The National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) has fined Arise Television N2 million over a fake report about the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Bola Tinubu.

TheNation reports that the TV station had earlier aired a report that the Independent National Broadcasting Commission (INEC) was investigating Tinubu’s alleged crime bothering on narcotics and illicit drugs.

A statement purportedly issued by the INEC had gone viral on social media. However, the electoral body, on Saturday debunked the report, saying it was a handiwork of mischiefs.

Arise TV had, on Sunday, apologized to Tinubu and INEC for misleading the general public.

According to The Nation, the television station was fined N2m for breaching the broadcasting code.

Details later…