Daily Nigerian
{{short description|Nigerian newspaper}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2021}}
{{Infobox newspaper
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| type = Daily newspaper
| format = Online
| foundation = 6 March 2016
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| owners = Jaafar Jaafar
| publisher = Penlight Media Limited
| language = English language and Hausa Language
| circulation = Worldwide (On Internet)
| headquarters = Abuja Nigeria
| website = [https://dailynigerian.com/ Official Website]
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Daily Nigerian is a Nigerian newspaper publishing company based in Abuja that publishes in English-language and Hausa-language{{Cite web|date=2018-11-15|title=Ganduje slams N3bn suit on newspaper over 'bribery' videos|url=https://www.thecable.ng/ganduje-slams-n3bn-suit-on-newspaper-over-bribery-videos|access-date=2021-02-03|website=TheCable|language=en-US}}{{Cite web|date=2020-08-16|title=Nigerians criticise Ganduje over comment on corruption|url=https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/top-news/409089-nigerians-criticise-ganduje-over-comment-on-corruption.html|access-date=2021-02-03|language=en-GB}}{{Cite news|title='If we find govnor Ganduje guilty we go impeach am' - Kano Assembly|work=BBC News Pidgin|url=https://www.bbc.com/pidgin/tori-45858589|access-date=2021-02-03}}{{Cite web|last=Odunsi|first=Wale|date=2018-10-25|title=Ganduje: What Daily Nigerian publisher told Kano Assembly about bribery videos|url=https://dailypost.ng/2018/10/25/ganduje-daily-nigerian-publisher-told-kano-assembly-bribery-videos/|access-date=2021-02-03|website=Daily Post Nigeria|language=en-US}}{{Cite web|date=2020-04-22|title=Nigeria's Kano State Governor converts Christian under-age girl to Islam|url=https://www.worldwatchmonitor.org/2020/04/nigerias-kano-state-governor-converts-christian-under-age-girl-to-islam/|access-date=2021-02-03|website=World Watch Monitor|language=en-US}}{{Cite web|last=Prnigeria|date=2020-03-22|title=DAILY NIGERIAN publisher, Jaafar Jaafar, loses mother at 70|url=https://prnigeria.com/2020/03/22/daily-nigerian-jaafar-jaafar-mother/|access-date=2021-02-03|website=PRNigeria News|language=en-US}}{{Cite web|title=Tell the Nigerian authorities to stop attacking Ja'afar|url=https://www.amnesty.org/en/get-involved/take-action/nigeria-journalism-jaafar/|access-date=2021-02-03|website=www.amnesty.org|language=en|archive-date=5 February 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210205104938/https://www.amnesty.org/en/get-involved/take-action/nigeria-journalism-jaafar/|url-status=dead}}{{Cite web|date=2019-01-28|title=#GandujeGate: Protect Kano whistleblowers, groups urge FG|url=https://www.premiumtimesng.com/regional/nwest/308422-gandujegate-protect-kano-whistleblowers-groups-urge-fg.html|access-date=2021-02-03|language=en-GB}}
History
The Daily Nigerian was established on 6 March 2016.{{Cite book|last=Kperogi|first=Farooq A.|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=SynKDwAAQBAJ&q=history+of+daily+nigeria+newspaper+of+Jaafar+Jaafar+2016&pg=PA161|title=Nigeria's Digital Diaspora: Citizen Media, Democracy, and Participation|date=2019-12-20|publisher=Boydell & Brewer|isbn=978-1-58046-982-1|language=en}}
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.{{Cite web|date=2018-10-10|title=REVEALED: The face of Nigerian governor caught on tape receiving $5m bribe|url=https://dailynigerian.com/revealed-the-face-of-nigerian-governor-caught-on-tape-receiving-5m-bribe/|access-date=2021-02-01|website=Daily Nigerian|language=en-US|archive-date=20 September 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200920214241/https://dailynigerian.com/revealed-the-face-of-nigerian-governor-caught-on-tape-receiving-5m-bribe/|url-status=dead}}{{Cite web|date=2018-10-14|title=EXCLUSIVE VIDEO: Kano governor, Abdullahi Ganduje, caught receiving bribe|url=https://dailynigerian.com/exclusive-video-kano-governor-abdullahi-ganduje-caught-receiving-bribe/|access-date=2021-02-01|website=Daily Nigerian|language=en-US|archive-date=10 March 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210310034239/https://dailynigerian.com/exclusive-video-kano-governor-abdullahi-ganduje-caught-receiving-bribe/|url-status=dead}}{{Cite web|date=2018-10-08|title=EXCLUSIVE: Nigerian governor caught on video receiving $5m bribes|url=https://dailynigerian.com/exclusive-nigerian-governor-caught-on-video-receiving-5m-bribes/|access-date=2021-02-01|website=Daily Nigerian|language=en-US|archive-date=26 September 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210926161843/https://dailynigerian.com/exclusive-nigerian-governor-caught-on-video-receiving-5m-bribes/|url-status=dead}}{{Cite web|date=2019-01-19|title=Kano govt revokes contracts of contractor who filmed Ganduje bribe videos|url=https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/headlines/306538-kano-govt-revokes-contracts-of-contractor-who-filmed-ganduje-bribe-videos.html|access-date=2021-02-03|language=en-GB}}{{Cite web|date=2018-11-22|title=Why we can't probe Gov. Ganduje over bribe videos -- EFCC {{!}} Premium Times Nigeria|url=https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/headlines/297071-why-we-cant-probe-gov-ganduje-over-bribe-videos-efcc.html|access-date=2021-02-03|language=en-GB}}{{Cite web|date=2018-10-25|title=Jafar, the publisher, appears before KNHA, says video showing Ganduje receiving bribe authentic|url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2018/10/jafar-the-publisher-appears-before-knha-says-video-showing-ganduje-receiving-bribe-authentic/|access-date=2021-02-03|website=Vanguard News|language=en-US}}{{Cite web|title='You Cannot Muzzle the Media': Nigerian Journalists on Press Freedom under Buhari - Nigeria|url=https://reliefweb.int/report/nigeria/you-cannot-muzzle-media-nigerian-journalists-press-freedom-under-buhari|access-date=2021-02-03|website=ReliefWeb|language=en}}
Personnel
The Editor-in-Chief is Jaafar Jaafar{{Cite web|title=Politics - Journalist Jafaar must be protected- Amnesty International – Premium Times Nigeria|url=https://www.nigerianbulletin.com/threads/journalist-jafaar-must-be-protected-amnesty-international-%E2%80%93-premium-times-nigeria.355527/|access-date=2021-02-03|website=Nigeria News Links {{!}} Today's Updates - Nigerian Bulletin|language=en-US}} 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.{{Cite web|url=https://opinion.premiumtimesng.com/2014/11/20/defecting-speaker-vs-vindictive-president-jaafar-jaafar/|title=Defecting Speaker vs Vindictive President, by Jaafar Jaafar - Premium Times Opinion|date=20 November 2014}}{{Cite web|date=2014-11-25|title=Presidency caught showcasing Kwankwaso's projects as Jonathan's achievement in North-West {{!}} Premium Times Nigeria|url=https://www.premiumtimesng.com/investigationspecial-reports/171851-presidency-caught-showcasing-kwankwasos-projects-jonathans-achievement-north-west.html|access-date=2021-02-06|language=en-GB}}{{Cite web|date=2015-09-11|title=What I benefited from Jonathan – Pastor Bakare {{!}} Premium Times Nigeria|url=https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/headlines/189873-what-i-benefited-from-jonathan-pastor-bakare.html|access-date=2021-02-06|language=en-GB}}{{Cite web|date=2014-11-20|title=Defecting Speaker vs Vindictive President, By Jaafar Jaafar - Premium Times Opinion|url=https://opinion.premiumtimesng.com/2014/11/20/defecting-speaker-vs-vindictive-president-jaafar-jaafar/|access-date=2021-02-06|language=en-US}}{{Cite book|last=Kperogi|first=Farooq A.|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=SynKDwAAQBAJ&q=history+of+daily+nigeria+newspaper+of+Jaafar+Jaafar+2016&pg=PA161|title=Nigeria's Digital Diaspora: Citizen Media, Democracy, and Participation|date=2019-12-20|publisher=Boydell & Brewer|isbn=978-1-58046-982-1|language=en}}{{Cite web|url=https://tribuneonlineng.com/the-shocking-return-of-godwin-emefiele/|access-date=2021-02-06|website=Nigerian Tribune|title=The shocking return of Godwin Emefiele|date=19 May 2019}}{{Cite web|url=https://tribuneonlineng.com/ig-wala-vs-abdullahi-mukhtar-a-final-note/|access-date=2021-02-06|website=Nigerian Tribune|title=IG Wala vs Abdullahi Mukhtar: A final note|date=4 May 2019}}
References
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External links
- {{Official|https://dailynigerian.com/ }}
{{Major Nigerian newspapers}}
Category:Newspapers established in 2016