WhereMyLoud:
They should pay back all the fines neted on stations like ChannelsTv and AriseTv..

While letting NTA that aired binani's victory speech walk free.. Stupid Nigeria. Stupid Government . Stupid Organisations.. that all we have.

That is the right thing to do, but they have since and carelessly looted the money fines to buy houses in London

IfnobeGod20:

I think you're misconstruing the whole thing and your illustration is not what the court is saying. The court didn't say you cannot arrest or place embargo on erring broadcasting station but placing burden of fine on them is what the court frown at. For example, police can arrest any offender but it is the court that place burden on them. If the NBC what to place burden on offenders, then their fine must be a product of legislation, just like the FRSC.
If my memory can serve me right, I think there was a court case last year that frown at fine imposed by LASTMA to offenders. I was able to get the link to the court news. Please see below:
https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=https://www.thecable.ng/court-says-lastma-lacks-power-to-impose-fines-tow-vehicles/amp&ved=2ahUKEwiRwszO4ur-AhWnRUEAHVJ0AO4QFnoECBEQAQ&usg=AOvVaw1vifRTJOZisaaM_j3CFCQz

Below is an excerpt from the news.
"In his decision, Justice Olalekan Oresanya held that it was unconstitutional for LASTMA to impose fines and tow vehicles of an alleged traffic offender without a valid court order. He also awarded damages of N750, 000 against LASTMA in favour of the plaintiff".

The arbitrary fines imposed doesn't make sense at all. You fine broadcasting station but leave the culprit. Someone will go to a station to make a statement but it is the station that will be sanction, forgetting that it takes two to tangle.

If NBC want to impose fine, let them legislate it to have the backing of the law, not this hand make rules.

I understand. But i am talking from a logical point of view. Court processes are slow. Imagine FRSC taking everyone to court before imposing sanctions. Just imagine.

FRSC will lose the zeal to even checkmate this thing. The offenders will feel more confident to break the traffic law nonchalantly at ease.

It is a recipe for disorderliness.

descartes400:


I share your sentiments!
1. NBC should appeal the judgment!
2. The NBC could go semi-nuclear by suspending broadcasting licenses of erring broadcasting stations for a year or more than and finally, license revocation to serve as a stiff deterrence. They are vested with the power to issue licenses and also to revoke!

They now have to take permission from the court.

Dijita:
I am not a fan of NBC. However, I think this judge interpretation of the law get K leg. Even in western countries ministries and and agencies impose fines. If the company feels the fine is unjust, they can go to court for the court to arbitrate.
May be this is just fake news. otherwise going by the logic you can not be issued with parking or driving violations unless you go to court.

"Between 1990 and 2004, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) issued fines totaling $2.5 million to radio licensees for airing material it deemed indecent from The Howard Stern Show, the highest amount of any American radio show."
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federal_Communications_Commission_fines_of_The_Howard_Stern_Show

"The federal banking agencies, including the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency and the Federal Reserve Board of Governors, also have the authority to impose civil penalties for violations of U.S. sanctions laws and regulations."
https://iclg.com/practice-areas/sanctions/usa#:~:text=The%20federal%20banking%20agencies%2C%20including,U.S.%20sanctions%20laws%20and%20regulations.

You are comparing Apples to Oranges.

The baseline here is the Nigerian Constitution and not the Constitution of the United States of America. Yes, there are similarities but the two books are totally different.

A very good example is, the word "Impeachment" can be found in the America Constitution and also in Nigeria Constitution, but the meaning and applications are totally different. In the US to impeach the President simply means for the House to indict him or charge him with an offense but in Nigeria impeaching the President means removing him/her from office.

To understand the subject matter, consult the Nigeria Constitution, The Act establishing these Agencies and Case Laws in Nigeria...The fact that, the Act ascribe powers to a particular Agency does not mean that those powers are valid, they can be challenged and if they run contrary to the Constitution of Nigeria they will be stricken down.

linearity:


The real question is....does LASTMA, ROAD SAFETY truly have the power to impound and impose fines on Nigerians?

Nigerians are just taking these things lying down because going to Court is expensive and consume a lot of time. Until a Court of Competent jurisdiction has adjudicate on these questions, it is premature to conclude that these agencies despite what they do everyday truly have such powers.

A Federal High Court had previous ruled against FRSC that they do not have the power to impose fines and that court followed the same logic as above that, they must pass through the Court to be able to do so and that, they cannot be Judge and Jury in their own case.

https://www.icirnigeria.org/court-rules-against-imposition-of-fine-by-frsc-for-offences/

Gradually, Nigerians are fighting back and one block at a time the system seems to be sanitizing itself....Impunity can not run amok forever.

Actually, it is attention-seeking judges who make such pronouncement.
There is no country where sundry offenses are mandatorily serviced through the courts.
Traffic cops routinely issue out tickets for over-speeding or wrong parking.
Environmental watchdogs impose fine on erring companies too.

It is up to an offender to challenge the fine and claim innocence
rather than challenge the power of regulatory bodies to impose fine.

I expect the appeal and supreme court to do the needful and failing to do that,
the national assembly will make the adequate explicit amendment.

What is the use of a regulatory body that cannot impose penalties?

wasted effort!only the apex court has final say on that!!

Well, that's because you live in zoo

In sane part of the world, no one body is a complainant, judge and executioner. If I received a fine, I have my day in court where the complainer has to prove beyond reasonable doubt and a judge has to agree.

The fact the NBC can issue fines and suspend stations is absolute tyranny

lhordspy:
Maybe i am wrong BUT This doesnt make sense. NBC is a regulating commission/body, it should have power to be able to sanction erring broadcasting organisation without having to rely on the judiciary.

Instead it is the broadcasting organisation that should file a case at the court if they are not satisfy with the sanctions impose on them.

It is more like telling LASTMA, ROAD SAFETY or other precautionary and regulating agency to seek court intervention before impounding your vehicle for going against the law or NCC trying to seek court intervention before imposing sanctions on erring network providers. These are regulatory bodies, it is one of their main responsibility taken away from them while rendering them incapacitated.

Court process takes too long. We all know NBC is the only thing holding this mischievous and overly sentimental media houses by the balls and checkmating their excesses. If not, journalism would have been an insane crazy affair in this country. It should be the other way round. Anyone who is not satisfy with the sanctions should go to court not the regulatory body seeking court intervention and interpretation before imposing sanctions.

Take a look at ARISETV as a case study. This is an invitation to unethical, unprincipled journalism. In a bid to cleanse the country's mediums of information of partisanship and unprofessional conduct. The court strikes. This is a judgement against our sanity.

iamswizz:
how? So that you can fine them if they post bad news about tinubu? Go and fight the court na.. if nbc feels aggrieved with any tv station or newspaper, they should sue the tv to court.. simple

You are saying NBC the Federal Government who issued you the license to broadcast should sue a tv station to court?

Some people no just get sense @ all.

"Justice Omotosho held that NBC, not being a court of law, had no power to impose sanctions as punishment on broadcast stations." ---- Justice Omototosho.


Good judgement.
If not, even ministry will soon start to impose fines on any institution they like. People take the laws on their hands; ursurp the power of the courts.

Nice one

lhordspy:
Maybe i am wrong BUT This doesnt make sense. NBC is a regulating commission/body, it should have power to be able to sanction erring broadcasting organisation without having to rely on the judiciary.

Instead it is the broadcasting organisation that should file a case at the court if they are not satisfy with the sanctions impose on them.

It is more like telling LASTMA, ROAD SAFETY or other precautionary and regulating agency to seek court intervention before impounding your vehicle for going against the law or NCC trying to seek court intervention before imposing sanctions on erring network providers. These are regulatory bodies, it is one of their main responsibility taken away from them while rendering them incapacitated.

Court process takes too long. We all know NBC is the only thing holding this mischievous and overly sentimental media houses by the balls and checkmating their excesses. If not, journalism would have been an insane crazy affair in this country. It should be the other way round. Anyone who is not satisfy with the sanctions should go to court not the regulatory body seeking court intervention and interpretation before imposing sanctions.

Take a look at ARISETV as a case study. This is an invitation to unethical, unprincipled journalism. In a bid to cleanse the country's mediums of information, of partisanship and unprofessional conduct. The court strikes. This is a judgement against our sanity.

You wrote all these trash just because you don't want your preferred candidate to be criticized??

Nawaoo for the kind of hypocrisy you guys exhibit.

onuman:
"Justice Omotosho held that NBC, not being a court of law, had no power to impose sanctions as punishment on broadcast stations." ---- Justice Omototosho.


Good judgement.
If not, even ministry will soon start to impose fines on any institution they like. People take the laws on their hands; ursurp the power of the courts.

Even Peter Obi will call this a nonsense judgement, The Appeals Court will invalidate it, The Supreme Court will affirm same.

fergie001:
Rufai, especially.

I dont think the appeal will upheld this.the court is suppose to review NBC sanctions not the other way

lhordspy:
Maybe i am wrong BUT This doesnt make sense. NBC is a regulating commission/body, it should have power to be able to sanction erring broadcasting organisation without having to rely on the judiciary.

Instead it is the broadcasting organisation that should file a case at the court if they are not satisfy with the sanctions impose on them.

It is more like telling LASTMA, ROAD SAFETY or other precautionary and regulating agency to seek court intervention before impounding your vehicle for going against the law or NCC trying to seek court intervention before imposing sanctions on erring network providers. These are regulatory bodies, it is one of their main responsibility taken away from them while rendering them incapacitated.

Court process takes too long. We all know NBC is the only thing holding this mischievous and overly sentimental media houses by the balls and checkmating their excesses. If not, journalism would have been an insane crazy affair in this country. It should be the other way round. Anyone who is not satisfy with the sanctions should go to court not the regulatory body seeking court intervention and interpretation before imposing sanctions.

Take a look at ARISETV as a case study. This is an invitation to unethical, unprincipled journalism. In a bid to cleanse the country's mediums of information, of partisanship and unprofessional conduct. The court strikes. This is a judgement against our sanity.

Nonsense

So what when tv stations castigate Tinubu,you will use the NBC to witch-hunt the TV station abi ?

AriseTV go show una pepper with this declaration by the court

Nice one .

lhordspy:
Maybe i am wrong BUT This doesnt make sense. NBC is a regulating commission/body, it should have power to be able to sanction erring broadcasting organisation without having to rely on the judiciary.

Instead it is the broadcasting organisation that should file a case at the court if they are not satisfy with the sanctions impose on them.

It is more like telling LASTMA, ROAD SAFETY or other precautionary and regulating agency to seek court intervention before impounding your vehicle for going against the law or NCC trying to seek court intervention before imposing sanctions on erring network providers. These are regulatory bodies, it is one of their main responsibility taken away from them while rendering them incapacitated.

Court process takes too long. We all know NBC is the only thing holding this mischievous and overly sentimental media houses by the balls and checkmating their excesses.

Liar mohammed is the one that imposed the fine not NBC.

While this is good, NBC will simply yank erring stations off the hair for some days. This will be worse than fines.. Yes they have such powers!

lordtriplee:


Well, that's because you live in zoo

In sane part of the world, no one body is a complainant, judge and executioner. If I received a fine, I have my day in court where the complainer has to prove beyond reasonable doubt and a judge has to agree.

The fact the NBC can issue fines and suspend stations is absolute tyranny

Nonsensical Nonsense you must be the one living in a Zoo.
https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-proposes-27m-fine-against-views-learning-inc

lhordspy:
Maybe i am wrong BUT This doesnt make sense. NBC is a regulating commission/body, it should have power to be able to sanction erring broadcasting organisation without having to rely on the judiciary.

Instead it is the broadcasting organisation that should file a case at the court if they are not satisfy with the sanctions impose on them.

It is more like telling LASTMA, ROAD SAFETY or other precautionary and regulating agency to seek court intervention before impounding your vehicle for going against the law or NCC trying to seek court intervention before imposing sanctions on erring network providers. These are regulatory bodies, it is one of their main responsibility taken away from them while rendering them incapacitated.

Court process takes too long. We all know NBC is the only thing holding this mischievous and overly sentimental media houses by the balls and checkmating their excesses. If not, journalism would have been an insane crazy affair in this country. It should be the other way round. Anyone who is not satisfy with the sanctions should go to court not the regulatory body seeking court intervention and interpretation before imposing sanctions.

Take a look at ARISETV as a case study. This is an invitation to unethical, unprincipled journalism. In a bid to cleanse the country's mediums of information, of partisanship and unprofessional conduct. The court strikes. This is a judgement against our sanity.

Go and sit down, then take over their job and pass your own judgement.
And you didn't use TVC as a case study.
Yeye dey smell

lhordspy:
Maybe i am wrong BUT This doesnt make sense. NBC is a regulating commission/body, it should have power to be able to sanction erring broadcasting organisation without having to rely on the judiciary.

Instead it is the broadcasting organisation that should file a case at the court if they are not satisfy with the sanctions impose on them.

It is more like telling LASTMA, ROAD SAFETY or other precautionary and regulating agency to seek court intervention before impounding your vehicle for going against the law or NCC trying to seek court intervention before imposing sanctions on erring network providers. These are regulatory bodies, it is one of their main responsibility taken away from them while rendering them incapacitated.

Court process takes too long. We all know NBC is the only thing holding this mischievous and overly sentimental media houses by the balls and checkmating their excesses. If not, journalism would have been an insane crazy affair in this country. It should be the other way round. Anyone who is not satisfy with the sanctions should go to court not the regulatory body seeking court intervention and interpretation before imposing sanctions.

Take a look at ARISETV as a case study. This is an invitation to unethical, unprincipled journalism. In a bid to cleanse the country's mediums of information, of partisanship and unprofessional conduct. The court strikes. This is a judgement against our sanity.

in the USA or UK, if you are fined by the police, your car is not impounded, you are hereby given a court ticket, that ticket is for your court case to determine your punishment. If the court determines that your car has to be impounded, then the police can now do it. Nigeria is a lawless country. Normally, no body has power to impound your vehicle without first trying you. You have every right to defend yourself. The high court is right.

blacknp:
You are saying NBC the Federal Government who issued you the license to broadcast should sue a tv station to court?

Some people no just get sense @ all.

That's how it's done in a sane society.

Why do the police need to get a warrant to arrest you/search your house since the FG has already issued the power to maintain law and order??

lhordspy:
Maybe i am wrong BUT This doesnt make sense. NBC is a regulating commission/body, it should have power to be able to sanction erring broadcasting organisation without having to rely on the judiciary.

Instead it is the broadcasting organisation that should file a case at the court if they are not satisfy with the sanctions impose on them.

It is more like telling LASTMA, ROAD SAFETY or other precautionary and regulating agency to seek court intervention before impounding your vehicle for going against the law or NCC trying to seek court intervention before imposing sanctions on erring network providers. These are regulatory bodies, it is one of their main responsibility taken away from them while rendering them incapacitated.

Court process takes too long. We all know NBC is the only thing holding this mischievous and overly sentimental media houses by the balls and checkmating their excesses. If not, journalism would have been an insane crazy affair in this country. It should be the other way round. Anyone who is not satisfy with the sanctions should go to court not the regulatory body seeking court intervention and interpretation before imposing sanctions.

Take a look at ARISETV as a case study. This is an invitation to unethical, unprincipled journalism. In a bid to cleanse the country's mediums of information, of partisanship and unprofessional conduct. The court strikes. This is a judgement against our sanity.

You nailed it 100%.

.. Because e dong reach NTA turn.. Then monies other stations paid should be returned asap..

lhordspy:
Maybe i am wrong BUT This doesnt make sense. NBC is a regulating commission/body, it should have power to be able to sanction erring broadcasting organisation without having to rely on the judiciary.

Instead it is the broadcasting organisation that should file a case at the court if they are not satisfy with the sanctions impose on them.

It is more like telling LASTMA, ROAD SAFETY or other precautionary and regulating agency to seek court intervention before impounding your vehicle for going against the law or NCC trying to seek court intervention before imposing sanctions on erring network providers. These are regulatory bodies, it is one of their main responsibility taken away from them while rendering them incapacitated.

Court process takes too long. We all know NBC is the only thing holding this mischievous and overly sentimental media houses by the balls and checkmating their excesses. If not, journalism would have been an insane crazy affair in this country. It should be the other way round. Anyone who is not satisfy with the sanctions should go to court not the regulatory body seeking court intervention and interpretation before imposing sanctions.

Take a look at ARISETV as a case study. This is an invitation to unethical, unprincipled journalism. In a bid to cleanse the country's mediums of information, of partisanship and unprofessional conduct. The court strikes. This is a judgement against our sanity.

You must be an APC supporter.

This doesn't make sense. It's like saying NCC cannot fine Glo or MTN.

lhordspy:
Maybe i am wrong BUT This doesnt make sense. NBC is a regulating commission/body, it should have power to be able to sanction erring broadcasting organisation without having to rely on the judiciary.

Instead it is the broadcasting organisation that should file a case at the court if they are not satisfy with the sanctions impose on them.

It is more like telling LASTMA, ROAD SAFETY or other precautionary and regulating agency to seek court intervention before impounding your vehicle for going against the law or NCC trying to seek court intervention before imposing sanctions on erring network providers. These are regulatory bodies, it is one of their main responsibility taken away from them while rendering them incapacitated.

Court process takes too long. We all know NBC is the only thing holding this mischievous and overly sentimental media houses by the balls and checkmating their excesses. If not, journalism would have been an insane crazy affair in this country. It should be the other way round. Anyone who is not satisfy with the sanctions should go to court not the regulatory body seeking court intervention and interpretation before imposing sanctions.

Take a look at ARISETV as a case study. This is an invitation to unethical, unprincipled journalism. In a bid to cleanse the country's mediums of information, of partisanship and unprofessional conduct. The court strikes. This is a judgement against our sanity.

NBC died since 2014 together with Nigeria, NBC that is covering up corruption of political terrorist in power? NBC that said Nigeria media should stop reporting Fulani herdsmen attacks in your community?


NBC is a scam.

lhordspy:


I understand. But i am talking from a logical point of view. Court processes are slow. Imagine FRSC taking everyone to court before imposing sanctions. Just imagine.

FRSC will lose the zeal to even checkmate this thing. The offenders will feel more confident to break the traffic law nonchalantly at ease.

It is a recipe for disorderliness.

The court didn't say they cannot impose sanction but their sanction should not be on money because the law that established it does not empower it to make fine, it's just a regulatory agency and not a money making agency. If they want to impose fine in the form of money, they should go back to National Assembly to give it more bite, as to be empower to have mobile court like FRSC. Nigeria is not a banana republic that every agency of government will just wake up and make administrative law and enforce it on the people. Let their fine be an act from the legislative.
Their sanction can even be in the form of closing the broadcasting station for days, few hours, or seizing of licence. The culture of draining people hard earned money should not be tolerated.

Peter Obi will cry more on reading this.

He thought Lai Mohammed used the funds from the fines imposed on broadcast stations to travel to the US and the UK to report him on treason.

This one will pain him more, and I don't know now, between Buhari and Lai Mohammed, who is more useless to Nigeria.

IfnobeGod20:

The court didn't say they cannot impose sanction but their sanction should not be on money because the law that established it does not empower it to make fine, it's just a regulatory agency and not a money making agency. If they want to impose fine in the form of money, they should go back to National Assembly to give it more bite, as to be empower to have mobile court like FRSC. Nigeria is not a banana republic that every agency of government will just wake up and make administrative law and enforce it on the people. Let their fine be an act from the legislative.
Their sanction can even be in the form of closing the broadcasting station for days, few hours, or seizing of licence. The culture of draining people hard earned money should not be tolerated.

Reason why i said it is a recipe for disaster. We all know the reason why we obey traffic law in this country is not because of our safety but because of the amount of money we will part with if caught. That fear of losing your money create that orderly sense in you.

When the monetary sanctions are gone or if court is now the sole-institution in determining your fine. Then it beats the sole aim of creating that regulatory body. It rendered them useless, and encourage disorderliness. People dont give a damn when they are not parting with their money.

More like saying NCC cannot sanction MTN for reaping Nigerians,without going to court. The court case will drag itself for months, if not years and without any tangible outcome.

NCC will become discourage checkmating the excesses of erring network providers. Network providers becomes confident in their wrongdoings. Thing will fall apart.

WelcomeToBiafra:


NBC died since 2014 together with Nigeria, NBC that is covering up corruption of political terrorist in power? NBC that said Nigeria media should stop reporting Fulani herdsmen attacks in your community?


NBC is a scam.

Lies. NBC never said the bolded. Stop misleading people with fake news

thundafire:
I tell u don't be surprised the will rush to Appeal court

NBC is a scamner, and killers of freedom of lives and safety informations.

NBC that ordered radio and TV stations not to reporting Fulani herdsmen attacks against farmers, is worst than Iswap/boko haram and Taliban.


I see restoration of Biafra Broadcasting Commission/BBC.

Biafra Government in Exile demolishing amalgamation tools in Biafra States wotowoto.

Oduduwa on other hand hitting the zoo back2back

fergie001:


SOURCE

Now that Lai Mohammed is nearing his end?