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The Guardian was established in 1983 by Alex Ibru, an entrepreneur, and Stanley Macebuh, a top journalist with the Daily Times newspapers, with its model copied from The Guardian in the UK. The Guardian was a pioneer in introducing high-quality journalism to Nigeria with thoughtful editorial content. [2]
Daily Times (Nigeria) This Day; Daylight (newspaper) G. The Guardian (Nigeria) I. Independent Nigeria; L. Lagos Daily News; Leadership (newspaper) N. The Nation (Nigeria)
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 ...
Maiden Alex Ibru was born in Sapele, Delta State, on Sunday, November 20, 1949.Her father is Mr. Aristotelis Thomopulos who is a Greek man that settled in Nigeria. Her mother is Mrs. Hannah Thomopulos (née Omaghomi) a granddaughter of Olomu of Koko, the Governor-General of the area in the 1880s.
After Nigeria gained independence in the 1960s, while many publications were under government control, privately-owned newspapers such as the Nigerian Tribune, The Punch, Vanguard, and The Guardian continued to report on corruption in public and private sectors despite government censorship. [3]
O’seun Ogunseitan (born 31 March 1960) is a Nigerian science and technology journalist, digital age media archivist and the pioneer of free e-learning software in Nigeria. [1] He co-authored the book tagged "The Making of the Nigerian Flagship: A Story of the Guardian, Lagos". [2]
The Nigerian Railway Corporation also announced the suspension of all passenger services from 23 March. [36] Lagos State government reduced the number of people allowed in any religious or social gathering from 50 to 20. [37] Nigeria announced the closure of the remaining two international airports, Abuja and Lagos, from 23 March. [38]
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 ...