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The Nation is a daily newspaper published in Lagos, Nigeria. According to a 2009 survey it was the second-most-read newspaper in Nigeria [citation needed], and this result was repeated in a 2011 report by The Advertisers' Association of Nigeria (ADVANS). [2] The paper's website says it stands for freedom, justice and the market economy.
e. 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. [1][2] Until the 1990s, most publications ...
Ibadan, Nigeria. Website. www.tribuneonlineng.com. The Nigerian Tribune is an English-language newspaper published in Ibadan, Nigeria. It was established in 1949 by Obafemi Awolowo and is the oldest running private Nigerian newspaper. [1] During the colonial era, the newspaper served as the mouthpiece for Awolowo's populist welfare programs.
The Nation was established on July 6, 1865, at 130 Nassau Street ("Newspaper Row") in Manhattan.Its founding coincided with the closure of the abolitionist newspaper The Liberator, [6] also in 1865, after slavery was abolished by the Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution; a group of abolitionists, led by the landscape architect Frederick Law Olmsted, desired to found a new ...
Headquarters. Lagos, Nigeria. Website. www.thesun.ng. The Sun is a Nigerian daily print newspaper founded and published in KiriKiri Industrial Layout, Lagos, Nigeria. [1] As of 2011, The Sun had a daily print run of 130,000 copies, and 135,000 for weekend titles, with an average of 80% sales. This made The Sun the highest-selling newspaper in ...
Languages of Nigeria. There are over 525 native languages spoken in Nigeria. [1][2][3] The official language and most widely spoken lingua franca is English, [4][5] which was the language of Colonial Nigeria. Nigerian Pidgin – an English-based creole – is spoken by over 60 million people.
14 July 1959. Ibadan, Western Region, Nigeria. Nationality. Nigerian Place of Birth: Igbanke in Edo State. Organization (s) Leaders and Company Limited, Delta State. Known for. Publisher, ThisDay Newspaper, Chairman, Arise News Channel. Nduka Obaigbena CON, Duke of Owa Kingdom is the founding Chairman & Editor-in-Chief of the THISDAY Media ...
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