Fake news: NBC sanctions Arise TV over report on Tinubu

The National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) has sanctioned Arise TV for airing fake reports about the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Senator Ahmed Bola Tinubu.

The television station was fined N2m for breaching the broadcasting code.

Arise TV apologised on Sunday after reporting the Independent National Broadcasting Commission (INEC) was investigating Tinubu over alleged criminal forfeiture of money on offenses bordering on narcotics and illicit drugs.

INEC at the weekend denied the statement on which Arise TV based its report.

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The development forced the station to retract the statement and apologized to Tinubu.

APC presidential campaign council (PCC) had petitioned the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC), asking for sanctions against Arise News and Channels Television Stations.

Mr Bayo Onanuga, Director, Media and Publicity of the council announced this in a statement on Monday in Abuja.

He said the council was asking NBC to sanction the two tv stations over their fake reports on the APC 2023 presidential candidate, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu.

The petition was signed by the Special Adviser, Media, Communications and Public Affairs of the PCC, Mr Dele Alake, addressed to the Director-General, Balarabe Ilelah.

Onanuga said that both television stations were accused of breaching broadcast codes with their actions.