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When the new paper made its debut, the publisher, Abiola was a member of the National Party of Nigeria (NPN) and the daily supported some actions of the ruling party while Abiola was opposed to the writings of the Nigerian Tribune owned by Awolowo. Investigative writers of the paper soon revealed alleged ownership of over 300 plots of land ...
The Herald is a Nigerian digital newspaper and magazine established by the Kwara State Government in 1973, ranked among the best-selling newspapers in the 1970s and 1980s. [ 1 ] History
In 2013 he launched an international TV news channel with an African focus, Arise News, [5] [6] signing a contract with Globecast for satellite transmission on Astra 2G for broadcast on the UK Sky platform, [7] and to Hot Bird for cable distribution, [8] with bases in London, New York City, Johannesburg, Abuja, and Lagos. [9]
P.M. News is a daily newspaper published in Lagos, Nigeria, by the Independent Communications Network Limited (ICNL). The company also publishes the weekly TheNEWS magazine and Tempo , a tabloid. [ 1 ] [ 2 ]
Earlier this week, he and members of his community paid 50 million naira ($42,000) to free 18 family members and some residents who were kidnapped on March 10. Some 40 others remain missing, he said.
The President of the Association is Nduka Obaigbena, a Nigerian journalist, columnist and founder of Thisday, one of Nigeria's national Newspaper. [2] The patron of the Association is Chief Sam Amuka-Pemu, a Nigerian journalist, columnist and founder of the Vanguard , Nigeria's leading newspaper, and co-founder of The Punch, most widely read ...
This tradition firmly established newspapers as a means to advocate for political reform and accountability, roles they continue to fulfill in Nigeria today. Until the 1990s, most publications were government-owned, but private papers such as the Daily Trust , Next , Nigerian Tribune , The Punch , Vanguard and the Guardian continued to expose ...
The NGE was founded on May 20, 1961, at the old National Press Club located then at Abibu Oki in Lagos state by Alhaji Lateef Jakande (1929-2021) of the Nigerian Tribune was its first founding president and the likes of Babatunde Jose (1925-2008) of the Daily Times as the vice president, Abiodun Aloba (1921-2001) of the Morning Post as the secretary, and Nelson Ottah of the Drum as the ...