Nigerian Tribune
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| Type | Daily newspaper |
|---|---|
| Publisher | African Newspapers of Nigeria Ltd |
| Editor-in-chief | Edward Dickson |
| Founded | 1949 |
| Language | English |
| Headquarters | Ibadan |
| Website | http://www.tribuneonlineng.com/ |
The Nigerian Tribune is an English-language newspaper published in Ibadan in Nigeria. It was established in 1949 by Obafemi Awolowo and is the oldest surviving private Nigerian newspaper.[1]
In the colonial era, the newspaper served as the mouthpiece for Awolowo's populist welfare programmes. It also played an important role in defending the interests of the Yoruba people in a period when different ethnic groups were struggling for ascendancy.[2] From independence in 1960 until the 1990s most publications were government-owned, but private papers such as the Nigerian Tribune, The Punch, Vanguard and the Guardian continued to expose public and private scandals despite government attempts at suppression.[3] General Ibrahim Babangida once said that of all the Nigerian newspapers he would only read and take seriously the Nigerian Tribune's editorial column.[4]
The book Leadership Failure and Nigeria's Fading Hopes by Femi Okurounmu consists of excerpts from a weekly column in the Nigerian Tribune published between 2004 and 2009. The author, a patriotic Nigerian elder statesman, laments how the corruption and the selfishness of successive leaders has destroyed the hopes not just of Nigerians, but of the entire black race.[5]
In December 2008 Segun Olatunji, managing director and Editor-in-Chief of Nigerian Tribune, resigned, and a few days later the editor, Rauf Abiodun, also resigned as part of a series of staff changes. Mrs. HID Awolowo, who is chairman of the Nigerian Tribune's publisher African Newspapers of Nigeria Ltd, appointed Sam Adesua as the new managing director/editor-in-chief. Edward Dickson was appointed editor of the daily paper. The changes were said to be part of a move to modernize the paper and expand beyond narrow Yoruba partisan politics in the face of competition from The Westerner, The Nation and Nigerian Compass.[6]
In September 2012, the newspaper's board of directors appointed Edward Dickson as managing director, Editor-in-Chief; Debo Abdulai as Editor Nigerian Tribune; Sina Oladeinde, Editor Sunday Tribune and Lasisi Olagunju as Saturday Tribune Editor.[7]
References
- ^ "About Us". Nigerian Tribune. Archived from the original on 2011-05-20. Retrieved 2011-05-11.
- ^ "Awolowo, Obafemi (1909-1987) 2004". Encyclopedia of African History. London: Routledge. Retrieved 13 May 2011.
- ^ Sriramesh, Krishnamurthy; Verčič, Dejan (2009). The global public relations handbook: theory, research, and practice. Taylor & Francis. ISBN 978-0-415-99514-6.
- ^ McNezer Fasehun (29 June 2009). "Nigerian Tribune - a Salute to Awo's Newspapernomics". Daily Independent. Retrieved 13 May 2011.
- ^ Femi Okurounmu (2010). Leadership Failure and Nigeria's Fading Hopes: Being Excerpts from Patriotic Punches a Weekly Column in the Nigerian Tribune from 2004 - 2009. AuthorHouse. ISBN 978-1-4490-8409-7.
- ^ "MEDIA: CHANGE OF BATON AT NIGERIAN TRIBUNE". NBF. 10 January 2009. Retrieved 2011-05-13.
- ^ "We'll solve cases of killings in Akinyele soon, says Oyo CP". Tribune Online. 2020-06-23. Retrieved 2022-05-23.