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The Nigerian Tribune is an English-language newspaper published in Ibadan, Nigeria. Established in 1949 by Chief Obafemi Awolowo , it is the oldest privately-owned Nigerian newspaper still in circulation.
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]
Despite this, the Nigerian Tribune's publications implied that Coker was corrupt and unfit for public office. Coker argued that these publications damaged his reputation and professional standing. The High Court of Lagos State ruled in favor of Coker and was awarded the sum of 25,000 pounds, leading to the defendants' appeal to the Supreme Court.
In a November 2020 interview with the Nigerian Tribune, Ogunderu alleged that the plan was conceived by Yusuf, who gathered the men and proposed the hijack after reading about a similar incident ...
Pages in category "Daily newspapers published in Nigeria" The following 35 pages are in this category, out of 35 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
The Tribune or Tribune is the name of various newspapers: United States. Daily. ... Nigerian Tribune, published in Ibadan, Nigeria; Saipan Tribune, ...
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 ...
Awolowo was Nigeria's foremost federalist. [27] [28] In his Path to Nigerian Freedom (1947), the first systematic federalist manifesto by a Nigerian politician, he advocated federalism as the only basis for equitable national integration and, as head of the Action Group, he led demands for a federal constitution, which was introduced in the 1954 Lyttleton Constitution, following primarily the ...