The Management of the National Broadcasting Commission led by the Director General, Mall Balarabe Shehu Ilelah, yesterday, Wednesday 31st May, 2023, held a meeting with Pay TV Operators, to remind them on the need to pay the 2.5% of their annual turn over to the Commission as stated in the NBC Act CAP N11 Laws…
It came as a rude shock but the reality has dawned on everybody that the founder of DAAR Communications, Chief Raymond Dokpesi is dead. He died on Monday in Abuja. Dokpesi was aged 71. As the pioneer of private broadcasting in Nigeria, he was the owner of the Raypower FM and AIT media platforms. Chief…
A new administration takes over today in a democratic transition just as entertainment icons make the list of national honours. It is a thing of joy that Afrobeats star, David Adeleke aka Davido and ace filmmaker, Kunle Afolayan are among other notable Nigerians listed as recipients of the 2023 national awards. The Ministry of Special…
Many did not know Hilda Baci until her world record competition. In a special message to the youth, Hilda actually said this: “I represented Nigeria in 2021 during Jollof face-off competition in Ghana and defeated Ghana’s Leslie Kumordzie to win the competition. Unfortunately, nobody recognised me then, but see me today. Nigerians and other countries…
Investors of Fox News were told last Tuesday that the corporation was planning no change to their programming strategy despite its decision to take Tucker Carlson off the air. Explaining the reason for this, Lachlan Murdoch, the executive chairman of the Fox Corporation, conceded on Tuesday that a Delaware judge’s pretrial rulings against the company…
At Broadcasters Int’l Magazine, we are for the Broadcast World and its personalities, not into politics. Prof Wole Soyinka, is a global personality, acknowledged Broadcast Pioneer, a literary giant. The Nobel laureate hosted Peter Obi last Sunday. The visit was historic. For the purpose of Arts/Culture/Literary World, Obi explained why he had to visit Prof…
The Governor, State of Osun, Mr. Adegboyega Oyetola described the Osun Master plan for Culture and Tourism for Sustainable Economy as a laudable component of the state’s comprehensive template for expanding the state’s economic diversification programme, while improving its internal revenue generation drive and bolstering the reputation and image of the state. The governor made…
The disbanded SARS was a tragedy, and most tragedies hardly have spaces for good intentions. So, the Police Unit discredited the good intentions and concepts of those who created it as a special unit. Because Dele Udoh was a popular sportsman, Nigeria recorded him as the first and major casualty. There was no evidence that…
Patti Boulaye, remember her, the pretty Lux Soap girl and actress? She was one of the first to cheer Nigeria into our 60th birthday anniversary on her Facebook page in a beautifully crafted message. Listen to her… The fun began from there. Forget about the political, even socio-economic problems of the nation. This review is…
