The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has condemned the clampdown on major broadcast stations including AIT, Channels and the ARISE TV by the All Progressives Congress (APC)-led Federal Government, over their reportage of the EndSARS protest in various parts of the country. The PDP asserted that the rush to impose monetary fines on the television stations…

The National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) has fined Channels Television, AIT and Arise TV N3 million each over their “unprofessional coverage” of the EndSARS protests and the crisis that followed it. Acting Director-General of NBC Prof Armstrong Idachaba announced the sanction at a press conference in Abuja. He said that if the commission escalates the violations…

The tears could not be stopped, from colleagues at the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), relatives and well-wishers as the body...

Nigeria President Muhammadu Buhari Tuesday commiserated with families of late deputy police commissioner Usman Umar and Channels Television reporter Precious Owolabi who died during the protest by members of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria (IMN), known as Shiites. "Condolences also to the management and staff of Channels TV, and the Police leadership, over the sad…

Assessing Channels TV against these shifting variables would be best from the manner in which they have cultivated believability. They have strived to grow trust partly through the apolitical positioning of the chairman and vice-chairman....

The question of media independence is an age-old one. Discourses around it sail through all notions and theories of communication and may continually be so.

The Nigerian media desires more education, intellect and skills to deal with issues. Television, especially, is pre-occupied with superficial ‘shows,” he added.