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2023 Plateau State massacres. A series of armed attacks occurred between 23 and 25 December 2023 in Plateau State in central Nigeria. They affected at least 17 rural communities in the Nigerian local government areas of Bokkos and Barkin Ladi, resulting in at least 200 deaths and injuries to more than 500 people [1] [2] as well as significant ...
Vanguard is a daily newspaper published by Vanguard Media, based in Lagos, Nigeria. Vanguard Media was established in 1984 by journalist Sam Amuka-Pemu and three friends. The paper has an online edition. In June 1990, the paper's publication was briefly suspended by Col. Raji Rasaki, the Military Governor of Lagos State.
2012. Launched. 28 February 2013. 17 June 2013 (UK) Links. Website. www.tvcnews.tv. TVC News is a Nigerian news 24-hour television news channel [4] based in Lagos. [5] The channel airs on British Sky Broadcasting Group Plc (BSKYb) in the UK, Naspers Ltd. (NPN)'s DStv and Startimes in Nigeria, and Multi TV in Ghana.
11 March – Herder–farmer conflicts in Nigeria: Sixteen people are killed by Fula gunmen at a police checkpoint in Zangon Kataf, Kaduna State. 18 March – 2023 Nigerian gubernatorial and state of assembly election are held. 15-16 March – At least 100 people are killed in Mangu LGA, Plateau State.
The 2021 Nigerian doctors strike was a labour strike involving doctors organised under the Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD). The strike began on 2 August and was suspended by court order on 23 August. The strike, one of four to have involved NARD since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, was caused by pay disputes between the ...
1971 – present. Known for. Founder of Vanguard newspaper. Prince Sam Amuka Pemu (born 13 June 1935) is a Nigerian journalist, columnist and publisher, who founded the Vanguard, Nigeria's leading newspaper, and was co-founder of The Punch, the most widely read newspaper in Nigeria. [1] [2] He was born in Sapele, a city in Delta State, southern ...
General elections were held in Nigeria on 23 February 2019 to elect the President, Vice President, House of Representatives and the Senate. The elections had initially been scheduled for 16 February, but the Electoral Commission postponed the vote by a week at 03:00 on the original polling day, citing logistical challenges in getting electoral materials to polling stations on time.
The Newspaper Proprietors' Association of Nigeria or NPAN is a professional body concerned with the regulation of journalism in Nigeria. [1] 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 ...