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PDP Chairmanship Aspirants Pick Nomination Forms Ahead of Benue Congress

Ifeanyi Nwagboso — Tue, 25 Jun 2024 10:00:33 +0000

As the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) prepares for its congress in Benue State slated for August 31, two chairmanship aspirants, Chief Patrick Ogbu, former Chairman of the Nigerian Television Authority (NTA), and party chieftain Chris Abah, have officially declared their intentions by picking up nomination forms. The aspirants were present at the state secretariat of [...]

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Former NTA Chairman Declares Intention to Contest PDP Chairmanship in Benue State

Ifeanyi Nwagboso — Sat, 06 Apr 2024 10:00:53 +0000

Chief Patrick Ogbu, former Chairman of the Nigerian Television Authority (NTA), has announced his candidacy for the chairmanship of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Benue State. He made this declaration on Friday at his residence in Makurdi, the state capital. A longstanding member of the PDP, Chief Ogbu emphasized his commitment and passion for [...]

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Buhari Approves Executive Management For NTA, FRCN

David Folami — Sat, 01 Apr 2017 13:55:05 +0000

President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment Chief Duro Onabule as Chairman of the Board of the Nigeria Television Authority. Onabule was Editor of the defunct National Concord as well as Chief Press Secretary to former President Ibrahim Babangida. His appointment was announced on Friday along with those of new Executive Directors of the NTA, [...]

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Buhari’s Refusal To Dismiss Jonathan’s Appointees Causes Crisis In APC

David Folami — Thu, 14 Jan 2016 16:17:39 +0000

According to reports, there is currently a crisis in the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) over President Muhammadu Buhari’s refusal to sack some persons appointed into various offices by his predecessor, Goodluck Jonathan. Some leaders of the ruling party are said to be calling on Buhari to sack the officials and replace them with APC [...]

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President Buhari Set To Hold Maiden Presidential Media Chat Today At 7pm

Wale Adebayo — Wed, 30 Dec 2015 14:22:05 +0000

Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari will today address current national issues as he holds his first Presidential Media Chat at 7:00pm Nigerian Time. According to a statement issued in Abuja by Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, the media chat will be broadcast live on the network services of the Nigerian [...]

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Information Minister Inspects Gutted NTA Transmission Room, Says The Fire Incident Had Nothing To Do With Sabotage

Alaba Rotimi — Tue, 15 Dec 2015 09:24:15 +0000

The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, yesterday December 14, 2015 inspected the Nigerian Television Authority (NTA) transmission room which was gutted by fire on Sunday afternoon December 13, 2015. The Minister, who was accompanied by the Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Ayo Adesugba to a tour round the burnt facility was conducted [...]

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Nigerian Government Set To Control MDAs’ Spending

Alaba Rotimi — Tue, 15 Dec 2015 09:04:21 +0000

The Minister of Finance, Mrs Kemi Adeosun has issued a circular on the guidelines regarding budgeting, revenue and expenditure aimed at ensuring that federal government Ministries, Departments, and Agencies (MDAs) remit revenue and generate operating surpluses which by law ought to be credited as Consolidated Revenue Fund (CRF). According to the report from the Publicity [...]

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NTA, TVC, AIT, Others Breached Broadcasting Code – NBC

Wale Adebayo — Tue, 31 Mar 2015 00:15:10 +0000

The National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) has released the list of broadcasting stations that breached the provisions of the Nigeria Broadcasting code from the beginning of electioneering campaign to date, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports. According to a statement signed by the commission’s Director/Head, Public Affairs, Alhaji Awwalu Salihu, some media houses in the [...]

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NTA Sport Walter Oyatogun Broadcaster Dies Of Stroke

Shola Johnson — Tue, 18 Feb 2014 22:24:08 +0000

A popular reporter that worked at the Nigerian Television Authority, NTA in the early 70 and late 80s, Pa Walter Oyatogun has passed on. . According to his daughter, the veteran broadcaster lost his long time battle to stroke over the weekend. Moyo Oyatogun, a reporter at Star FM made this known today. . Here [...]

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Fire Murders NTA Staff And Wife In Yola State

David Folami — Mon, 17 Feb 2014 19:32:24 +0000

Mallam Aliyu Zubairu, a reporter with the Nigerian Television Authority (NTA), Yola, and his wife, Nazira , died in a midnight fire incident in Yola on Monday, the authority’s General Manager, Malam Adamu Yusuf, has confirmed. . Yusuf told reporters in Yola that the incident occurred in the couple’s residence in Shagari quarters, Yola – [...]

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NUJ Chairman, Wife, Daughter Killed

David Folami — Sun, 02 Feb 2014 11:08:49 +0000

FOUR persons – a couple, their daughter and house help-yesterday, died in a miltiple accident involving the convoy of Ondo State deputy governor, Alhaji Ali Olanusi. . A traditional ruler, the Osunmakinde of Ife Tuntun, Osun State, Oba Obawure Taofeek Olaposi, who was seriously injured in the crash, is on admission in Ondo State Specialist [...]

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