1.0African News Paperhttps://www.africannewspaper.netadminhttps://www.africannewspaper.net/author/admin/Nigeria: Media regulator’s attempt to shut down 53 stations triggers constitutional war - African News Paperrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="dsd17gC96b"><a href="https://www.africannewspaper.net/2022/09/26/nigeria-media-regulators-attempt-to-shut-down-53-stations-triggers-constitutional-war/">Nigeria: Media regulator’s attempt to shut down 53 stations triggers constitutional war</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.africannewspaper.net/2022/09/26/nigeria-media-regulators-attempt-to-shut-down-53-stations-triggers-constitutional-war/embed/#?secret=dsd17gC96b" width="600" height="338" title="“Nigeria: Media regulator’s attempt to shut down 53 stations triggers constitutional war” — African News Paper" data-secret="dsd17gC96b" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); /* ]]> */ </script> https://africannewspaper.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/DSS-at-High-court.jpg650350On September 8, 2022, the Federal High Court in Lagos extended an earlier order stopping President Muhamadu Buhari and Nigeria’s media regulator, the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC), from revoking the licenses of 53 broadcast stations over the non-renewal of operating licenses. In a ruling by Justice Daniel Emeka Osiagor, Mr. Buhari and the NBC were […]