₦airaland Forum

Bizlifelines201:
This is in the interpretation of the writer. The real judgement doesn't restrain so if it doesn't restrain and gives an order to maintain the status quo, the writer is playing games with the mind of the reader because of the political interest in the case. The writer is not the court. That's why the writer didn't quote the judge state unequivocally May 30.

AfonjaBoston:
Maintain status quo meaning license withdrawal stands

AfonjaBoston:
Maintain status quo meaning license withdrawal stands

AfonjaBoston:
Maintain status quo meaning license withdrawal stands

Richdad50:


If you had the opportunity to buy Nairaland, how much will you put as your first bid? I am interested in buying if he is willing to sell.

Richdad

Alzirida:

The status quo is License suspended.


Well the court failed to understand that the NBC Act is final. It didn't make provision for offenders to appeal.

So what the 9th Assembly should do is to review it

Udantu:
A Federal High Court in Abuja has reversed the withdrawal of operating licence of the Daar Communications PLC over alleged breach of broadcasting code. Justice Inyang Ekwo on Friday ordered the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC), the Federal Ministry of Information and Culture, the Attorney General of the Federation to revert back to state of affairs before May 30, 2019.
Justice Ekwo asked the parties to appear before the court on Thursday, June 13 to show cause why the motion on notice challenging the action of the regulatory agency should not be granted. In an ex parte application brought by its lawyer, Mike Ozekhome (SAN), Daar PLC operators of African Independent Television (AIT), Raypower FM, Faaji FM and Daarsat had on Thursday asked the court to order status quo ante bellum pending the determination of the main suit. ADVERTISEMENT The NBC had in a letter dated May 27, 2019 accused Daar of breaching the Nigeria’s Broadcasting Code with its Kakaaki and other programmes and subsequently withdrew its licence. In the suit against the NBC, the Federal Ministry of Information and Culture, the Attorney General of the Federation, Daar claimed that it had since the licence of its television and radio stations been conducting its operations in line with Section 22 of the 1999 Constitution. It therefore asks the court to make an order “restraining the defendants from blocking, jamming, stopping removing from air and/or interfering with the air waves of the plaintiff/applicant (Daar Plc) in any way and manner however called from invading the premises of the plaintiff/applicant (Daar Plc) or closing down, viet armis, the said premises, its operations or broadcast services, pending the hearing and determination of the motion on notice filed along with this application.” Enumerating grounds for the action, Daar Plc said the defendants had on April 16 in a Gestapo-style invaded its premises and pulled down two buildings and gates leading to its operational office in Asokoro, Abuja worth millions of naira. Related Licence withdrawal: AIT seeks court's order restraining FG DAAR Communications laments over NBC fines NBC pursuing agenda to shut our stations - DAAR Communications Dear Esteemed reader, As part of our drive to keep improving the content of our newspaper, we are conducting a readership survey to enable us serve you better.


https://www.dailytrust.com.ng/court-reverses-aits-licence-withdrawal.html

AfonjaBoston:
Maintain status quo meaning license withdrawal stands

ejimatic:
. why are Channels and TVC not shut down? Answer: Both still strives to maintain objectivity though not in a perrfect way..Unlike the two AIT is owned by a PDP stalwart and its presentations are anti government.

Agbalanze:
Iti boribo��

sonofElElyon:
Dont be ridiculous! The NBC act does not have an ouster clause. Even if it did, no law can oust a citizen's constitutional right of appeal. That law would, be null and void, to the extent of its, unconstitutionality

cybersoldiers:
TVC and Channels are anti people.

They targeted every media house not in support of islamization agenda of BUHARI and APC

BuhariAdvocate:
Buhari isn't NBC so keep quiet.

Bizlifelines201:
The status quo is that the license has been suspended. Apparently this judge has read the condemnations across board against the intransigence of DAAR.
NBC should treat the case and sanctioning of DAAR and the recalcitrant personnel separately.The court never stated expressly the May 30 and that's why the writer can't quote the court but gave his own interpretation of the status quo. The court didn't grant a restraining order on the account of this report and quoting the writer without the quote of the court is the same as quoting the writer's interpretation.

oxygen247:
Lol....we know they can't obey the order.

Paperwhite:
The tyranny of the 1983-1985 era is back.God help Nigeria as it help itself.

AfonjaBoston:
Maintain status quo meaning license withdrawal stands

kokaneprodigy:
read again, this time slowly

AfonjaBoston:
Maintain status quo meaning license withdrawal stands

Temptee101:
Did you read the article and if by mistake you did then you lack proper comprehension skills

AfonjaBoston:
Maintain status quo meaning license withdrawal stands

AfonjaBoston:
Maintain status quo meaning license withdrawal stands

RichBoy247:

Yes, it is back. You have used democracy to loot, steal and destroy our treasury and to tell us that Buhari will ruen everybody in Nigeria to Islam. Since democracy did not work, we are now testing civilian dictatorship. Let's try civilian dictatorship with General Muhammadu Buhari.

Paperwhite:
The tyranny of the 1983-1985 era is back.God help Nigeria as it help itself.

Yyeske:
"They are to appear on June 13 to show cause why they should not been restrained, from blocking, jamming, stopping, removing from the air and/or interfering with the airwaves of the plaintiff/applicant in any way and manner howsoever, in its broadcast and airing of news, views, documentaries, or any other legitimate broadcast material that is usually associated with television, radio or social media broadcast pending the hearing and determination of the motion on notice filed along with this application".

This is a cut out from the sun newspaper which I sent a link earlier. I didn't see any May 30 mentioned anywhere.

Moreover, from the first sentence in the cut out from the link I provided from the Sun newspaper, the NBC, AGF and the MoIC were told to appear before the judge on June 13 to explain why they should not be restrained from from blocking, jamming etc of AIT meaning that the blocking, jamming etc holds till they are to explain to the judge why they shouldn't be restrained.

ejimatic:
. why are Channels and TVC not shut down? Answer: Both still strives to maintain objectivity though not in a perrfect way..Unlike the two AIT is owned by a PDP stalwart and its presentations are anti government.