{
  "id": 6135915,
  "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",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-07T12:39:48.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Daily Post Nigeria",
    "slug": "daily-post-nigeria",
    "url": "https://dailypost.ng/2026/09/07/peter-obi-daniel-bwala-under-fire-for-attacking-arise-tv-crew/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Daniel Bwala, the Special Adviser to President Bola Tinubu on Policy Communication, has faced criticism on social media following his comments about the Arise TV Morning Show. Bwala alleged that the show's anchors have a biased stance towards all presidential candidates except Peter Obi, the flagbearer of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC). He claimed that the anchors often downplay their criticisms when discussing Obi, describing their tone as if they were surrogates advising the candidate. Bwala further alleged that Arise News has not featured any adverse reports about Obi since he entered the presidential race. However, his claims did not go unnoticed and sparked a backlash from Bwala's followers, who accused him of being disloyal to the NDC and potentially damaging his career if Peter Obi were to drop out of the race.",
  "summary": "Daniel Bwala, Special Adviser to President Bola Tinubu on Policy Communication, has come under scrutiny from his followers on X following his criticism of the Arise TV Morning Show crew. Bwala had in a post on his X handle, alleged that the show’s anchors have a biased stance towards candidates ahead of the 2027 presidential […] Peter Obi: Daniel Bwala under fire for attacking Arise TV crew",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Daily Post Nigeria",
        "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",
        "published": "2026-09-07T10:34:03.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}