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Breaking: NBC suspends Channel TV’s ‘Politics Today’ broadcast

Daily Dispatch April 26, 2021

The National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) has ordered the immediate suspension of “Politics Today” show on Channel TV. It also fined the station N5 million for breaching the broadcast code. In a letter to the Managing Director of Channels Television by the Acting Director General of the

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BCOS reacts to wicked rumour on demolition of Staff Quarters:

Daily Dispatch April 18, 2021

The Management of the Broadcasting Corporation of Oyo State (BCOS) has reacted to a wicked and false rumour which trended on the social media stating that the State Government and a private developer planned to demolish the BCOS Staff Quarters on Sunday, the 18th of April. In Press Statement issued by the Executive Chairman of […]

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FG orders GoTv, Startimes to migrate to freeTv platform

Daily Dispatch April 1, 2021

The Federal Government has directed GoTv and Startimes to migrate their signals to the two licensed FreeTv signal distributors in Nigeria. Lai Mohammed, the Minister of Information and Culture explained that the directive was in line with the Digital Switch Over (DSO) process. Disclosing this on Thursday in Abuja, the Minister said the laws of […]

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COVID-19 sermon: Oyakhilome’s Loveworld TV channel fined N65m

Daily Dispatch March 31, 2021

The Office of Communications (Ofcom) in the United Kingdom has fined a religious channel, Loveworld, owned by popular Nigerian cleric, Chris Oyakhilome. A statement obtained by The Nation on March 31, explained that the station was fined £125,000 (N65.6m) for breaching the country’s broadcasting code by disseminating misinformation on COVID-19. According to Ofcom, it was

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We’re creating enabling environment for businesses to thrive in Oyo – Makinde

Daily Dispatch March 26, 2021

…pledges to support Agidigbo FM Oyo State Governor, ‘Seyi Makinde, has stated that his administration will continue to create enabling environment for all business owners to thrive in the state.The governor, who stated this while commissioning the Radio House of Agidigbo 88.7FM, said that his administration would keep upping the ante in this regard.Governor Makinde

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COVID-19: Lagos govt shuts down Cubana nightclub, arrests 172 protocol violators

Daily Dispatch March 1, 2021

The Commissioner of Police, Lagos State, Mr Hakeem Odumosu, on Monday said the Police Command had shut down Cubana Nightclub, Victoria Island and arrested 172 people for breaching the COVID-19 protocols. Odumosu disclosed this to newsmen at the Police Command, Ikeja where the violators were confined, NAN reports. The police commissioner said people were arrested […]