Eureka123:
One of my Facebook friend writes:

If you are among those who blocked and unfriended peope because they supported Jonathan or did not support Buhari then it is natural for you to excuse and support Buhari's ban on AIT from covering his activities.

If someone is not yet the President and he begins displaying vendetta and you are not worried about this then I have more to fear from you then the President-elect.

Anyone with this type of mentality is too immature for politics. Immaturity in politics does not stem from age or the number of years or information acquisition in politics. No! It is not.8

Politics is a murky game of propaganda, lies, deceit, malicious gossip and so on. If you are someone who only supports one sided malicious gossip especially the one against your opponent but frowns at the one against your preferred candidate, then politics is not meant for you. You should rather take into the military instead.

All the shits and lies that the Fox news peddle against Obama, not once have this nonsense been head. Security safety wetin? Are you the first politician or President-elect that is being lied against by the media?

What about those of Sahara reporters, Premium Times, the nation and co against GEJ and the PDP? I'm sure they are not propagandas but investigative and professional journalism in you eyes, in so far you are an APC and Buhari fan. And of cause these media houses did not constitute a security threat to GEJ and his associates. But it is AIT that is a threat and security to your amala republic General, because AIT is now a terrorist organization abi?

Something dey do una head! If this is what politics has turned some of you into then you are way gone! I do not know if some of you are being sincere or just pretending to be blind?

Let me tell you folks a little history since history was banned by a once upon a time dictator from your school curriculum. I assume if the subject was compulsory as it used to be then, many of you would have understood what dictatorship is and what democracy is not. But the dictator banned it, it seems he knew the benefit and you are an evidence of that benefit.

Buhari Banned "King Cobra", a mere Campus Magazine in Far Away Ile-Ife (UNIFE) now Obafemi Awolowo University, and the his junta claimed that the Students are Planning to Overthrow his Government between 1983-1985.

You must be brushing yourself off and saying "that was different then", "it was Buhari's ghost". Perhaps to claim to ban AIT from covering his activities siting security concerns is a different thing from the former. I hear you clearly, you think very clearly and objectively and I am impressed. Keep it up!

The SUN newspapers during the administration of Obasanjo said all sorts of crazy stuffs about Obj, I do not recall when the sun was banned because of threat to Obj's safety. And one time the sun newspapers captured a photo of Obasanjo holding a copy of their newspaper, headlined "even the president can't help to have a taste of us". Oh I get it! AIT just began becoming an assassination organization after Buhari won the elections.

Mind you, in 2011, Dokpesi was the campaign man for IBB during the PDP primaries. Guess what? They did what every political media would do to their opponents on Jonathan. Perhaps Jonathan was not in a security threat and so there was no need to ban AIT from covering his affairs after he won.

The other time Femi Aribisala was crying that his article was not published by newspapers because the contain criticisms of the APC and the exposure of the election rigging mechanisms they implored in the just concluded elections and some of you began calling him a bad looser and an attention seeker. Perhaps it is when a party inspires riots and burns buildings and kills Youth corpers like in 2011, that how we will know a good looser, abi?

Na so e dey start small small. Person wey dey laugh when dog dey bite him enemy no dey sabi say wan day that sabi go bite him pikin, because to use him teeth don dey sweet am and person been dey applaud am. Ride on! Keep being objective.

Excellentmind:
It's sad that people in this forum who claim to be educated are supporting this move targeted at repressing freedom of information and expression. Today, it's AIT, tomorrow is which? Is there anyone in this forum that can point out to me what exactly AIT broadcast in the run up to Presidential election that was true about Buhari?

fr3do:


AIT should be our last concern, it is not them that are to run the affairs of this country.
It is Buhari's seemingly unchanged hate for free press that is worrying.
GEJ never barred Sahara, by Buhari taking this move he is already taking things for granted and the people should show their displeasure.

fr3do:


AIT should be our last concern, it is not them that are to run the affairs of this country.
It is Buhari's seemingly unchanged hate for free press that is worrying.
GEJ never barred Sahara, by Buhari taking this move he is already taking things for granted and the people should show their displeasure.

bakynes:
I have read all the comments above me and I must say all you saying GMB did wrong by barring them are so stupi*d. Even if you are going to air anything negative abt him, air negative reports abt his government not air about what killed his Wife and Daughter that is so wrong so fuc*king wrong and goes against all professional ethics of Journalism in this world.
I watched TVC alot I know they support APC bt the most they did was to air negative things Jonathan's Govt was doing not personal family issues. Same with Premium Times and Sahara reporters. If I was in GMB's shoes I wld do worse than just bar them. It is left for GMB to decide if they cover his activities or not just like Jonathan's media team didn't allow TVC cover his own activities too so what's the big deal here.

omenka:
Naah. The dog isn't sleeping, therefore can't lie.

Let AIT go clear its name with NBC since they were indicted for breaching broadcast rules and ethics as stipulated in their code of conduct. After then we can start talking.

They have to be disciplined so someone else, perhaps you, wouldn't become another victim of their shenanigans tomorrow.

I wish the station goes under for good. Only problem is the job losses that would accompany that.

lordkrato:


Hmm.. Thought you where silly but this takes the cake.. And who are the idiots liking this bland comment?? !!

Kindly tell us, you dumb sucker who is the shining light of our media and broadcasting?

Codedrunscom:


What has happened to your shameless disgusting stinking lowlife Oba of a man who was calling for genocide against Igbos ?

Are you beginning to see how silly and selective your thoughts are ?

sweetgala:


I never remembered sahara reporters being granted any access to FG press events or interviews. AIT went after buhari hard with defamation of character , this is wholly justifiable

Dominiquez:
I pity anyone that supports this ban, cos Buhari is now fighting FOI law that allowed APC to excel . Banning of APC will be the beginning of the dark days for the media under Buhari's govt.


TVC and Sahara reporters were never banned even when they were broadcasting lies against Jonathan govt.

Dominiquez:
I pity anyone that supports this ban, cos Buhari is now fighting FOI law that allowed APC to excel . Banning of APC will be the beginning of the dark days for the media under Buhari's govt.


TVC and Sahara reporters were never banned even when they were broadcasting lies against Jonathan govt.

deependemocracy:
No to suppression of press freedom under any guise!If GMB was a private citizen this would have been accepted.
Na clap dey start dance o!

lordkrato:


Hmm.. Thought you where silly but this takes the cake.. And who are the idiots liking this bland comment?? !!

Kindly tell us, you dumb sucker who is the shining light of our media and broadcasting?

Codedrunscom:


You must a yoruba! you have a slave mentality, you reason so selectively. Geez..!

As long as what Dokpesi and AIT published were true, its fair game. that's journalism.

Saharareporter (yoruba) were fervently against GEJ, every misstep, false / fake/ scam/ untrue/half-true corruption allegations they reported it with such energy one may begin to wonder if GEJ was sleeping with SR wife.
Yet, same SR never mentioned anything about Tinubu's lack of integrity and drug use, drug arrest and criminal affiliations, not even the day light ravaging of lagos and its finances.
did any call for SR to be banned ?
even when some elements of GEJ made such move, the nation stood behind SR and supported their right to publish as a news outlet.

Shame on you! ( not on all yorubas, my clients are good )

Igwezeugo:
mr man does documentaries ar they lie?
Is Ait saying d truth?
Watch d documentary very well u will see BBC logo there,is BBC dt release it to Ait
U do bad thing and Ait air it and u said is an abomination
Didn't he jail d woman?
Didn't he flog teachers?
Didn't he do house arrest to Awolowo?
Wat is ur problem?
Wat of sahara and channeltv
Hv they bar?

azzutee:
I stopped watching AIT during electioneering campaign immediately they abandoned the ethics of journalism. Freedom of information doesn't not allow anybody or media houses to malign the image of anybody either influential or not. There is always a limitation to every laws.

Scatterboss:
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You are a fool for bringing Yoruba into this rubbish. You are comparing Sahara reporters, an ONLINE media agency based in NewYork to AIT which is a media house in Nigeria.

Open your dead brain and read this news on how GEJ clamped down on newspapers:

http://thenationonlineng.net/new/clampdown-media-enters-day-three/

This is Sahara reporters news on Tinubu:

http://saharareporters.com/2008/09/15/how-us-federal-agents-succesfully-linked-bola-tinubu-drug-trafficking-ring-chicago

Another one from sahara reporters since 2009:

http://saharareporters.com/2009/02/18/bola-tinubus-heroin-tainted-assets-forfeiture-judgement


Next time, dont ever in your miserable life insult a whole tribe cos of Buhari. Thanks.

adconline:
Always taking laws into his hands! GMB is far from a changed " democrat". There is a govt entity called -NBC. National Broadcasting Comission- that is saddled with the responsibility of sanctioning erring media houses.
There is also laws against libel and slander and to the best of my knowledge, no court in the land has awarded damages to GMB against AIT. He's the offended, complainant and judge in this case.
Can GMB just rise above pettiness and vindictiveness? Naija has a lot of problems .. Barring AIT is not one of those.

kheart:
People abusing GMB re hypocrite, it s d same AIT dat said baba was d first person dat kill woman by firing squad in d world.

They said Gmb is a sinile dictator, he did nt even ban dem bt rather bar dem from covering d person dey hated so much. He is only doin justice to them imo

BESTOOO:
This is just a tip of what we are going to see.Other media houses should get ready for their own humiliation.GEJ will soon be missed by all

barnacle:
how would u feel if an amebo neigbour cums to ur house and say hateful things about you.will you let him/her in another time?

Codedrunscom:


Are you yoruba ?