Licence Suspension: Court Grants DAAR Communications, NBC Leave To Settle Out Of Court - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
Publisher (J.T)
June 13, 2019
JusticeInyang Ekwo of the Federal High Court Abuja, on Thursday granted DAARCommunications and the Nigerian Broadcasting Commission,NBC, leave to settletheir dispute out of court.
DAARcommunications had prayed the court to restrain the NBC from interfering in itsoperations, pending the determination of the motion on interlocutoryinjunctions filed in court.
RaymondDokpesi, founder of DAAR Communications filed the motion after the NBCsuspended the operating licences of its Africa Independent Television and Raypower FM.
Thejudge granted the leave for the out of court settlement after Maliki Sylvanus,holding the brief of Chief Mike Ozekhome, SAN, counsel to Dokpesi made an oralapplication.
Thematter was slated for hearing before Sylvanus informed the court that partiesin the proceedings were engaged in talks with the aim of amicably settling thematter out of court.
Hesaid in view of this, he called on the court to avail them with a date forparties to report settlement to the court.
JusticeEkwo adjourned until June 26 for report on settlement.