{
  "id": 6128172,
  "title": "They never trended negative stories about Peter Obi – Presidency accuses Arise TV",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/07/they-never-trended-negative-stories-about-peter-obi-presidency",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-07T10:34:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Daily Post Nigeria",
    "slug": "daily-post-nigeria",
    "url": "https://dailypost.ng/2026/09/07/they-never-trended-negative-stories-about-peter-obi-presidency-accuses-arise-tv/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "President Bola Tinubu's spokesman has accused the television network Arise TV of showing bias in favor of Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC). Daniel Bwala, the spokesman, claimed that Arise TV's presenters often express strong opinions about other candidates but adopt a different tone when discussing Obi, suggesting it resembles the advice given to a principal by his advisers. Bwala pointed out that the station's morning show consistently highlighted opinions on all candidates, but when it came to Obi, it offered advice instead. Furthermore, Bwala asserted that Arise TV had not aired any adverse or negative stories about Obi since he became a presidential candidate. He boldly stated, \"They never had any so-called stories trending adverse to Peter Obi since Obi has been on the ballot.\"",
  "summary": "Daniel Bwala, a spokesperson for President Bola Tinubu, has accused Arise Television of exhibiting preferential treatment for the presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC, Mr Peter Obi. Bwala, in a post on his X handle on Monday, said the station’s presenters often express strong opinions about other political candidates but adopt.a different approach […] They never trended…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Daily Post Nigeria",
        "title": "Peter Obi: Daniel Bwala under fire for attacking Arise TV crew",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/07/peter-obi-daniel-bwala-under-fire-for-attacking-arise-tv-crew",
        "published": "2026-09-07T12:39:48.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}