Oshiomhole targets Obi and Atiku as Arise panel presses for policy
Ojy Okpe's political round-up moves from rally theatrics to questions about SUVs for traditional rulers and persistent power cuts.
Why this story? The video opened at a pace of 180,200 views a day, 84 times a normal first day on this channel (2,148).
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Things we can learn from the video
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- 4:23Oshiomhole questions Obi's governing record and Atiku's suitability for office in footage from an APC rally.
- 9:28Okpe calls for issue-based campaigning as the studio examines Oshiomhole's attacks.
- 15:28The panel questions whether running and dancing at rallies demonstrate the qualities needed for political leadership.
- 20:00Hamzat's Lagos manifesto includes proposals for a State Wealth Fund and a Service Delivery Office.
- 32:21Wike's announcement of SUVs for traditional rulers prompts questions about spending priorities and the condition of schools.
- 39:10Lagos Island blackout protests accompany scrutiny of Tinubu's electricity promise and the APC's defence of it.
"Issue-based campaign is what Nigerians deserve, please." Ojy Okpe's appeal comes after footage of Senator Adams Oshiomhole attacking Peter Obi and Atiku Abubakar at an APC rally in Calabar.
The edition of Arise News's What's Trending with Ojy Okpe drew about 125,000 views in its first 12 hours, an unusually fast start for the channel's regular videos. A separate Morning Show upload about Vice President Kashim Shettima defending President Tinubu's reforms also drew substantially more views than usual.
Oshiomhole questions Obi's record as Anambra governor and criticises Atiku's time abroad. Back in the studio, the discussion turns to what those attacks actually tell voters about governing Nigeria. Ayo Mairo-Ese argues that leading the country is a different task from running any individual state.
Then comes Shettima's sprinting and dancing at the rally. The panel uses the footage to question whether displays of physical fitness say much about leadership. Works Minister David Umahi adds another piece of campaign theatre, declaring himself the "Lion of the South-East" while urging support for Tinubu.
The programme's spending and electricity discussions give that call for substance something concrete. Nyesom Wike announces presidential approval for SUVs for traditional rulers in the Federal Capital Territory whose councils have been upgraded; the panel questions that priority alongside deteriorating schools. Later, footage of Lagos Island residents protesting blackouts brings the discussion back to a service voters can judge without a rally speech.
Nigerian senator representing Edo North since 2023 and a former national chairman of the All Progressives Congress. He governed Edo State from 2008 to 2016.
More on Wikipedia ›Nigerian politician and businessman who governed Anambra State between 2006 and 2014, with an interruption following impeachment. He was Atiku Abubakar's running mate in the 2019 presidential election.
More on Wikipedia ›Nigerian politician and businessman who served as vice president from 1999 to 2007 under President Olusegun Obasanjo.
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More on Wikipedia ›Nigeria's minister of works and a former governor of Ebonyi State, where he served from 2015 to 2023.
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Where next?
- Channel
- Arise News
- Subscribers
- 1,260,000
- Channel views, last 7 days
- 4,499,923
- Channel views, pace per day
- 310,403 (on a normal day: 677,716)
- Video published
- November 3, 2026
- Video views so far
- 124,692 (less than a day online)
- Video views, pace per day
- 180,200
The numbers
The political round-up drew an unusually large early audience. The separate Morning Show discussion of Shettima's defence of Tinubu's reforms also had a strong start.
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Which Nigerian state did Nyesom Wike govern before becoming FCT minister?
Wike served as governor of Rivers State from 2015 to 2023.


