Court grants DAAR Comm., NBC leave to settle out of court

Justice Inyang Ekwo of the Federal High Court Abuja, on Thursday granted DAAR Communications and the Nigerian Broadcasting Commission (NBC), leave to settle their dispute out of court.

DAAR communications had prayed the court to restrain the NBC from interfering in its operations, pending the determination of the motion on interlocutory injunctions filed in court.

Raymond Dokpesi, founder of DAAR Communications filed the motion after the NBC suspended the operating licences of its Africa Independent Television (AIT) and Ray power FM.

The judge granted the leave for the out of court settlement after Mr. Maliki Sylvanus, holding the brief of Chief Mike Ozekhome, SAN, counsel to Dokpesi made an oral application.

The matter was slated for hearing before Sylvanus informed the court that parties in the proceedings were engaged in talks with the aim of amicably settling the matter out of court.

He said in view of this, he called on the court to avail them with a date for parties to report settlement to the court.

Defense counsels in the matter did not raise any abjection to the application for settlement.

Justice Ekwo adjourned until June 26 for report on settlement.

NAN reports that on June 6, the NBC suspended the licence of DAAR Communications Plc, owners of African Independent Television (AIT) and Raypower “until further notice”.

Modibbo Kawu, director-general of NBC, announced the shut down while addressing newsmen in Abuja.

He said the action was taken for failure of the stations to abide by the broadcasting code.

“Today, June 6, AIT/Rapower embarked on use of inflammatory, divisive, inciting broadcasts, and media propaganda against the government and, the NBC for performing its statutory functions of regulating the broadcast industry in Nigeria,” he said.

“Consequently, after several meetings with management of Daar Communications Plc and many letters of warning.

”The NBC, today took a decision to suspend the licence of Daar Communications Plc for failure to abide by the Commission’s directives, the provisions of the NBC Act Cap N11. The SHUT DOWN order is until further notice.”


Kawu said the regulatory agency had been monitoring the stations for a long time and had issued warnings that were defied.

muykem:
Dokpesi has finally humbled.

yomi96:
[s] author=muykem post=79301410]Dokpesi has finally humbled. [/s]you have obviously lost touch with reality. Ait is still running kakaki social. Buhari might be a golalith but like david, his head with be cut off and fed to the birds of the sky

muykem:
See frustration of highest order. The level of hatred Igbo leaders are preaching to young people and the turn of events politically in the country might increase suicide in that region.

muykem:
See frustration of highest order. The level of hatred Igbo leaders are preaching to young people and the turn of events politically in the country might increase suicide in that region.

muykem:
See frustration of highest order. The level of hatred Igbo leaders are preaching to young people and the turn of events politically in the country might increase suicide in that region.

muykem:
Dokpesi has finally humbled.

Lawalemi:
This is why Dokpesi will always have my respect. He gives the fight when it is needed

Nigerian Press Organisation settles AIT, NBC feud
Published
June 10, 2019

The Nigerian Press Organisation comprising the Nigeria Union of Journalists, the Newspapers Proprietors Association of Nigeria, Broadcasting Organisation of Nigeria and the Nigerian Guild of Editors, has settled the rift between the National Broadcasting Commission and Daar Communications Plc, the parent company of the Africa Independent Television and Raypower.

The NPO said in a statement by its President, Nduka Obaigbena, that both parties had agreed to sheathe their swords.

According to the organisation, Daar Communications will withdraw the case it instituted against the NBC in court while the commission would also rescind its suspension of AIT and Raypower 100.5FM.

davodyguy:

He chickened out. Get the facts. He has promised to pay back

9jahotblog:


https://thenationonlineng.net/court-grants-daar-comm-nbc-leave-to-settle-out-of-court/

Lawalemi:


Why would NBC submit to his antics? It's because he know his onion. No other station would survive it

qleap2all:

NBC can't bite!

yomi96:
[s] author=muykem post=79301410]Dokpesi has finally humbled. [/s]you have obviously lost touch with reality. Ait is still running kakaki social. Buhari might be a golalith but like david, his head with be cut off and fed to the birds of the sky

muykem:
See frustration of highest order. The level of hatred Igbo leaders are preaching to young people and the turn of events politically in the country might increase suicide in that region.

davodyguy:

Read my post above.

He has promised to do the following

1. Withdraw case from Court
2. Tine down the editorial reportage of social media
3. Pay up all outstanding he owes NBC.

These are what NBC wanted and he has agreed to do.

He chickened out. He could have said no to their demands, but he couldn't