The Triumph (newspaper)
The Triumph is a Nigerian English-language newspaper, published by the Triumph Publishing Company Limited and based in Kano, Kano State. It presently publishes a weekly edition with arrangements to return to publishing of the daily, weekend and Sunday editions as well as the publishing of its sister vernacular newspapers of Albishir[1] and Alfijir.[1][2]
Type | Weekly newspaper |
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Owner(s) | Kano State |
Publisher | Triumph Publishing Company |
Editor | Lawal Sabo Ibrahim |
Founded | June 1980 |
Language | English, Hausa Boko and Hausa Ajami |
Ceased publication | October 2012 |
Relaunched | May 2017 |
Headquarters | Kano, Nigeria |
Website | triumphnews |
The Triumph newspaper was established in June 1980.[1] The company is solely owned by the Ministry of Information, Youths and Culture of the Kano State government.[3] In February 2000, the Jigawa State Governor, Alhaji Ibrahim Saminu Turaki threatened to blacklist the Triumph Publishing Company because he alleged that it had published negative reports about Jigawa State, which had once been part of Kano State.[4] In January 2009, Kano State allocated N8.9 million for the company's activities.[5] In October 2012, the state government closed down the company for alleged unviability.[6] The closure was later found to have political undertones.
The present government re-opened it and included in the 2018 budget and a pledge to acquire a modern digital printing machine for the company.
References
- "Triumph Newspaper". Nigerian Daily Newspaper. Archived from the original on 3 March 2007. Retrieved 18 December 2009.
- "The Triumph Newpapers - Nigeria". AfDevInfo. Archived from the original on 6 December 2008. Retrieved 18 December 2009.
- "Ministry of Information, Youth,Sports and Culture". kanostate.net. Kano State Government. Archived from the original on 15 October 2009. Retrieved 18 December 2009.
- "Attacks On The Media In February 2000". Media Rights Agenda. Archived from the original on 28 January 2008. Retrieved 18 December 2009.
- Danyaro, Kamaluddeen U. (16 February 2009). "KANO STATE GOVERNMENT PROPOSED 2009 BUDGET SPEECH". kanohouseofassembly.org. Kano State House of Assembly. Archived from the original on 24 June 2011. Retrieved 18 December 2009.
- Adamu, Lawan Danjuma (4 October 2012). "Nigeria: Kano Govt Shuts Triumph Newspaper...may Privatize It". Daily Trust. Retrieved 26 February 2015 – via allAfrica.