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Sumner Shagari Sambo retweeted
Spotlight on Soyinka Laureates Series
In 2015, @Sumner_Sambo with Television Continental (@tvcnewsng) won the Television Category of the Wole Soyinka Award for Investigative Reporting (#WSAIR) with his entry, "Cattle Rustling in Northern Nigeria".
Sambo's investigation tracked the activities of armed invaders group and revealed that criminals behind the cattle rustling were hardly always "Fulani" as widely reported. It revealed that a number of Fulani were also affected by the activities of the criminals who engage in cattle rustling.
This is your chance to give your investigative work the recognition it deserves, submit your entries for this WSAIR now!
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My respect for @Sumner_Sambo just went a few notches higher. Brilliant and balanced analysis of the runner up to 2027.
The opposition are too fixated on the Presidential candidates; Obi and Atiku Abubakar. The Parliament should be for grabs too. Will they heed or simply hiss?
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Governors Adeleke and Soludo Should Have Been Sanctioned by Their Political Parties for Being on the Campaign Team for President Tinubu - Sambo
They are engaging in classical antiparty because there is no formal agreement between the APC and APGA or the APC and ACCORD. If it were the other way round, President Tinubu would come after the head of any APC governor who goes ahead to be on the campaign team of the opposition.
Sumner Sambo, Director of News/Politics Editor, Arise News
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President Tinubu Not Going Around the Country for Campaign is a Weak Point for the APC - Sambo
Some opposition members are saying he is not fit enough to face the electorate, and others are saying he doesn’t want to face the anger of voters because of the economic crisis.
Sumner Sambo, Director of News/Politics Editor, Arise News
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Sumner Sambo says opposition unity around one formidable candidate is crucial to defeating the APC in 2027. ow.ly/8rih106ChLr
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ARISE News Director Sambo urges political parties to focus on jobs, fuel prices and economic hardship rather than religious endorsements ahead of 2027. ow.ly/MZft106CEi8
Sumner Shagari Sambo retweeted
Enough With Personality Clashes, We Must Focus on the Issues Ahead of 2027 - Sambo
The conversation should be about the issues we face ahead of 2027, not about personality clashes. We’ve had enough of the distractions. The media also has a responsibility not to provide platforms for people who bring divisive messages into our polity. Let’s focus on the issues. Let’s hold our politicians to account, whether they are contesting or not.
Sumner Sambo, Director of News and Politics Editor, ARISE News
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While the Opposition Is Building a Coalition, the APC Is Also Building a Coalition With Wike - Sambo
The FCT minister is bringing a chunk; his presidential candidate is not so strong; it will be a very interesting and competitive presidential election ahead. People like Wike should not be underrated by the opposition group; he is building alliances.
Sumner Sambo, Director of News/Politics Editor, Arise News
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The PDP Has Now Been Divided Into 3 Arms: ADC With Atiku, the NDC With Obi, and the APM With Makinde - Sambo
The PDP could have stood formidably to challenge the APC, but unfortunately, the PDP is now nowhere. If all these people came together, it would be a formidable force against the APC.
Sumner Sambo, Director of News/Politics Editor, Arise News
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Sumner Sambo says opposition unity could challenge the APC, reshape Nigeria’s 2027 presidential election, and influence voters nationwide. ow.ly/EqzO106EojF
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The AriseTV Politics Editor and Director of News, Mr. Sumner Sambo, has made a lot of good points about the ideal business strategies of Alhaji Aliko Dangote. It's always a pleasure watching people deliberate on issues they have a deep knowledge of. There's a lot of promise to the IPO.👏🏾
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It Is Starting to Look Like There Is a Personal Fight Between Wike and Uzodinma; The President Needs to Step In - Sambo
The president, having seen the effort Nyesom Wike has put in to support him, won’t want to counter the support he brings in governance and politics.
Sumner Sambo, Director of News/Politics Editor, Arise News
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Atiku Needs To Explain What Going Back To Fuel Subsidy Entails — Sambo
Atiku Abubakar should be held to account to explain what going back to fuel subsidy means for Nigerians. It would mean returning to the problems we previously had, which we have already identified as a national challenge, including long queues at fuel stations.
Atiku needs to clarify what exactly he intends to introduce and how his proposal to support refineries would work.
Sumner Sambo
ARISE Director of News and Politics Editor
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Political Parties Are Manipulative; They Have Better Strategies to Win Elections Than Governing - Sambo
They know how to rig elections, but when they get into power, they don’t make the lives of the people better. Peter Obi was hard on this class of people in the panel.
Sumner Sambo, Director of News, Arise News
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The Obidient Movement is Greater Than Peter Obi Himself - Sambo
If I were Peter Obi, I would look for a way to structure it above my ambition. If Obi doesn’t make it in 2027, this group of young Nigerians will continue, and I liken them to the Zikist movement of the 1940s-1950s.
Sumner Sambo, Director of News, Arise News
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INEC Must Be Made to Be Fully Independent - Dantalle
The appointment of the INEC Chairman and the National Commissioners of INEC needs to be taken away by the constitution from the executive. INEC needs to be fully independent.
Yusuf Dantalle, National Chairman, Inter-Party Advisory Council
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“Nigerians Should Focus More on Money Being Embezzled” - Sumner Sambo on Tinubu vs Atiku
🔹 Arise News political editor Sumner Sambo has urged Nigerians to stop focusing on the ongoing dispute between President Bola Tinubu and former Vice President Atiku Abubakar.
🔹 Speaking on Arise Television’s Morning Show, Sambo said the real issues are embezzled public funds, out-of-school children, cost of governance and corruption within government.
🔹 He stated: “Tinubu and Atiku’s disputes are distracting us a lot… Allegations of embezzlement here and there. Those are the issues that we should be looking at.”
🔹 Sambo called on Nigerians to demand clear answers from candidates on what they will do better than the current administration.
🔹 He also urged focus on political reforms and restructuring, regardless of who wins in 2027.
A call to prioritise substance over political drama.
#SumnerSambo
#Tinubu
#Atiku
#Corruption
#NigeriaPolitics
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It is Not the Place of President Tinubu to Tell Nigerians If INEC Has Been Fair or Not - Sambo
Nigerians need to see fairness from INEC. INEC needs to distance itself from the government or people close to the government so we do not have a situation where people misread pronouncements from the president.
Sumner Sambo, Director of News, Arise News
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Nigerians Should Be Focusing On Money Being Embezzled, Not The Atiku-Tinubu Dispute - Sambo
You listened to Peter Obi yesterday when he made it clear that the issues that should dominate our attention as Nigerians are not being discussed. Instead, the focus should be on what political parties will do to promote good governance, reduce the number of out-of-school children, cut the cost of governance, and take a critical look at the corruption within government.
Sumner Sambo, ARISE News Director Of News And Politics Editor