has filed a suit against Arewa24 Television channel and the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) over alleged violations of broadcasting and public morality standards in some Hausa-language programmes. The case is scheduled to come up today Wednesday, before the Federal High Court sitting in Kano. In the suit, the Foundation accused Arewa24 of producing and airing content that allegedly features indecent dressing, obscene expressions and sexually suggestive language, which it said contravene cultural values, Islamic ethics and Nigeria’s broadcasting codes. The plaintiff…

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Northern Broadcasters appeal court ruling, allege regulatory capture by AREWA24

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Aminu Imam The Northern Broadcast Media Owners Association, (NBMOA) has filed an appeal against the judgment of the Federal High Court in Abuja, against Arewa24 TV, delivered on July 2, 2025. NBMOA spokesperson, Alhaji Mohammed Idris Aminu, told Voice of Liberty (VoL) that the appeal, with Suit No: FHC/ABJ/CS/1410/2024, was filed in what the association described as “Nigeria’s national interest’, alleging judicial, regulatory and commercial capture of the country’s broadcast and advertising space by AREWA24 TV. According to the association, AREWA24 operates in breach of Nigeria’s broadcasting regulations, accusing relevant…

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Arewa24 faces fresh legal heat, as Islamic Group pushes NBC to sanction station

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Arewa24 fresh legal heat

…Case adjourned to Dec. 9 as defendants yet to be served The legal battle between the Islamic Research and Da’awa Foundation and northern-based television network Arewa24 has entered a new phase, as the case came up for mention yesterday at the Federal High Court, Kano; however, proceedings stalled due to failure to serve the defendants. The Abuja-based NGO had on October 30 filed a suit against Arewa24 and the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC), accusing the station of repeatedly violating provisions of the Nigeria Broadcasting Code (6th Edition) through the airing…

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