Its happening again in NTA like it happened in the Tail end of Abacha days. NTA showed Nigerians how creative they can be with computer animations. They turned Abacha's military cap to civillian one, they only provide us with news of people who supported Abacha for civillian President. They told the whole world that Nigerians will die for Abacha. They said all sorts of thing.  When it all happened as God wanted it. They came up with the story of how Abacha's men censored their programmings.
Now its happening again. We are only seeing news of how the people supported Third Term. What do we believe now. Is there some cencorship going on? They should tell us. Or do we have to conclude? My question remains, do we still have faith on NTA?

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abeg change chanel jare.if you want information,a primary school pupil is more reliable.cant remember when last i listened to the news twistas.

I watch them online and i'm disappointed. The technical quality is horrible. As per news its all about Obasanjo even when he isn't saying anything newsworthy.

I do not have faith in NTA News? their reporting is too one sided. They never show any contrary opinion. Infact I must commend the MEND guys for totally boycotting our news media as they have been compromised.

thats true they are always on obasanjo's side, they never report riot and anything bad happening ,

they dont even have news online or do they? link me up

@biggjoe. my man use any word but faith.
NTA News is disgusting, full of lies and half truth just like in the Abacha days.
What happened is not what is reported.
They want to stasify their paymasters.
They have become PDP misinformation and public relations outfit.

The mistake they are making is that most people that watch/listen to the NEWS, also read newspapers and interact with fellow Nigerians. They are not the only source of information.

Like BoB Marley said: You can decevied some of the people some of the time but u can never deceive all the people all the time.

Long live Nigeria.

Right from the Begining i Hate watching their news they Broadcast news as if they were Moruning,all of the editing are so poor infact i have tuned out their channel from the Tv save only NTA2 thats just managing,but they are still all liers,they received all their orders from above.If you are a current viewer of The president speaks every First Sunday of the month you will know that they are all taking directives from the baba himself.We only need to thanks other channels like Channels Tv,AIT,STV,etc,But NTA abeg forget them.even their web will tell you more of their unseriousness check www.nta.com.ng and compare with their present logo as if it still matches with this present one.Share of the nation.

People outside Nigeria can watch NTA news on www.nigeria.gov.ng. I have stoped watching it for some time now all they talk about is politics third term crap. but whoever is intrested can watch on that website

I do not know about other places in Nigeria but here in Benin we have ehat we call "washee". This is exactly what NTA has turned into. An hour that lots of Nigerians just sit down to waste. The NTA (in my opinion) should be scrapped! Bunch of lilly-livered, chicken-hearted journalists.

No, I will rather depend on Channels TV, AIT or better still MITV for my news. I always believe that the versionof NTA is not authentic compare to those of Channels, AIT or MITV.

Nta is all about Obasanjo
i dont watch them any longer
they tell uboring stories circled around Obasanjo, Abuja and PDP
they have failed us as the number telivision network in Nigeria!

NTA is a government controlled station. They will therefore always be biased towards the people in power.

Look NTA is a government parastatal and its staff employees under the Ministry of Information.Nigerian politicians don't take criticisms well at all and you can never find NTA air anything against the government of the day !It 's a crappy broadcasting network and we all know!Useless spin is the main menu of NTA

OBJ voice of lies

You cant expect a govt. owned news agency to turn against its owner by reporting on the negativity of their governement, without any serious repercussion. That is Africa for you, but even in developed countries like the USA, it is also the 'publisher that dictates the tune of the media'. Or do you think that if you were working for magazine, owned by a mogul with a penchant for scandal, you will be given the liberty to plaster their shortcomings on the front pages of the paper? I doubt it.

no,but i still have BLESSING,HOPE,ENDURANCE AND PATIENCE IN THEM.i,m out of here.

I have scrambled all NTA channels off my TV set.

I watched NTA news in Maryland, during thanksgiving. Apparently, if you are a Nigerian, and reside in the Maryland area of the USA and are a subscriber of Comcast, chances are you could request for and have NTA news/program on TV. I was just watching Naija News in Yankee, part of my time in Maryland, to the consternation of my cousin. I even watched the Nigerian version of "Who wants to be a millionaire" on the Nigerian channel.

@ Topic

Yes i do! As mouthpieces of Any Government In Power (AGIP)!

Unfortunately they have taken the phrase, "who pays the piper,dictates the tune" , to a whole new level.

I don't believe in all this taking side thing you guys are talking about, i believe they are casting the news the way they are meant to do it.
The press is not meant to take side with anybody but speak openly, i don't watch NTA news but i think they ok.

@oracle if u dont watch the news why should u even have an opinion here. Everybody knows how deceitful NTA has been. they only prove day in day out that we are not a democratically indepedent nation (NIGERIA).

What i mean is I don't watch the news anymore
you can't entirely say they're deceitful

i dont beleive in NTA for any reason,they are all liers

I can't be bothered BTW, Who will speak the complete truth in Nigeria and live to tell the story afterwards

Who will speak the complete truth in Nigeria and live to tell the story afterwards

Chief Gani Fawehinmi?

When the Western media report tales of 419, Niger Delta militancy, corruption, electoral rigging, collapsed buildings, aeroplane crashes, stark poverty, etc., Nigerians complain that they are giving Nigeria a bad name.

But when NTA news reports about how inflation is down, how democracy is taking root, how reforms are spreading, how corruption is being fought, how foreign reserves are being built (by our great leader, General (Chief) Olusegun Obasanjo (rtd (that is, retired general, not retired chief)))- Nigerians complain about government bias (as they have done on this thread).

Hm! Naijans. . .   there's just no pleasing them.

Got your point, but with a twist!
Tell NTA to report/counter the ills of the Western world and their cover-ups that are geared to divide Nigeria oneness that lead to mass stealing and intellectual exodus to their world.
Downplaying government shortcomings from top (yes OBJ) to bottom by sugercoating, facts every 12 years old boy laugh at, and really insults the mind. Plus mind you, it is bad journalism.

y dem even start dis thread sef? nta na waste any day.

@sijien

The thread is good. When one pay attention and dig deep, it becomes plain that the editorial content and pursuit are controlled (to undermine public welfare) even by Western settings. Sad to say, Nigeria is far from Free.

Proton:

Sad to say, Nigeria is far from Free.

That's why every newscaster is fighting for his freedom by not yelling out the complete truth.

BTW, where's Okadigbo today?

Ka:

When the Western media report tales of 419, Niger Delta militancy, corruption, electoral rigging, collapsed buildings, aeroplane crashes, stark poverty, etc., Nigerians complain that they are giving Nigeria a bad name.

But when NTA news reports about how inflation is down, how democracy is taking root, how reforms are spreading, how corruption is being fought, how foreign reserves are being built (by our great leader, General (Chief) Olusegun Obasanjo (rtd (that is, retired general, not retired chief)))- Nigerians complain about government bias (as they have done on this thread).

Hm! Naijans. . . there's just no pleasing them.

there's something called the middle road. and nigerians just want the truth. do you really think that's too much to ask?
overly negative stories of nigeria will draw ire. over positive and saccharine sweet gist will draw scorn. lets have the truth undiluted, simple!