The National Broadcasting Commission (NBC), has fined DAAR Communications (owner of AIT/Raypower) N500,000 for persistent violation of the provisions of the Nigeria Broadcasting Code.



NBC’s Head of Public Affair, Maimuna Jimada, via a statement issued on Saturday in Abuja, said comments made on Raypower’s programme “Political Platform” was against the broadcasting code.



Mrs Jimada said that the organisation was sanctioned due to “provocative, inflammatory and divisive comments” by anchors of the political platform.



She said the Commission on May 2, 2017, Aug. 15, 2017 and February 2018, held meetings with staff of DAAR Communications to caution them on unprofessional manner of anchors of the programme.



She stated that the Commission had charged the team handling the programme to be fair, and balance their reportage.



According to her, during the Feb. 7 meeting, the Commission stressed the need to comply with the broadcasting code to avoid sanctions.



“The Political Platform episode on July 24, was marked by sensational and heated expression of opinion by its anchors, who went on to make unproven and inciting allegations.



“For avoidance of doubt, the Director-General drew the attention of DAAR Communications to the following provisions of the Nigeria Broadcasting Code: (1) Section 1.9.3:


“A presenter/anchor shall not express his or her personal opinion in a programme.”



“Also Section 5.2.7: ‘A broadcaster shall, in using political material for news, avoid taking inflammatory and divisive matter in its provocative form and Section 5.2.5 stated that political broadcasts shall be in decent language,’’ she said.



Mrs Jimada reiterated that broadcasting stations should ensure that anchors of their programmes were properly informed and trained on the ethics of the profession as well as the provisions of the broadcasting code.



https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/top-news/278100-nigerian-govt-clamps-down-on-ray-powers-political-platform-imposes-fine.html

The NBC would do well to tell Nigerians exactly what was said that was provocative...

This government have been doing everything possible to gag the media houses. But, it's always a futile effort. Because the last government allowed them have their field day with hate campaign and speeches in 2014.
Now Nigerian are practicing what they taught them, they are running round the clock to shut Nigerians up. E no go work. He who is at war with heat, shouldn't near the kitchen.

This government have been doing everything possible to gag the media houses. But, it's always a futile effort. Because the last government allowed them have their day with hate campaign and speeches in 2014.
Now Nigerian are practicing what they taught them, they are running round the clock to shut Nigerians up. E no go work. He who is in a war with heat, shouldn't near the kitchen.

This is what you get when a govt of tyranny is in power. Useless govt!

We feel the heat here too! Never has phone-in programs been this monotonous and uninspiring.

Give me that Fela beatz

Eh-ya!
Everybody run run run
Eh-ya!
Everybody scatter scatter
Eh-ya!
Some people lost some bread
Eh-ya!
Someone nearly die
Eh-ya!
Someone just die
Eh-ya!
Police they come, army they come
Eh-ya!
Confusion everywhere
Eh-ya!
Seven minutes later
All don cool down, brother
Police don go away
Army don disappear
Them leave sorrow, tears and blood
Them regular trademark
Them leave sorrow, tears and blood
Them regular trademark
Them regular trademark
Them regular trademark
La la la la

Lalasticlala la la la la!

Hahahaha..

Meanwhile TVC is roaming wild..

Funny autocratic government..

Political platform is the most enlightening and unbiased political program on radio. APC is Clamping down on press freedom. APC have started putting on ground mechanisms to rig in 2019. We are watching

Ray power knows the rules.
They're not the first to be fined, and they won't be the last.

A radio station in Ekiti too was temporarily closed for going against journalism ethics.
Did they tell you why they were fined?
You don't know why, but you wanna blame Buhari all the same

Minjim:
Ray power knows the rules.
They're not the first to be fined, and they won't be the last.

A radio station in Ekiti too was temporarily closed for bridging ethics.
Did they tell you why they were fined?
You don't know why, but you wanna blame Buhari all the same

it's the same thing. when it doesn't swing to the fed gov't side. They say its hate speech.



but elrufai was in evry radio house calling president gej clueless in 2015


the chicken have come home to roost.





I hope daar comm challenge this Apc nbc in court.

Surely there has to be a way to contest these fines? Absolute imposition of penalty on the media for views/publications, without option of appeal, opens the regulatory authority to inherent abuse.

Transcripts of the erring opinions must also be released to the public for comparison with available evidences. History is replete with laws covered with the veneer of public good, that were exploited by governments into tools of autocratic repression.

if you don't listen to the program "political platform" please don't hastily criticise NBC I was an ardent listener of the program until the build up to the 2015 general election, Ihedu Aniagwu now Chief Press Secretary to the Delta State Government was still in DAAR Communication, he was a huge disappointments to ethical journalism, he was a PDP presenter.
Another presenter on the program that should be sanctioned is Ijeoma Osamo although she doesn't know anything other than castigate APC and other tribes other than Igbos.
Mustapha Mohammed is another person on the said program that needs to be cautioned , he supports anything Hausa/Muslim blindly. the only anchor in the program that is not totally guilty of breeching broadcasting ethics is Amaechi Anakwe, Uju Eje and Adebayo Bodunrin the only veteran broadcaster among them.

This evil Buhari and his useless government that banned Tupac's music

Can you just imagine? ??

Nothing they do can surprise me again

capatainrambo:
it's the same thing. when it doesn't swing to the fed gov't side. They say its hate speech.



but elrufai was in evry radio house calling president gej clueless in 2015


the chicken have come home to roost.





I hope daar comm challenge this Apc nbc in court.

Oh! So you're implyling the rule they disobeyed was just put in place ?

Please, read this :

https://www.thecable.ng/divisive-comments-nbc-imposes-n500000-fine-raypower



Moreover , Gej govt did worst during his time...going on news stands to sieze newspapers.


https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/162255-nigerian-military-goes-berserk-blocks-newspapers-distribution-abuja-lagos.html


Please, also provide me links where El'Rufai insulted Gej or made any incisive comment before the 2015 election. I'll really appreciate it.
But one thing you must understand is, whether Apc or Pdp, our politicians are all the same .
That why good ppl who know whats good have to start getting involved in politics.

Phone in programmes nowadays, you can insult or curse out the PDP or any of it's members without wahala but the moment you question the APC or FG's buffoonery, you get cut off or fined by the powers that be. One fact these demons and their devil Buhari fail to realize is that the truth can't be hidden forever, very soon, the blood of innocents shall rise to fight them back hands down, their propaganda stops at their nose and a new day is coming for Nigeria VERY VERY SOON

AIT NA RADIO?

IamPatriotic:
if you don't listen to the program "political platform" please don't hastily criticise NBC I was an ardent listener of the program until the build up to the 2015 general election, Ihedu Aniagwu now Chief Press Secretary to the Delta State Government was still in DAAR Communication, he was a huge disappointments to ethical journalism, he was a PDP presenter.
Another presenter on the program that should be sanctioned is Ijeoma Osamo although she doesn't know anything other than castigate APC and other tribes other than Igbos.
Mustapha Mohammed is another person on the said program that needs to be cautioned , he supports anything Hausa/Muslim blindly. the only anchor in the program that is not totally guilty of breeching broadcasting ethics is Amaechi Anakwe, Uju Eje and Kola the only veteran among them.

Mehn!

You truly listened to the program.

My 9:15-9:45am still belongs to them though except if work schedule doesn't permit.

You sincerely have a good account of each and everyone of them.

Ihiedu's proverb can be so rib cracking.

That guy mouth na expressway... Like parrot.

Little surprise why his state gov appointed him as his spokesman.

Ohiria wasn't doing badly too.

TimFisher2:


Give me that Fela beatz

Eh-ya!
Everybody run run run
Eh-ya!
Everybody scatter scatter
Eh-ya!
Some people lost some bread
Eh-ya!
Someone nearly die
Eh-ya!
Someone just die
Eh-ya!
Police they come, army they come
Eh-ya!
Confusion everywhere
Eh-ya!
Seven minutes later
All don cool down, brother
Police don go away
Army don disappear
Them leave sorrow, tears and blood
Them regular trademark
Them leave sorrow, tears and blood
Them regular trademark
Them regular trademark
Them regular trademark
La la la la

Lalasticlala la la la la!

naso ara ra ra ra oh

Indirectly means the governmnet controls the press so where is the freedom of speech its like democracy na scam sef

IamPatriotic:
if you don't listen to the program "political platform" please don't hastily criticise NBC I was an ardent listener of the program until the build up to the 2015 general election, Ihedu Aniagwu now Chief Press Secretary to the Delta State Government was still in DAAR Communication, he was a huge disappointments to ethical journalism, he was a PDP presenter.
Another presenter on the program that should be sanctioned is Ijeoma Osamo although she doesn't know anything other than castigate APC and other tribes other than Igbos.
Mustapha Mohammed is another person on the said program that needs to be cautioned , he supports anything Hausa/Muslim blindly. the only anchor in the program that is not totally guilty of breeching broadcasting ethics is Amaechi Anakwe, Uju Eje and Kola the only veteran among them.

Your I observations are right but my problem is why BON is not also sanctioning some radio station whose presenters unethically campaign for APC ?

kadree:


Mehn!

You truly listened to the program.

My 9:15-9:45am still belongs to them though except if work schedule doesn't permit.

You sincerely have a good account of each and everyone of them.

Ihiedu's proverb can be so rib cracking.

That guy mouth na expressway... Like parrot.

Little surprise why his state gov appointed him as his spokesman.

Ohiria wasn't doing badly too.

Thank goodness you also follow the program, in your assessment, do they over the years break any NBC code of conduct?

I think it's time for broadcast organizations to test BON's interference in court. Broadcast organizations shouldn't just assume that because BON has power to sanction it can do so to satisfy vested interest of some in govt.

TAKE BON TO COURT let's know if they're right simple.

I don't miss it for anything....

But freedom of press is important in a democracy..

Mustapha Muhammad loves the north and APC

Ijeoma osamo loves the south and PDP

Amaechi and Adebayo are balanced

I say it's a good show.... Only terrorists are afraid of being exposed

now I know our democracy is gone................which kind mistake we go make vote for this kind government.

Haahahhahh.


If not that Social media is off the power of this tyrant govt, I'm sure they would seize everybody's phones by now to stop the so called "inflammatory" comments made by Nigerians everyday.

Can we just do away with Old cargoes that are recycled to become civilians again?

99miles:
now I know our democracy is gone................which kind mistake we go make vote for this kind government.

muuuu, which democracy? did ur democracy tell u to lie? very good move by d NBC. if they av been doing these since we wud av done away with fake news by now.
GOD BLESS BUHARI

Kudos to NBC, this is long over due.

I used to listen to the program but, since Jonathan lost to Buhari, those Guys became bias in their analysis. At that point, I stopped listening to the program.

NBC did well.

Clamodown on AIT even

Na wah

Realy

No even freedom of speech in dis country again