By Adesina Soyooye
Anthony Kila, until now, the rave of Media Houses and, indeed, the political public, has been barred by Arise News Network from appearing on its Channel for alleged forgery of his educational qualifications.
The network did not only bar him, but took an extra step of apologising to its millions of listeners and followers for Kila’s previous appearances. Other networks may toe same same line.
The Michael and Cecilia Ibru University, Delta State, which Pro-chancellor he was, had, before Arise, sacked him from the high profile office.
Kila, until he fell from the Olympian height into the gutter flaunted himself as a Professor, and before his Professorship, a string of other University degrees and honours.
The bubble burst when Premium Times, in an investigation, exposed all Kila’s educational qualification-claims, almost, including his claim to Professorship, as fake.
Since then, Kila has not taken up the challenge of proving wrong the damning findings by Premium Times, or sought legal action against the newspaper.
Shocked, Arise Network on Tuesday, announced that Kila, who had appeared often on its channel as a freelance political analyst, will no longer enjoy the privilege of appearing on the channel no thanks to the allegations of falsified academic credentials.
The Editorial Board in a disclaimer titled “Investigation: Anthony Kila’s ‘Degrees’, Arise News Channel said it
contacted Kila on October 3, 2026, with the allegations, but he asked for more time to respond.
But it said: “He has not responded 10 days after, and instead, “the allegations have gotten worse. In the circumstances we find that his contributions to The Arise News Channel is no longer tenable”.
The network added that it has noted the findings of the Premium Times investigation and, therefore, decided that Kila would no longer appear on its networks “at anytime now or the future – effective immediately.”
Following, the full text :
“ARISE NEWS DISCLAIMER
INVESTIGATION: ANTHONY KILA’S ‘DEGREES’
“Arise News wishes to advise that Anthony Kila, who has appeared several times on this network as a freelance political analyst and has been the subject of a damning investigative report by Premium Times Newspapers will no longer appear on the Arise News Channel.
“Following claims that Anthony KILA falsified his entire academic credentials we contacted Mr KILA on 03 October, 2026 with the allegations. He asked for more time to respond to the claims. He has not responded 10 days after- Instead the allegations have gotten worse.
“In the circumstances we find that his contributions to The Arise News Channel is no longer tenable.
“Arise News was unaware of these allegations at the time Anthony Kila appeared on our platform and as we take matters of credibility and integrity extremely seriously. We have noted the findings of the Premium Times investigation and Mr Kila will not be appearing on our networks at anytime now or the future – effective immediately.
” – The Editorial Board”
Reportedly, Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission has constituted a panel to investigate the allegations against Kila which the Commission described as serious.
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