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The Independent Nigeria is a daily newspaper published in Lagos, Nigeria. Independent Newspapers Limited was incorporated on 17 July 2001 and started operations in October 2001. The company publishes the flagship Independent newspaper and two editions on weekends: the Saturday Independent and Sunday Independent. [1]
Newspapers published in Nigeria have a strong tradition of the principle of "publish and be damned" that dates back to the colonial era when founding fathers of the Nigerian press such as Nnamdi Azikiwe, Ernest Ikoli, Obafemi Awolowo and Lateef Jakande used their papers to fight for independence.
The Daily Independent may refer to: The Daily Independent (Ashland newspaper), a daily newspaper published in Kentucky, USA; The Daily Independent (Lagos newspaper), a newspaper published in Lagos, Nigeria; The Daily Independent, a daily newspaper published in California, USA; The Daily Independent, a daily newspaper published in Sun City, Arizona
Jide Oyekunle, a photojournalist with the Daily Independent, was arrested and detained by police while reporting on the protests at Eagle Square in Abuja. [23] A report from the United Action Front of Civil Society stated that 21 protesters were killed and over 1,100 arrested by police on the first day of the protests. Additionally, 175 people ...
[19] The Daily Independent apologized to Pantami, saying in a statement, "We regret and sincerely apologize for the embarrassment our story has caused the Honourable Minister." However, audio published by Peoples Gazette shows that Pantami was sympathetic to Boko Haram members when delivering sermons in the mid to late 2000s. [20]
[17] [18] In 2013, the Daily Independent newspaper reported that Iyanya also signed a one-year deal with Zinox Computers (Nigeria's first certified branded computers) worth $300,000. The deal will feature Iyanya on Zinox billboards and in TV commercials. [19] [20]
Chief Dr. Abel Kprogidi Ubeku (February 24th 1936 - March 9th 2014) was a Nigerian business executive who was a presidential aspirant during the Social Democratic Party primary in 1992, a member of the Committee for National Consensus (CNC) during the Abacha transition program and also former Guinness Nigeria Managing Director.
This is a list of impeached Nigerian state governors since the inception of democracy in 1999.. Nigeria is a country organized into 36 states, and a Federal territory ().Each state is governed by a Governor who is elected for a four-year term through an election process by an independent body known as Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), while the FCT is administered by a Minister ...