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- 1 Jul 2019
NBC Boss, Others Kick Against Appearance of Lai Mohammed in N2.5Bn DSO Trial
Defendants in the case of alleged misapplication of N2.5 billion Federal Government Digital Switch-Over (DSO) programme, have countered application by the prosecution to present Alhaji Lai Mohammed,…
- 27 Jun 2019
Lai Mohammed Has Case to Answer over N2.5Bn DSO Project- ICPC
Lai Mohammed, former minister of information and culture, is to appear before a Federal High Court, Abuja, to explain his role in the alleged misapplication of N2.5 billion Federal Government Digital…
- 26 Feb 2019
ICPC to Arraign NBC Boss, Others over Alleged N2.5Bn Fraud
Federal High Court, Abuja has fixed March 12 for the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) to arraign Mr Ishaq Modibbo, director-general of the National…
- 1 Jul 2020
FG Re-arraigns Suspended NBC Boss over Alleged N2.5Bn Fraud
Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) on Wednesday re-arraigned Ishaq Modibbo- Kawu, the suspended director-general, National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) at the…
- 23 Jan 2019
ICPC Charges NBC Boss, Others with N2.5Bn Fraud
Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has filed charges against Is’haq Kawu Modibbo, director-general, National Broadcasting Commission(NBC) and three others over…
- 26 May 2016
Pinnacle Communications to Drop Suit against FG over DSO
Pinnacle Communications Limited, a major signal distributor is set to drop its N1.2 trillion suit against the government. The company had in 2015 dragged the federal government before a Federal High…
- 4 Jul 2019
Lai Mohammed, Ex-Minister to Testify in N2.5Bn DSO Project Trial
Federal High Court in Abuja on Thursday granted an application to list Alhaji Lai Mohammed, former minister of Information and Culture, , as prosecution witness in a trial of alleged misapplication…
- 12 Mar 2019
Alleged N2.5Bn Fraud: Court Orders NBC Boss to Appear ‘Even on Stretcher’
Federal High Court, Abuja, has ordered Mr Abdullahi Mustapha (SAN), to produce Kawu Modibbo, director-general of the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC), in court on the next adjourned date of…
- 24 Mar 2019
FG, Operators Meet to End DSO Crisis
The federal government has resolved the brewing crisis threatening the implementation of the Digital Switch Over (DSO) from analogue television broadcasts in the country. Gen. Babagana…
- 15 Nov 2018
ICPC Quizzes Kawu, NBC Boss, Contractor over N2.5Bn DSO Fraud
Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commissio (ICPC), is investigating the Nigerian Broadcasting Corporation (NBC), over the misapplication of N2.5 billion seed grant released to…
- 9 May 2019
Lai Mohammed Okayed Payment of N2.5Bn to Pinnacle for DSO Project- Witness
Mrs Alheri Saidu, a witness of the Independent Corrupt Practices and other related Offences Commission (ICPC), called in the trial of Ishaq Modibbo, director general, National Broadcasting Commission…
- 19 Nov 2018
N2.5Bn DSO Allegation: Our Story By Pinnacle Communications
Pinnacle Communications Limited, the private licensed signal distributor for the Federal Government’s approved implementation of the Transition from Analogue to Digital Terrestrial Television (DTT)…
- 21 Oct 2019
Again, Minister’s Absence Delays Trial of NBC Boss
The absence of two prosecution witnesses on Monday stalled proceedings in the trial of Is’haq Modibo Kawu, director general, National Broadcasting Commission (NBC), and three others before a Federal…
- 5 Dec 2019
ICPC Fails to Produce Lai Mohammed as Witness, Closes Its Case in DSO Trial
Independent Corrupt Practices and other related Offences Commission (ICPC), on Tuesday failed to produce Alhaji Lai Mohammed, minister of Information, in court, to testify as prosecution witness in…
- 26 Jan 2020
Pinnacle, ICPC Trade Words over Alleged Invasion, Harassment of Staff
Management of Pinnacle Communications Ltd, on has condemned the alleged invasion of its Abuja office by operatives of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC).…
- 14 Feb 2020
Buhari Suspends Kawu, NBC Boss
President Muhammadu Buhari has directed the immediate suspension of Modibbo Kawu, director general of the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC). Modibbo Kawu The suspension is coming months after an…
- 20 Aug 2016
NBC, Pinnacle Resolve Legal Dispute over Digital Migration
The National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) and Pinnacle Communication Limited have announced that the legal bottleneck that hampered the country’s chances of meeting the June 2017 switchover from…
- 3 Jun 2019
Judge Threatens to Close ICPC’s Case against NBC Boss, Others
Justice Folashade Ogunbanjo-Giwa of the Federal High Court, Abuja on Monday threatened to close the case of the Independent Corrupt Practices and other related offences Commission (ICPC) against…