‘We won’t tolerate it’, Nigerian govt reacts to planned launch of Yoruba agitators’ radio station

The National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) has reacted to the planned launch of a radio station by the Yoruba Nation self-determination group, Ilana Omo Oodua Worldwide.

The self-determination group had earlier announced a plan to unveil its radio station on January 1, 2023 to broadcast from Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

Reacting to the planned unveiling, NBC in a statement issued by its Director General of the Commission, Balarabe Shehu Ilelah, said no person shall operate or transmit anywhere in Nigeria without the approval of the Commission.