NBC Bans Songs By Davido, Olamide and 9ice

NBC bans songs by Davido, Olamide and 9ice, and the affected songs are the artistes’ smash hit singles which are currently dominating the airwaves.

From the notice passed around to various stations in the country, the NBC tagged five Nigerian songs as “Not to be Broadcasted”.

The public is informed of the dangerous public health content & violation of🇳🇬Tobacco Ctrl Act 2015 in "Wo" by@olamide_YBNL#ClearTheAirpic.twitter.com/oVlUI976yJ— Health Ministry NGR (@Fmohnigeria)August 18, 2017

Save for Olamide’s ‘Wo’ which the Federal Ministry of Health said violated the TobaccoControl Act 2015, the NBC did not state which law these other songs contravened.

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This is not the first time some of the artistes in the list, like Davido and Olamide, would be censored for expressing themselves. 

In 2015, Davido almost got intotrouble with the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), after they filed a case against him for promoting the use of drugs in ‘Fans Mi’. Thesinger was investigatedbut later let off the hook.Now, he is back again on the list, this time the hammer is slammed on his smash hit single, Fall.