The board of Punch Nigeria Limited has announced the appointment of Mrs Valerie Omowunmi Tunde-Obe as Executive Director, Business Development and Innovation According to a statement by the management of the publishers of Nigeria’s most-widely-read newspaper, Tunde-Obe’s appointment takes effect on January 1, 2025. Before her new appointment, Tunde-Obe was a Non-Executive Director at Punch…
Dare Awonugba, the successor to broadcasting legend Ambrose Somide at DAAR Communications, has introduced a new style of operation. Somide left the company founded by the late Raymond Alegho Dokpesi after 30 years of high-impact contributions on October 31, 2024. He exited as Director of Radio Services, paving the way for Awonugba to assume the…
Veteran Journalist Ladi Ayodeji Makes Bold Debut on Roots 97.1FM with Compelling New Show HEART MATTERS. To the younger generations, the name Ladi Ayodeji may not ring a bell , but you cannot write or say anything about entertainment journalism without mentioning Ladi Ayodeji Most Nigerian popular artistes and celebrities of the older generations owe…
The Broadcasting Organization of Nigeria (BON) and the Society of Nigerian Broadcasters (SNB) delegation, led by Dr. Yemisi Bamgbose, Executive Secretary of BON, and Deacon Owolabi OLADEJO, the BON National Vice Chairman (South West) and SNB Oyo-state chairman Comrade Awodele Oluseun has expressed solidarity with the organizers of the Children party led by Queen Silekunola…
UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation says for the second consecutive year, conflict zones have proven dangerous for journalists and media workers, with 2024 seeing at least 68 deaths in the line of duty. More than 60 per cent of these killings occurred in countries experiencing conflict – the highest percentage in over a decade,…
Deepfake technology is a groundbreaking evolution in artificial intelligence, explicitly harnessing the power of machine learning algorithms. It refers to techniques utilising deep learning to create realistic and convincing media, be it video or audio, depicting individuals saying or doing things they never actually did. ‘Deepfake’, a portmanteau of ‘deep learning’ and ‘fake’, captures the…
The management of DESMIMS BROADCAST NIG. LTD, owners of DITV Kaduna and Alheri Radio, has announced the indefinite suspension of operations till further notice. The TV station is the first private station to go on air on June 2, 1994. A statement issued by acting general manager of the broadcast outfit, Idris Mustapha, on Friday,…
Edo State Governor, Senator Monday Okpebholo, has approved the appointment of Suleiman Aledeh as the substantive Managing Director of the State-owned Edo Broadcasting Service (EBS). The appointment takes immediate effect. With this appointment, Aledeh would be returning as MD to EBS where his career began while he was still a student of UNIBEN. Sulaiman Aledeh…
A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos state has set aside the fines imposed on Trust Television, MultiChoice Nigeria Limited, TelCom Satellite Limited, and StarTimes Limited for airing a documentary on banditry. In a 50-minute documentary titled ‘The Bandit Warlords of Zamfara’, the BBC Africa Eye provided insight into the mindset of bandit kingpins, the…
No fewer than 243,000 subscribers of Digital Satellite Television (DStv) and General Entertainment on Television (GOtv) in Nigeria have refused to renew their subscriptions after an increment in chargeable prices. This was disclosed by Multichoice Group, an African pay-TV operator. It disclosed that its Nigerian subsidiary lost subscribers between April and September 2024. These figures…
