{"id":196510,"date":"2026-03-04T07:35:06","date_gmt":"2026-03-04T06:35:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/seyi-tinubu-vdm-king-mitchy-saga-ncc-nbc-should-sanction-content-creators-akinlosotu"},"modified":"2026-03-04T07:35:06","modified_gmt":"2026-03-04T06:35:06","slug":"seyi-tinubu-vdm-king-mitchy-saga-ncc-nbc-should-sanction-content-creators-akinlosotu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/seyi-tinubu-vdm-king-mitchy-saga-ncc-nbc-should-sanction-content-creators-akinlosotu","title":{"rendered":"Seyi Tinubu, VDM, King Mitchy saga: NCC, NBC should sanction content creators \u2014Akinlosotu"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Public affairs analyst and activist, Blessing Akinlosotu, has urged the Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC, and Nigerian Broadcasting Commission, NBC, to pay attention to social media content creators to guard against abuse.<\/p>\n<p>Akinlosotu made the call in a statement on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>She was reacting to the controversy surrounding President Bola Tinubu\u2019s son, Seyi, social commentator Martins Otse, known as VeryDarkMan, and content creator Mitchel Mukoro, known as King Mitchy.<\/p>\n<p>DAILY POST reports that VeryDarkMan had alleged that Seyi Tinubu and King Mitchy threatened to his life over his remarks on the N100 million donation.<\/p>\n<p>However, Seyi Tinubu dismissed VDM\u2019s claim in a lengthy statement at the weekend.<\/p>\n<p>The feud took another dimension after a report alleged that King Mitchy attempted to take her life.<\/p>\n<p>Reacting to the controversy involving the trio, Akinlosotu noted it was needless for VDM to drag Seyi Tinubu into the matter.<\/p>\n<p>She also condemned King Mitchy for attempting to take her life.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI call on the Nigeria Communication Commission, the Nigerian Broadcasting Commission and other regulatory agencies to start paying closer and more serious attention to content being generated and churned out on a daily basis by creators across the federation through media.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere must be strong sanctions, and some persons must be made scapegoats as a way of deterrence.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Public affairs analyst and activist, Blessing Akinlosotu, has urged the Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC, and Nigerian Broadcasting Commission, NBC, to pay attention to social media content creators to guard against abuse. 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