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The Inspector General of Police, IGP Usman Alkali Baba has expressed shock at the sudden death of the Founder/Chairman, DAAR Communications, a media mogul, great businessman and philanthropist, High Chief Raymond Dokpesi, whose death occurred and was announced today May 29, 2023, by the family. IGP in a statement by CSP Olumuyiwa Adejobi described his death as a monumental loss to Nigeria, the…

Court orders DAAR communications to pay ex-staff’s entitlements

The National Industrial Court, Abuja on has ordered DAAR Communications Plc to pay a former newscaster with the African Independent Television (AIT), Peter Kumba,  his retirement benefits. DAAR Communications Plc was also ordered to pay Kumba all his unpaid salaries and allowances and pension contributions. Kumba, on March 10, 2020, dragged his former employer, DAAR Communications Plc, to court…

Shock as Nigerian professor says COVID-19 does not exist

A Nigerian professor, Cyril Otoikhian, has challenged the Nigerian government and other scientists working on COVID-19 to prove the existence of the virus in the country.

The professor of genetics at the Novena University, Delta State, in a Monday morning programme on Channels TV, shocked his interviewers when he argued that the virus does not exist as there has been no known evidence to prove…

Dokpesi discharged from isolation centre after recovering from coronavirus

Dokpesi discharged from isolation centre after recovering from coronavirus

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NBC, DAAR Communications reach agreement, withdraws operational suspension

The National Broadcasting Commission, NBC has withdrawn the operational suspension earlier placed on DAAR Communications PLC, owners of TV station African Independent Television (AIT), radio stations,  and RayPower and Faaji FM.

This was announced by the Director General of the commission, Isaq Modibbo Kawu.

According to the NBC boss, the withdrawal of the suspension was in conformity with the…

EDITORIAL: Why NBC, DAAR Communications feud is troubling

The ripples and bubbles of last week’s closure of DAAR Communications before its reopening on the orders of Justice I.E. Ekwo of the Abuja High Court, evokes critical concerns on the roles of all the actors involved.

The rather unfortunate incident has thrown up several fundamental questions, while bringing to the fore significant issues of public interest. Indeed, as if the law of unintended…

NBC, AIT ‘Resolve Dispute’

NBC, AIT ‘Resolve Dispute’

NBC, AIT ‘Resolve Dispute’

The National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) and Daar Communications have resolved their weeks-long confrontation, days after Daar’s broadcast stations were shut down by the regulator.

A statement by the Newspaper Proprietors’ Association of Nigeria (NPAN) said the truce was secured on Sunday night by a committee that was set up to look…

Online Publishers Body Urges Dialogue In NBC, DAAR Communication Feud

Online Publishers Body Urges Dialogue In NBC, DAAR Communication Feud

Online Publishers Body Urges Dialogue In NBC, DAAR Communication Feud

The Guild of Corporate Online Publishers has expressed grave worries over the sudden revocation of the operating licence of DAAR Communications, owners of African Independent Television and Ray Power FM, by the Nigerian government.

In a statement…