Daily Nigerian Explained

Type:Daily newspaper
Format:Online
Foundation:6 March 2016
Owners:Jaafar Jaafar
Publisher:Penlight Media Limited
Language:English language and Hausa Language
Circulation:Worldwide (On Internet)
Headquarters:Abuja Nigeria
Website:Official Website

Daily Nigerian is a Nigerian newspaper publishing company based in Abuja that publishes in English-language and Hausa-language[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8]

History

The Daily Nigerian was established on 6 March 2016.[9] The Company became popular after publishing controversial video clips showing a Nigerian Governor, Abdullahi Umar Ganduje of Kano State receiving $5 million bribe in October 2018.[10] [11] [12] [13] [14] [15] [16]

Personnel

The Editor-in-Chief is Jaafar Jaafar[17] who is an alumnus of Bayero University, Kano and London School of Public Relations. Jaafar Started his career with Daily Trust between 2007 and 2011, left the newsroom after his appointment as Special Assistant on Media and Public Relations to Kano State Governor Rabiu Kwankwaso between 2011 and 2015. He joined Premium Times and left a year after to establish Daily Nigerian in 2016. He is a columnist of Peoples Daily, Blueprint and Nigerian Tribune.[18] [19] [20] [21] [22] [23] [24]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2018-11-15. Ganduje slams N3bn suit on newspaper over 'bribery' videos. 2021-02-03. TheCable. en-US.
  2. Web site: 2020-08-16. Nigerians criticise Ganduje over comment on corruption. 2021-02-03. en-GB.
  3. News: 'If we find govnor Ganduje guilty we go impeach am' - Kano Assembly. BBC News Pidgin. 2021-02-03.
  4. Web site: Odunsi. Wale. 2018-10-25. Ganduje: What Daily Nigerian publisher told Kano Assembly about bribery videos. 2021-02-03. Daily Post Nigeria. en-US.
  5. Web site: 2020-04-22. Nigeria's Kano State Governor converts Christian under-age girl to Islam. 2021-02-03. World Watch Monitor. en-US.
  6. Web site: Prnigeria. 2020-03-22. DAILY NIGERIAN publisher, Jaafar Jaafar, loses mother at 70. 2021-02-03. PRNigeria News. en-US.
  7. Web site: Tell the Nigerian authorities to stop attacking Ja'afar. 2021-02-03. www.amnesty.org. en. 5 February 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210205104938/https://www.amnesty.org/en/get-involved/take-action/nigeria-journalism-jaafar/. dead.
  8. Web site: 2019-01-28.
    1. GandujeGate: Protect Kano whistleblowers, groups urge FG
    . 2021-02-03. en-GB.
  9. Book: Kperogi, Farooq A.. Nigeria's Digital Diaspora: Citizen Media, Democracy, and Participation. 2019-12-20. Boydell & Brewer. 978-1-58046-982-1. en.
  10. Web site: 2018-10-10. REVEALED: The face of Nigerian governor caught on tape receiving $5m bribe. 2021-02-01. Daily Nigerian. en-US. 20 September 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200920214241/https://dailynigerian.com/revealed-the-face-of-nigerian-governor-caught-on-tape-receiving-5m-bribe/. dead.
  11. Web site: 2018-10-14. EXCLUSIVE VIDEO: Kano governor, Abdullahi Ganduje, caught receiving bribe. 2021-02-01. Daily Nigerian. en-US. 10 March 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210310034239/https://dailynigerian.com/exclusive-video-kano-governor-abdullahi-ganduje-caught-receiving-bribe/. dead.
  12. Web site: 2018-10-08. EXCLUSIVE: Nigerian governor caught on video receiving $5m bribes. 2021-02-01. Daily Nigerian. en-US. 26 September 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210926161843/https://dailynigerian.com/exclusive-nigerian-governor-caught-on-video-receiving-5m-bribes/. dead.
  13. Web site: 2019-01-19. Kano govt revokes contracts of contractor who filmed Ganduje bribe videos. 2021-02-03. en-GB.
  14. Web site: 2018-11-22. Why we can't probe Gov. Ganduje over bribe videos -- EFCC Premium Times Nigeria. 2021-02-03. en-GB.
  15. Web site: 2018-10-25. Jafar, the publisher, appears before KNHA, says video showing Ganduje receiving bribe authentic. 2021-02-03. Vanguard News. en-US.
  16. Web site: 'You Cannot Muzzle the Media': Nigerian Journalists on Press Freedom under Buhari - Nigeria. 2021-02-03. ReliefWeb. en.
  17. Web site: Politics - Journalist Jafaar must be protected- Amnesty International – Premium Times Nigeria. 2021-02-03. Nigeria News Links Today's Updates - Nigerian Bulletin. en-US.
  18. Web site: Defecting Speaker vs Vindictive President, by Jaafar Jaafar - Premium Times Opinion. 20 November 2014.
  19. Web site: 2014-11-25. Presidency caught showcasing Kwankwaso's projects as Jonathan's achievement in North-West Premium Times Nigeria. 2021-02-06. en-GB.
  20. Web site: 2015-09-11. What I benefited from Jonathan – Pastor Bakare Premium Times Nigeria. 2021-02-06. en-GB.
  21. Web site: 2014-11-20. Defecting Speaker vs Vindictive President, By Jaafar Jaafar - Premium Times Opinion. 2021-02-06. en-US.
  22. Book: Kperogi, Farooq A.. Nigeria's Digital Diaspora: Citizen Media, Democracy, and Participation. 2019-12-20. Boydell & Brewer. 978-1-58046-982-1. en.
  23. Web site: The shocking return of Godwin Emefiele. 2021-02-06. Nigerian Tribune. 19 May 2019.
  24. Web site: IG Wala vs Abdullahi Mukhtar: A final note. 2021-02-06. Nigerian Tribune. 4 May 2019.

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