Nigeria: Soyinka Decries NBC's Ban On Eedris Abdulkareem's Protest Song, Edo Killings

Nigeria: Soyinka Decries NBC's Ban On Eedris Abdulkareem's Protest Song, Edo Killings

Nobel Laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka, has frowned on the latest ban declared by the National Broadcasting Service (NBC) on Eedris Abdulkareem's song, 'Tell Your Papa.'

‘Tinubu is best father to Seyi, but worst president of Nigeria’ - Eedris Abdulkareem

‘‘Nigerian youths don’t have jobs and are talkless of food to eat. Let Seyi travel by road without security — let him feel what Nigerians are going through…’’. The post ‘Tinubu is best father to Seyi, but worst president of Nigeria’ – Eedris Abdulkareem appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria.

Wole Soyinka slams NBC for banning Eedris Abdulkareem’s protest song

Nobel Laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka, has condemned the recent ban placed on a song by Nigerian musician, Eedris Abdulkareem, describing the development as a return to the culture of censorship and a threat to the right to free expression. In a statement issued from New York University, Abu Dhabi, on Sunday, Soyinka criticised the action

I rejected N200m bribe from a politician over my banned song - Eedris Abdulkareem

Abdulkareem released a protest song last week in which he delivered stinging criticism of the Tinubu government's policies, which resulted in NBC banning the song.

MRA slams NBC over ban on Eedris Abdulkareem’s song - Daily Trust

The Media Rights Agenda (MRA) has condemned the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) for directing radio and television stations across Nigeria to stop airing the song “Tell Your Papa” by Nigerian rapper Eedris Abdulkareem, calling it an abuse of regulatory power and a serious threat to freedom of expression. In a statement dated April 9, 2025, and signed by its Coordinating Director of Broadcast Monitoring, Ms Susan Obi, the NBC instructed al…

Soyinka Urges Reversal of Ban on Eedris Abdulkareem’s Song, Citing Free Speech

Nobel laureate Wole Soyinka issued a scathing rebuke of the Nigerian Broadcasting Commission (NBC) on April 13, 2025, urging the immediate reversal of its ban on rapper Eedris Abdulkareem’s protest song Tell Your Papa, which he called a “petulant attack” on free expression. Speaking from New York University, Abu Dhabi, Soyinka labeled the April 10 NBC memo, barring the song from radio and TV for its “objectionable” critique of Nigeria’s economic…