The Federal Govrnment Banned Five Songs Sang By Davido, Olamide nd 9ice
The National Broadcasting Corporation has banned five Nigerian songs having tagged them as "Not to be Broadcasted."
The banned songs are Olamide's "Wo" and "Wavy Level"; Davido's "Fall" and "If (Remix)"; And 9ice's "Living Things."
The corporation released the list on Tuesday, saying it was banned from the Nigerian airwaves.
The Tobacco Control Act of 2015: The Federal Government of Health
The 28-year-old rapper, who was signed to his own record label, YBNL, had returned to Ladi Lak in Bariga where he was raised to shoot the video of his latest single.
"This is our position: video contravenes the act. Innocently or otherwise Tobacco Promotion Advertising Sponsorship is banned in all forms. "
PREMIUM TIMES could not immediately ascertain why the songs of the other two musicians were banned.
In June this year, the federal government, through the Ministry of Health, had malls and health care centers.
The Health Ministry, in accordance with Section 9 of the Nigeria Tobacco Control Act, 2015, once convicted, will be liable to a fine of N50, 000 and / or six months' imprisonment.
Tweeting the information via its official Twitter page, the Ministry of Health, which features ghetto scenes in which youth are seen smoking, encourages second-hand smoking.
This is not the first time that an Olamide song will be banned by the Nigerian regulatory body.
In 2010, Oakide's 5th studio album, Eyan Mayweather, for her vulgar lyrics.
Defending the decision at the time, the NBC said the song was banned from being played on the airwaves for its obscenity, being indecent, vulgar languages, lewd and profane expressions like 'wa gba ponron', 'I just want to hit you now ',' I kin wo be ... '
Rapper Falz was also a critically acclaimed Nigerian musicians who glamorized with their lyrics, a criticism of "Living Things."
Falz
The actor and rapper stated that the recent trend of hailing Internet fraudsters in music is not helping future generations as the young ones are beginning to see this as a normal way of life.
He recounts the personal experience of challenges faced by Nigerians in other countries as a result of cyber crime.
See the Ministry of Health's tweet here:
According to the 2015 Tobacco Control Act, it is prohibited to promote or advertise tobacco or tobacco products except between a manufacturer, retailer and consenting persons above 18 years of age.
"No person shall promote or advertise tobacco or tobacco products in any form.
"No person shall engage or participate in any publicity, promotion or sponsorship as a media or event organizer, celebrity or other participant," it read.
According to the 2015 law, anyone who violates the law faces the risk of a fine and jail term of not more than one year.
Persons who produce or publish advertising, promotion or sponsorship, shall not be less than N3,000,000 and not more than one year.
If the tenets of the tobacco-control act are followed up, then the rapper is at risk of N3 million fine, one-year jail term over 'Wo' video
The banned songs are Olamide's "Wo" and "Wavy Level"; Davido's "Fall" and "If (Remix)"; And 9ice's "Living Things."
The corporation released the list on Tuesday, saying it was banned from the Nigerian airwaves.
The Tobacco Control Act of 2015: The Federal Government of Health
The 28-year-old rapper, who was signed to his own record label, YBNL, had returned to Ladi Lak in Bariga where he was raised to shoot the video of his latest single.
"This is our position: video contravenes the act. Innocently or otherwise Tobacco Promotion Advertising Sponsorship is banned in all forms. "
PREMIUM TIMES could not immediately ascertain why the songs of the other two musicians were banned.
In June this year, the federal government, through the Ministry of Health, had malls and health care centers.
The Health Ministry, in accordance with Section 9 of the Nigeria Tobacco Control Act, 2015, once convicted, will be liable to a fine of N50, 000 and / or six months' imprisonment.
Tweeting the information via its official Twitter page, the Ministry of Health, which features ghetto scenes in which youth are seen smoking, encourages second-hand smoking.
This is not the first time that an Olamide song will be banned by the Nigerian regulatory body.
In 2010, Oakide's 5th studio album, Eyan Mayweather, for her vulgar lyrics.
Defending the decision at the time, the NBC said the song was banned from being played on the airwaves for its obscenity, being indecent, vulgar languages, lewd and profane expressions like 'wa gba ponron', 'I just want to hit you now ',' I kin wo be ... '
Rapper Falz was also a critically acclaimed Nigerian musicians who glamorized with their lyrics, a criticism of "Living Things."
Falz
The actor and rapper stated that the recent trend of hailing Internet fraudsters in music is not helping future generations as the young ones are beginning to see this as a normal way of life.
He recounts the personal experience of challenges faced by Nigerians in other countries as a result of cyber crime.
See the Ministry of Health's tweet here:
According to the 2015 Tobacco Control Act, it is prohibited to promote or advertise tobacco or tobacco products except between a manufacturer, retailer and consenting persons above 18 years of age.
"No person shall promote or advertise tobacco or tobacco products in any form.
"No person shall engage or participate in any publicity, promotion or sponsorship as a media or event organizer, celebrity or other participant," it read.
According to the 2015 law, anyone who violates the law faces the risk of a fine and jail term of not more than one year.
Persons who produce or publish advertising, promotion or sponsorship, shall not be less than N3,000,000 and not more than one year.
If the tenets of the tobacco-control act are followed up, then the rapper is at risk of N3 million fine, one-year jail term over 'Wo' video
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