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Northern Broadcasters appeal court ruling, allege regulatory capture by AREWA24

January 19, 2026January 19, 2026 Aminu Imam

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…

Ramalan, NBMOA BoT Chairman welcomes oil & gas shipping sector reforms

December 21, 2025December 21, 2025 Aminu Imam

…Calls for stricter reforms in embattled solid minerals sector to curb illegal mining The Chairman, Board of Trustees (BoT), Northern Broadcast Media Owners Association (NBMOA), has welcomed recent reforms in Nigeria’s oil and gas sector, describing them as timely and significant steps toward strengthening the industry, and repositioning the country within the global energy landscape. The Chairman expressed appreciation for changes in the leadership of key regulatory agencies, noting that the reforms have generated optimism across the oil & gas shipping sector. In a statement issued yesterday from Cairo, Egypt,…

Mass School Pupils’ Abductions: ‘No child should be at the mercy of terrorists” – Ramalan, Chairman BoT Northern Broadcast Owners (NBMOA)

November 24, 2025November 24, 2025 Aminu Imam

The Chairman Board of Trustees (BoT) of Northern Broadcast Media Owners Association (NBMOA), Alhaji (Dr.) Ahmed Tijjani Ramalan, has condemned the abduction of students in Kebbi and Papiri, in Niger state, describing the attacks as another grim indication of the worsening insecurity across Northern Nigeria. In a statement issued in Abuja at the weekend, Ramalan expressed concern over the incidents, in which bandits abducted hundreds of pupils, teachers across the North, prompting local and international outrage. He said the latest attacks reflect the deepening insecurity across the North, ranging from…

Chairman BoT Northern Broadcast Media Owners joins international community to celebrate World News Day

September 28, 2025September 28, 2025 Aminu Imam

The Chairman, Broadcast Northern Broadcast Media Owners Board of Trustees (BoT), Alhaji (Dr.) Ahmed Tijjani Ramalan, has joined the international community to celebrate the all-important World News Day, observed every September 28. Liberty TVR News reports that World News Day is a global initiative to highlight the vital role of fact-based journalism in the societies. Celebrating this year’s milestone in a statement issued by its BOT, Ramalan said: “As a mostly News and Current Affairs platforms, we re-affirm our commitment to promoting high standards of editorial leadership and protecting press…

NBMOA appeals Court’s ‘flawed’ judgment in favour of AREWA24 Channel

September 3, 2025September 3, 2025 Aminu Imam

• Broadcasters allege ‘miscarriage of justice’ • Say U.S.-owned channel exploits loopholes • Demands fair play, protection for local media industry By Aminu Imam The Northern Broadcast Media Owners Association, (NBMOA), has rejected the Federal High Court judgment that dismissed its suit against Arewa24, vowing to fight on at the Court of Appeal. Recall that the Federal High Court, in August, dismissed the suit filed by NBMOA against Arewa24, citing ‘lack of jurisdiction and lack of merit’. The court, in a statement, affirmed that Arewa24 operates legally and it is…

IBAN, NBMOA slam Niger State govt. over closure of Badeggi FM station

August 3, 2025August 3, 2025 Aminu Imam

…Demand immediate reopening Aminu Imam Media industry stakeholders have strongly condemned the closure of Badeggi FM 90.1, a privately owned radio station in Minna, Niger State, following an order issued by Governor Mohammed Umar Bago. The action, which involved the sealing of the station, demolition of its building, and arrest of its owner, has sparked outrage from the Independent Broadcasting Association of Nigeria, (IBAN), and the Northern Nigeria Media Organisation, (NBMOA). In separate but coordinated statements released yesterday, both groups described the governor’s actions as a gross abuse of power…

NBMOA mourns passing of Aminu Alhassan Ɗantata at 94

June 29, 2025June 29, 2025 Aminu Imam

The Northern Broadcast Media Owners Association, (NBMOA), has expressed deep sorrow over the death of elder statesman and prominent businessman, Alhaji Aminu Alhassan Ɗantata, who passed away on Saturday, June 28, 2025, at the age of 94 in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, (UAE). In a condolence message signed by its Chairman, Board of Trustees, (BoT) Alhaji (Dr) Ahmed Tijjani Ramalan, the association extended its heartfelt sympathies to the Ɗantata family, his grandnephew and business magnate Alhaji Aliko Ɗangote, and the Kano State Government. “May Almighty Allah grant him eternal…

Federal High Court Adjourns Landmark Case on Alleged Illegal Broadcasting by Arewa24 TV

February 12, 2025February 12, 2025 Aminu Imam

Aminu Imam The Federal High Court in Abuja, presided over by Honorable Justice Omotosho, has adjourned the hearing of the case between the Northern Broadcast Media Owners Association (NBMOA) Board of Trustees and Network Arewa24 Limited, operators of the Arewa24 TV channel, to March 25, 2025. The NBMOA alleges that Arewa24 is operating illegally in Nigeria without the necessary licenses, which they argue disrupts the legal and competitive media landscape. The lawsuit also names several other defendants, including the Federal Ministry of Information and National Orientation, the National Broadcasting Commission…

“Arrest drift in Nigeria’s broadcasting industry – Northern Broadcast Owners send SOS to Tinubu

January 1, 2025January 1, 2025 Aminu Imam

…Says ghost foreign interests infiltrating broadcast space …Urges NSA NIA, NBC ARCON to step in The Chairman, Board Of Trustees (BOT) Northern Broadcast Media Owners Association, (NBMOA), Alhaji (Dr.) Ahmed Tijjani Ramalan has called on President Bola Tinubu to intervene in the Nigerian broadcast Industry for an urgent holistic regulatory overhaul in order to arrest its slide and prevention of further Local TV and Radio Stations shutdown across the country. Ramalan said, “Some foreign TV channels operations in Nigeria is illegal and against the country’s national, economic, social and Security…

Northern Broadcast Media Owners Association sues Arewa24 Ltd, others for operating without license

November 5, 2024November 5, 2024 Aminu Imam

The Northern Broadcast Media Owners Association (NBMOA) Board of Trustees (BoT) has initiated legal action against Arewa24 Limited and seven other parties for operating illegally without license in Nigeria. In an issued statement yesterday, Chairman of the NBMOA Board of Trustees, Alhaji (Dr.) Ahmed Tijjani Ramalan, said the unlicensed broadcasting activities of the defendants threaten the established legal and competitive media landscape, thereby adversely affecting media owners and audiences across Nigeria. The suit, which is scheduled for a hearing before Justice Omotosho of the Federal High Court sitting in the…