Daily Nigerian

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][9]

TypeDaily newspaper
FormatOnline
Owner(s)Jaafar Jaafar
PublisherPenlight Media Limited
Founded6 March, 2016
LanguageEnglish language and Hausa Language
HeadquartersAbuja Nigeria
CirculationWorldwide (On Internet)
WebsiteOfficial Website

History

The Daily Nigerian was established on 6th March, 2016. [10] The Company become popular in after publishing a controversial video clips showing a Nigerian Governor, Abdullahi Umar Ganduje of Kano State receiving $5 million bribe in October 2018.[11][12][13] [14][15] [16][17]


Personnel

The Editor in Chief Jaafar Jaafar[18] was alumni of Bayero University, Kano and (London School of Public Relations). Jaafar Started his career with Daily Trust between 2007 and 2011, he also worked with Premium Times between 2015 and 2016, he is a columnist of People's Daily, Blueprint Newspaper and Nigerian Tribune.

References
  1. "Ganduje slams N3bn suit on newspaper over 'bribery' videos". TheCable. 2018-11-15. Retrieved 2021-02-03.
  2. "Nigerians criticise Ganduje over comment on corruption". 2020-08-16. Retrieved 2021-02-03.
  3. "'If we find govnor Ganduje guilty we go impeach am' - Kano Assembly". BBC News Pidgin. Retrieved 2021-02-03.
  4. Odunsi, Wale (2018-10-25). "Ganduje: What Daily Nigerian publisher told Kano Assembly about bribery videos". Daily Post Nigeria. Retrieved 2021-02-03.
  5. "Nigeria's Kano State Governor converts Christian under-age girl to Islam". World Watch Monitor. 2020-04-22. Retrieved 2021-02-03.
  6. Prnigeria (2020-03-22). "DAILY NIGERIAN publisher, Jaafar Jaafar, loses mother at 70". PRNigeria News. Retrieved 2021-02-03.
  7. "Tell the Nigerian authorities to stop attacking Ja'afar". www.amnesty.org. Retrieved 2021-02-03.
  8. Prnigeria (2020-03-22). "DAILY NIGERIAN publisher, Jaafar Jaafar, loses mother at 70". PRNigeria News. Retrieved 2021-02-03.
  9. "#GandujeGate: Protect Kano whistleblowers, groups urge FG". 2019-01-28. Retrieved 2021-02-03.
  10. Kperogi, Farooq A. (2019-12-20). Nigeria's Digital Diaspora: Citizen Media, Democracy, and Participation. Boydell & Brewer. ISBN 978-1-58046-982-1.
  11. "REVEALED: The face of Nigerian governor caught on tape receiving $5m bribe". Daily Nigerian. 2018-10-10. Retrieved 2021-02-01.
  12. "EXCLUSIVE VIDEO: Kano governor, Abdullahi Ganduje, caught receiving bribe". Daily Nigerian. 2018-10-14. Retrieved 2021-02-01.
  13. "EXCLUSIVE: Nigerian governor caught on video receiving $5m bribes". Daily Nigerian. 2018-10-08. Retrieved 2021-02-01.
  14. "Kano govt revokes contracts of contractor who filmed Ganduje bribe videos". 2019-01-19. Retrieved 2021-02-03.
  15. "Why we can't probe Gov. Ganduje over bribe videos -- EFCC | Premium Times Nigeria". 2018-11-22. Retrieved 2021-02-03.
  16. "Jafar, the publisher, appears before KNHA, says video showing Ganduje receiving bribe authentic". Vanguard News. 2018-10-25. Retrieved 2021-02-03.
  17. "'You Cannot Muzzle the Media': Nigerian Journalists on Press Freedom under Buhari - Nigeria". ReliefWeb. Retrieved 2021-02-03.
  18. "Politics - Journalist Jafaar must be protected- Amnesty International – Premium Times Nigeria". Nigeria News Links | Today's Updates - Nigerian Bulletin. Retrieved 2021-02-03.
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