A professional journalist did not attend and spread the news that he did not verify, NBC. From Abbakar Aleeyu Anache When Arise TV apolog...
A professional journalist did not attend and spread the news that he did not verify, NBC.
From Abbakar Aleeyu Anache
When Arise TV apologized for spreading false news about Tinubu, the chairman of NBC, Balarabe Ilellah, said NBC took this step to become a red flag for other media.
The NBC in Nigeria has revealed its decision to fine the independent Arise TV station in the country for 2 million naira as a warning to other media outlets when giving more information about the ongoing situation to the Voice of America. and drawing praise and criticism at the same time,
This is two days after a false story allegedly spread by the television about the candidate for the presidency of Nigeria under the shadow of the ruling APC party, Asiwaju Ahmed Tinubu,
Some Nigerians are already welcoming this action by the NBC while others are criticizing it and linking it to the violation of the right to freedom of expression contained in the constitution of the country.
In his interview with the Voice of America Dr. Sule Yau Sule Malami at the Faculty of Journalism of Bayero University in Kano stated that it is right that anyone who commits a crime will be punished, because it should be a lesson for everyone in the family. television who would even want to do such a thing,
If it can be recalled, Arise TV apologized last Sunday after the company aired a report that the Independent Electoral Commission of Nigeria, INEC, is investigating Tinubu for alleged misappropriation of funds after committing crimes related to drug trafficking. drugs,
Ahead of the start of the 2023 party election campaign in Nigeria, the NBC has released plans and guidelines for the media in a move to protect the media that may cause violence during the election campaign in Nigeria.
This is the first time that the NBC agency has sued a television station for broadcasting the news of the conflict in the country.