Peoples Daily (Nigeria)

The Peoples Daily is a newspaper in Nigeria. It was launched as a weekly in November 2008, and it became a daily in November 2009.[1][2]

Peoples Daily
TypeDaily newspaper
PublisherPeoples Media Ltd.
LanguageEnglish
HeadquartersAbuja

History

The Peoples Daily was formally presented at a ceremony in Abuja in March 2010.[3] Chairman of the Board of Directors is Malam Wada Abdullahi Maida.[4] At the ceremony, Malam Ismaila Isa made it clear that, despite a circulating rumour, Peoples Daily was not owned by former Vice President Atiku Abubakar. Instead, the company was owned by over 40 media professionals.[5]

In December 2009, agents of the State Security Service arrested the paper's editor, Malam Ahmed Shekarau, apparently due to a report on the health of ailing President Umaru Yar'Adua.[6] Shekarau later left Peoples Daily to join the Daily Trust as General Manager.[7]

References
  1. "Daily newspaper launched". Charles McGhee Media. Archived from the original on 2012-03-24. Retrieved 2011-05-14.
  2. "Thomson Foundation helps launch new Nigerian daily newspaper". Thomson Foundation. December 9, 2009. Archived from the original on June 14, 2011. Retrieved 2011-05-14.
  3. Luka Binniyat and Laide Akinboade (29 March 2010). "Peoples' Daily Presentation - Bankole, Yuguda Lampoon Press". Vanguard (Nigeria). Retrieved 2011-05-14.
  4. "Board of Directors". Peoples Daily. Retrieved 2011-05-14.
  5. Fidelis Mac-Leva (30 March 2010). "'Peoples Daily Not Owned By Atiku Abubakar'". Daily Trust. Retrieved 2011-05-14.
  6. Uzochukwu Obiekwe and Baba Yusuf (21 December 2009). "Yar'Adua's Ill-Health - SSS Arrests Peoples Daily Editor". Leadership (Abuja). Retrieved 2011-05-14.
  7. "Daily Trust explains decision to invest in Nigerian golf". The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News. 2021-12-09. Retrieved 2022-01-16.
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