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NBC bans airing of “unworthy songs” waxed by Olamide, Davido & 9ice
No less than five songs from three different artistes deemed unworthy by the Nigerian Broadcasting Corporation (NBC) have been banned from being aired on national radio and TV stations.
The five songs tagged “Not to be Broadcasted” by NBC include tracks like Wavy Level and Wo by Olamide, Fall and IF (remix) by Davido, and Living Things by Alapomeji CEO, 9ice.
Their announcement is coming four days after the Federal Ministry of Health in a post on Twitter informed that the video for Olamide’s latest track “Wo” is in violation of the Tobacco Control Act 2015.
The ministry revealed further in the Twitter post that Olamide’s several mention of cigarettes in the song contravenes Nigeria’s laws on Tobacco advertising, promotion & sponsorship.
The full text of the Twitter post by the ministry reads thus;
“The public is informed of the dangerous public health content & violation of ?? Tobacco Ctrl Act 2015 in “Wo” by @olamide_YBNL #ClearTheAir.
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“The content & video contains scenes that violates the ban on Tobacco Advertising, Promotion & Sponsorship provision of the act #ClearTheAir.
“The video promoting a dangerous habit encourages second-hand smoking. The risks include cancers, respiratory and cardiovascular diseases.
This is the second time in two years that the pair of Olamide and Davido would have their songs banned on air by the NBC.
Recall in the year 2015, the NBC banned a good number of local songs including Olamide’s Shakiti Bobo, Fans Mi by Davido (featuring American rapper Meek Mill), Wizkid‘s In My Bed, and Iyanya‘s collaboration with Don Jazzy titled Gift.
Others songs banned were Tony Montana by Naeto C featuring D’banj, Gbese by Lil Kesh, Ibadi by May D, Tesojue by Reminisce, Yayo by Phyno, Lomo by Jhybo and Pre‘s song titled, The Girl.
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Anita Kingsley
August 22, 2017 at 5:45 pm
NBC needs to be very professional about contents. The NBC should have all contents broadcasted screen almost immediately before the contents go on air.
Animashaun Ayodeji
August 22, 2017 at 5:52 pm
The problem with Nigerian entertainers is that most of them are not educated enough to know what they should have in their contents and what they should not, they are ignorant of all these things NBC is accusing of.
Abeni Adebisi
August 22, 2017 at 6:00 pm
NBC can be very funny. Most of the music contents we have on air are worth banning, but they’ve not. I’m sure if the ministry of health didn’t raise alarm, NBC won’t have banned these contents
yanju omotodun
August 22, 2017 at 6:14 pm
Why won’t the so called celebrities be going ultra vires in shooting corruptible musics when top politicians will be partnering with them and have turned them to Demi gods. These are people desecrating our young generation
Balarabe musa
August 22, 2017 at 6:38 pm
You are right, these are people corrupting our young girls, encourages our young guys to smoke marijuana, Indian hemp and lots more, they showcase prostitutes to dance for them to intoxicates young men to go commit immorality, sincerely Islam forbids such but westernization in the name of Christianity encourages all those nonsense
seyi jelili
August 22, 2017 at 9:42 pm
You are mad for bringing religion into this, who dances or listen to all these songs or videos if not the northerners, you people pretend to detest immorality but yet you perpetuate most of these
seyi jelili
August 23, 2017 at 4:19 am
End time is here and there last days musicians are stooges of anti Christ that will destroy the lives of many souls. They are devil -sent