NBC’s letter to Arise TV infringes on my fundamental human right ―Kenneth Okonkwo

Spokesman for the Labour Party’s (LP) Presidential Campaign Council, Kenneth Okonkwo, has described the letter from the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) to Arise Television as an outright infringement on his fundamental human right. Okonkwo said the constitution stated that the letter from NBC attempted to erode his right to freely hold thoughts, which he expressed […]

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NBC issues final warning to Arise TV over derogatory and incendiary remarks

Federal Government of Nigeria through the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) has, in a letter by the NBC’s Director General, Dr Balarabe Shehu Ilelah, on October 6, 2023, issued a final warning to Arise Television over the use of derogatory and incendiary remarks on its station. The warning comes eight months after the Commission fined Arise […]

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Newspaper columnist tackled Arise TV news anchor over her dressing, Nigerians react

Nigerians and Media personalities have reacted after a newspaper columnist took to his Facebook page to tackle an Arise TV news anchor lady over her dressing. According to Femi Akintunde-Johnson who is also an associate lecturer at the Nigerian Institute of Journalism, the news anchor, Seyitan Atigarin, was improperly dressed as she read the news […]

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Tinubu dodges Arise TV townhall meeting, travels to UK

On the eve of the Presidential Town Hall meeting organised by Arise News for candidates of the major four political parties, the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu, on Saturday morning, left the country for United Kingdom. A statement issued on Saturday by Director of Media and Publicity for APC Presidential Campaign Council, […]

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Arise TV releases 90 minutes video interview with Buhari (Watch)

A pre-recorded interview of President Buhari that was conducted recently by Arise TV, has been released on You Tube. Presenting the intro to the interview which was tagged: ’90 Minutes with President Buhari’, Charles Aniagolu, the presenter, stated that President Buhari declined to feature live on television, and chose a recorded session instead. “Straightaway, Mr Buhari […]

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