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NBC Code To Protect Nigerians From Harm – Ex-acting DG

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2 years ago

December 5, 2021

A former acting Director-General of the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC), Professor Armstrong Idachaba, has said the code of the regulatory agency is mainly to protect broadcast programme consumers from harm.

Recalls that President Muhammadu Buhari government came under heavy criticism lately with its review of the NBC code.

The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, had said that the amended NBC Code included the provision raising the fine for hate speech from N500,000 to N5 million.

But, Idachaba called for increased dialogue between media houses, practitioners, and the commission, saying this became necessary to improve broadcasting practice in Nigeria.

According to him, the review of the NBC code every four years has always been an opportunity for negotiations and new arguments.

The former NBC boss revealed that there are about 33.5 million homes in Nigeria with access to television sets and programmes, adding that this robust television audience must be protected, even as they offer their position the nation as the “delight of every investor.”

Speaking in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital, during the investiture of Victor Mark as the Charter President of the Rotary Club of Laderin/Hilltop, the Professor of Mass Communication touched on the topic, “Finding a Balance Between the Broadcast Code and Making a Commercial Radio Station Thrive in Present Nigeria.”

He urged practitioners to always disseminate the truth in a way that is fair and beneficial to all in order to build a better friendship for all.

“As you can also see, the provisions of the code are actually meant to protect society from harm. It is also intended to protect the rights of citizens to a peaceful and fair right to living in line with tenets of Rotary International.

“Every four years there is an opportunity for the review of the broadcasting code, it has always been an opportunity for negotiations and new arguments,” he said.

Stressing the need for broadcast stations to survive, he clarified that the time allocated for advertising had been increased by the commission based on demands from operators.

Idachaba added that sporting rights and alcoholic advertising rules were also allowed for-profit, warning, however, that “profit motive must tally with core values.”

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Group Of Top Male Footballers ‘Planning To Come Out As Gay Next Month

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14 hours ago

April 25, 2024

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A group of top male footballers ‘are planning to come out as gay on May 17.

German outlet Preussische Allgemeine Zeitung claims a group of professionals across the country will declare publicly their sexual orientation.

The date in question is of particular reference as it is the International Day Against Homophobia.

It is believed that all of the clubs the reported players are aware of the planned proposals.

However, Preussische Allgemeine Zeitung adds that some players still have reservations about revealing their homosexuality and could still make a U-turn in doing so.

Marcus Urban is a former footballer in Germany who came out as gay in 2007, 16 years after quitting the sport. Urban, now 52, is the co-founder of Diversero, a global community for diversity, and hopes next month’s plans do come to fruition.

‘I think they are respected and celebrated for that. Not by everyone, that’s clear. But hate speech cannot be a criterion for a life,

‘May 17 is an offer,’ he told the Editorial Network Germany (RND). ‘A date that you could use as a guide and get together as a group.

‘There is controversy there. Do I still want to wait until the world of football becomes the way I want it to be? Why should I wait? An interesting dynamic has come into play, you can see that people’s minds are starting to move and are thinking about whether it really makes sense to continue to hide and deny themselves.

Urban went on to reveal that there are gay couples playing in the Bundesliga too – declaring it would be ‘liberating’ if they came out.

‘There are also gay Bundesliga couples who are in hiding,’ he continued.

‘That would be so liberating. What’s wrong with it.’

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Saudi Arabia Opens First Alcohol Store, Nigerian Muslims React

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14 hours ago

April 25, 2024

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Nigerian Muslims have gone on X to express outrage after it was announced that Saudi Arabia has opened its first alcohol store in Riyadh.

Alcohol consumption is against the teachings of Islam and Saudi Arabia, a Muslim country, has always obeyed to this law by forbidding the operation of alcohol stores in the country.

However, for the first time, the country opened its first alcohol store in the diplomatic quarter of its capital Riyadh.

After it was announced on X, Nigerian Muslims took to the platform to express their displeasure.

“Disgraceful,” one Nigerian Muslim wrote on X. “They’re slowly turning Saudi Arabia into Las Vegas and it’s making me mad. At the rate they’re going , very soon they’ll legalize prostitution and same sex marriage in our most sacred city.”

Nigerian Muslims read the riot act after Saudi Arabia opened its first alcohol store.

Another said: “It’s baffling and disgusting to see that Saudi Arabia has opened the first alcohol store in Riyadh.

“I wonder why the current crown prince is going against the teachings of the holy prophet by accommodating western cultures in a country like Saudi Arabia where the two most holy mosque are situated.

“This is an insult to the religion of peace and the entire Muslim ummah. It’s disgraceful.”

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VIDEO: Meet Nigerian Pastor Who Predicted World Will End April 25

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17 hours ago

April 25, 2024

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An unidentified Nigerian pastor has stirred reactions on social media by following a prophetic revelation that the world would end on the 25th of April 2024.

In a video which has since gone viral, the pastor disclosed that God informed him of the end of the world during a prayer session.

The pastor emphasised that he clearly saw the date and that God mentioned it to him twice.

He said, “By the 25th of April, the world is going to end. If you like take this serious, if you don’t like don’t take it serious.

“But this is real, rapture is coming, on the 25th of April 2024, I saw it very clear, do you understand? I saw the date very clear and the lord ministered to me. He mentioned it twice, it has happened twice.”

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VIDEO: Nigerian Pastor Claims World Will End April 25th
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