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	'''''The Guardian''''' is a Nigerian independent daily newspaper, established in 1983, published by Guardian Newspapers Limited in [[Lagos]], [[Nigeria]].<ref>{{cite web		'''''The Guardian''''' is a Nigerian independent daily newspaper, established in 1983, published by Guardian Newspapers Limited in [[Lagos]], [[Nigeria]].<ref>{{cite web

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'''''The Guardian''''' is a Nigerian independent daily newspaper, established in 1983, published by Guardian Newspapers Limited in [[Lagos]], [[Nigeria]].<ref>{{cite web
|url=http://journalseek.net/cgi-bin/journalseek/journalsearch.cgi?field=issn&query=0331-2984
|title=The Guardian
|work=JournalSeek
|access-date=14 May 2011
|archive-date=16 July 2011
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110716024156/http://journalseek.net/cgi-bin/journalseek/journalsearch.cgi?field=issn&query=0331-2984
|url-status=dead
}}</ref>

== History ==
''The Guardian'' was established in 1983 by [[Alex Ibru]], an entrepreneur, and Stanley Macebuh, a top journalist with the ''[[Daily Times of Nigeria|Daily Times]]'' newspapers, with its model copied from ''[[The Guardian]]'' in the UK.<ref>{{cite book
|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=llmCOvtWcUcC&pg=PA171
|page=171
|title=National Days/National Ways: Historical, Political, and Religious Celebrations Around the World
|first=Linda K.
|last=Fuller
|publisher=Greenwood Publishing Group |year=2004
|ISBN=0-275-97270-4}}</ref> The paper was first published on 22 February 1983 as a weekly, appearing on Sundays. It started daily publication on 4 July 1983.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2018-07-04 |title=With The Guardian, Alex Ibru came, saw and conquered |url=https://guardian.ng/features/with-the-guardian-alex-ibru-came-saw-and-conquered/ |location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=2022-05-23 |newspaper=[[The Guardian (Nigeria)|The Guardian]]|language=en-US}}</ref>

During the administration of General [[Muhammadu Buhari]], reporters Tunde Thompson and Nduka Irabor were both sent to jail in 1984 under Decree No. 4 of 1984, which suppressed journalistic freedom.<ref>{{Cite news
|url = http://www.nigerianobservernews.com/19032011/weekendobserver/features/5.html
|title = Investigative Journalism: A Panacea For Corruption
|first = Stanley
|last = Mokaogwu
|date = 19 March 2011
|access-date = 14 May 2011
|url-status = dead
|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110324135657/http://nigerianobservernews.com/19032011/weekendobserver/features/5.html
|archive-date = 24 March 2011|newspaper=[[The Nigerian Observer]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web
|url=http://nigerianpilot.com/?q=content/buhari-and-subtle-%E2%80%9Cno-court-declaration%E2%80%9D
|title=Buhari And The Subtle, "No Court Declaration"
|date=20 April 2011
|work=Nigerian Pilot
|first=Kassim|last=Omomia
|access-date=14 May 2011}}</ref> On 26 August 1989 ''The Guardian'' published a long letter by Dr. [[Bekolari Ransome-Kuti]], a human-rights activist, entitled "Open Letter to President Babangida", in which he criticized what he saw as increasing government suppression of free expression of ideas.<ref>{{cite book
|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ZyMyspsywPsC&pg=PA177
|page=177
|title=For Women and the Nation: Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti of Nigeria
|first1=Cheryl|last1=Johnson-Odim|first2=Nina Emma|last2=Mba
|publisher=University of Illinois Press |year=1997
|ISBN=0-252-06613-8}}</ref>

The owner, [[Alex Ibru]], escaped an assassination attempt during the military regime of General [[Sani Abacha]]. On 2 February 1996 his car was fired upon and Ibru was hit. He was rushed to the hospital with one of his eyes dangling from its socket.<ref>{{cite web
|url = http://www.leadershipeditors.com/ns/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=22886:clem-khena-ogbena&catid=33:special-report-&Itemid=151
|title = How Al-Mustapha, Others Were Cleared
|date = 9 January 2011
|first = Clem|last=Khena-Ogbena
|work = [[Leadership (Nigeria)|Leadership]]
|access-date = 14 May 2011
}}{{Dead link|date=June 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=no }}</ref> Following Abacha's sudden death in June 1998, legal proceedings began against his son [[Mohammed Abacha]] and his Chief Security Officer Major [[Hamza al-Mustapha]]. Eventually, in December 2010 a Lagos High Court acquitted those accused of the attempt.<ref>{{cite web
|url=http://allafrica.com/stories/200302260311.html
|title=Ibru: Mohammed Abacha Heads for Appeal Court
|work=[[ThisDay]]
|first1=Julcit|last1=Sanda
|date=26 February 2003
|access-date=14 May 2011|via=[[All Africa]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web
|url=http://allafrica.com/stories/201012220252.html
|title=Attempted Murder of Alex Ibru – Al-Mustapha, Others Cleared
|work=[[Leadership (Abuja)]]
|first1=Paul|last1=Dada
|date=22 December 2010
|access-date=14 May 2011|via=AllAfrica}}</ref>

== Content ==
''The Guardian'' has a national outlook in terms of reach and content. It claims to be independent of any ethnic group, religious community, [[political party]] or other [[interest group]].<ref>{{cite book
|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=waZ-r9ubNecC&pg=PA68
|pages=68ff
|title=At the Interface: Continuity and Transformation in Culture and Politics
|first1=Eugenia|last1=Siapera
|publisher=Rodopi |year=2004
|ISBN=90-420-1732-5}}</ref> ''The Guardian'' is the main competitor to ''[[The Punch]]'' for advertising, although not for circulation. Unlike ''The Punch'', it focuses on business content rather than on what the editor of ''The Punch'' refers to as "appeal to the working classes".<ref>{{cite web
|title=Nigeria: The Punch newspaper seeks to knock out the competition
|date=7 September 2004
|work=RAP21
|url=http://www.rap21.org/article18257.html
|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130415225142/http://www.rap21.org/article18257.html
|archive-date=2013-04-15
|url-status=unfit
|access-date=18 July 2021}}</ref> ''The Guardian'' claims to be read by the most educated section of the elite, while ''The Punch'' can be understood by anyone with basic literacy. Other Nigerian papers fall between these extremes.<ref>{{cite book
|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=vB2Qf34T7JoC&pg=PA183
|page=183
|title=Surviving the Twentieth Century: Social Philosophy from the Frankfurt School to the Columbia Faculty Seminars
|author=Judith Marcus
|publisher=Transaction Publishers |year=1999
|ISBN=1-56000-352-9}}</ref> However, ''The Guardian'' has often insisted that it caters to the interests of the different segments of the society, ranging from the most educated to the barely literate. ''The Guardian'' was described by ''[[The New York Times]]'' in 1988 as "Nigeria's most respected newspaper".<ref>{{cite news|date=28 October 1988|title=Lagos Journal; A Gleeful David Faces the Goliath That Is Nigeria |work=[[The New York Times]] |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1988/10/28/world/lagos-journal-a-gleeful-david-faces-the-goliath-that-is-nigeria.html|access-date=14 May 2011}}</ref>

==Guardian Life Magazine==
{{Infobox magazine
| logo = Guardian Life Magazine.jpeg
| logo_size = 150px
| image_file =
| image_caption =
| website = {{URL|https://guardian.ng/life/|www.guardian.ng/life}}
| publisher = Guardian Newspapers Limited
| editor =
| editor_title = Editor-in-chief
| language = English
| founded = 2005
| frequency = Weekly
| category = {{hlist|[[Lifestyle (social sciences)|Lifestyle]]|[[Entertainment industry|Entertainment]]}}
| total_circulation =
| company = The Guardian
| firstdate =
| country = Nigeria
| based = [[Lagos]]
| issn =
| title = Guardian Life Magazine
}}

'''''Guardian Life Magazine''''' (also known as '''''The Guardian Life''''' or ''''' Life Magazine''''') is a Nigerian lifestyle and entertainment magazine founded by ''The Guardian'', and published by Guardian Newspapers Limited since 2005. The first issue of the magazine was published as a column in ''The Guardian'' newspaper weekly on Sundays, till 2013, when the magazine published its first solo issue.<ref name="BellaNaija">{{cite web |title=BN Exclusive: Guardian Life Magazine Revamped! Tiwa Savage Looks HOT on the Cover of This Week's Issue |url=https://www.bellanaija.com/2013/06/guardian-life-magazine-revamped-tiwa-savage-looks-hot-on-the-cover-of-this-weeks-issue/ |website=[[BellaNaija]] |access-date=28 September 2023 |date=7 June 2013}}</ref> In 2013, Tabia Princewill took over as Editor-in-chief. Under her leadership, the magazine was revamped as ''Life Magazine'' and published its first print issue.

In 2019, [[Njideka Agbo]] became Editor-in-chief till 2022.<ref>{{cite web |title=49TH STREET ON GREAT WOMEN GREAT MOVES WITH NJIDEKA AGBO, EDITOR-IN-CHIEF, THE GUARDIAN LIFE |url=https://the49thstreet.com/49th-street-on-great-women-great-moves-with-njideka-agbo-editor-in-chief-the-guardian-life/#:~:text=It%20is%20on%20this%20note,the%20University%20of%20Nigeria%2C%20Nsukka. |website=The49thStreet |access-date=28 September 2023 |date=22 June 2020}}</ref>

===Issues===
The magazine has covered the following Nigerian celebrities: {{div col|colwidth=10em|rules=yes|gap=2em}}
*[[Ego Boyo]],<ref>{{Cite news |last1=Oluwamuyiwa |first1=Akinlolu |title=Ego Boyo- From Showbiz To Society |url=https://guardian.ng/life/on-the-cover/ego-boyo-from-showbiz-to-society/ |location=Lagos, Nigeria|newspaper=[[The Guardian (Nigeria)|The Guardian]]|access-date=28 September 2023 |date=24 April 2017}}</ref>
*[[Runtown]],<ref>{{Cite news |last1=Oluwamuyiwa |first1=Akinlolu |title=Runtown, We Are Mad Over Him |url=https://guardian.ng/life/on-the-cover/runtown-we-are-mad-over-him/ |location=Lagos, Nigeria|newspaper=[[The Guardian (Nigeria)|The Guardian]]|access-date=28 September 2023 |date=12 May 2017}}</ref>
*[[Waje]]<ref>{{Cite news |last1=Oluwamuyiwa |first1=Akinlolu |title=Waje- Turning A New Chapter |url=https://guardian.ng/life/on-the-cover/waje-turning-a-new-chapter/ |location=Lagos, Nigeria|newspaper=[[The Guardian (Nigeria)|The Guardian]]|access-date=28 September 2023 |date=16 May 2017}}</ref>
*[[Chris Ubosi]],<ref>{{Cite news |last1=Oluwamuyiwa |first1=Akinlolu |title=Chris Ubosi- Beating The Competition |url=http://guardian.ng/life/on-the-cover/chris-ubosi-beating-the-competition/ |location=Lagos, Nigeria|newspaper=[[The Guardian (Nigeria)|The Guardian]]|access-date=28 September 2023 |date=21 May 2017}}</ref> [[NATIVE Sound System]],<ref>{{Cite news |last1=Nigeria |first1=Guardian |title=NATIVE Sound System: Building A Sonic World For Artistic Freedom |url=https://guardian.ng/life/native-sound-system-building-a-sonic-world-for-artistic-freedom-2/ |location=Lagos, Nigeria|newspaper=[[The Guardian (Nigeria)|The Guardian]]|access-date=28 September 2023 |date=28 August 2022}}</ref>
*[[Taaooma]]
*DatWarriGirl<ref>{{Cite news |last1=Eze |first1=Chinelo |title=Comedy Queens: Unveiling The Talented And Fearless Female Stars Of LOL: Last One Laughing Naija |url=https://guardian.ng/life/comedy-queens-unveiling-the-talented-and-fearless-female-stars-of-lol-last-one-laughing-naija/ |location=Lagos, Nigeria|newspaper=[[The Guardian (Nigeria)|The Guardian]]|access-date=28 September 2023 |date=23 July 2023}}</ref>
*Adetola Nola,<ref>{{Cite news | title=Adetola Nola: 2023 A Year Of Raising Business Leaders By Oluwajimisayo Opanuga |url=https://guardian.ng/life/on-the-cover/adetola-nola-2023-a-year-of-raising-business-leaders/ |location=Lagos, Nigeria|newspaper=[[The Guardian (Nigeria)|The Guardian]]|access-date=28 September 2023 |date=2 January 2023}}</ref> *[[Mikel John Obi]],<ref>{{Cite news |last1=Tariemi |first1=Oreoritse |title=John Obi Mikel's Global Goal With RIF Trust |url=https://guardian.ng/life/john-obi-mikels-global-goal-with-rif-trust/ |location=Lagos, Nigeria|newspaper=[[The Guardian (Nigeria)|The Guardian]]|access-date=28 September 2023 |date=20 November 2022}}</ref>
*[[Sola Sobowale]]
*[[Odunlade Adekola]]
*Mike Afolarin
*[[Genoveva Umeh]],<ref>{{Cite news |last1=Tariemi |first1=Oreoritse |title=Nollywood Is Home: Netflix's Toast To Creativity And Filmmaking |url=https://guardian.ng/life/nollywood-is-home-netflixs-toast-to-creativity-and-filmmaking/ |location=Lagos, Nigeria|newspaper=[[The Guardian (Nigeria)|The Guardian]]|access-date=28 September 2023 |date=13 November 2022}}</ref>
*[[Burna Boy]],<ref>{{cite web |title=Entertainment Roundup: Emmanuella gets featured on CNN, Burna Boy covers Guardian Life magazine {{!}} More stories » YNaija |url=https://ynaija.com/entertainment-roundup-burna-boy-covers-guardian-life-magazine-emmanuella-gets-featured-cnn/ |website=YNaija |access-date=28 September 2023 |date=14 December 2016}}</ref>
*[[Chude Jideonwo]],<ref>{{cite web |last1=Adelana |first1=Oludolapo |title=The harbinger of joy: Chude Jideonwo covers latest edition of The Guardian Life magazine » YNaija |url=https://ynaija.com/the-harbinger-of-joy-chude-jideonwo-covers-latest-edition-of-the-guardian-life-magazine/ |website=YNaija |access-date=28 September 2023 |date=22 April 2018}}</ref>
*[[Phyno]],<ref>{{Cite news |last1=Olukomaiya |first1=Funmilola |title=Phyno covers Guardian Life Magazine's Latest Issue |url=https://pmnewsnigeria.com/2017/06/18/phyno-covers-guardian-life-magazines-latest-issue/ |location=Lagos, Nigeria|newspaper=[[P.M. News]]|access-date=28 September 2023}}</ref>
*[[Efe (musician)|Efe]],<ref>{{Cite news |title=Efe Covers Guardian Life Magazine |url=https://pmnewsnigeria.com/2017/05/01/efe-covers-guardian-life-magazine/ |location=Lagos, Nigeria|newspaper=[[P.M. News]]|access-date=28 September 2023}}</ref>
*[[Denrele Edun]]
*[[Mary Njoku]]
*[[CKay]]
*[[Mo Abudu]]
*[[Kanayo O. Kanayo]]
*[[Adesua Etomi]]
*[[Bimbo Ademoye]]
*[[Chioma Akpotha]]
*[[Iyabo Ojo]]
*[[Jadesola Osiberu]]
*[[Funmi Iyanda]]
*[[Nse Ikpe-Etim]]
*[[Ayobami Adebayo]]
*[[Sambasa Nzeribe]]
*[[Nancy Isime]]
*Femi Bakre<ref>{{Cite news |last1=Praise |first1=Billy |title=Behind The Scenes For Guardian Life Cover "The New Tribe" |url=https://guardian.ng/life/behind-the-scenes-for-guardian-life-cover-the-new-tribe/ |location=Lagos, Nigeria|newspaper=[[The Guardian (Nigeria)|The Guardian]]|access-date=28 September 2023 |date=31 December 2017}}</ref>
*[[DJ Obi]]<ref>{{Cite news |title=SPIN. SET. RECORD: GLOBAL DJ OBI |url=https://guardian.ng/life/on-the-cover/spin-set-record-global-dj-obi/ |location=Lagos, Nigeria|newspaper=[[The Guardian (Nigeria)|The Guardian]]|date=18 July 2016 |access-date=28 September 2023}}</ref>
*[[Yemi Alade]]
*[[Fade Ogunro]]
*[[DJ Cuppy]]
*[[Stephanie Coker]]
*[[Yagazie Emezi]]
*Ronke Bamisedun,<ref>{{cite web |title=The New Generation Women! Yemi Alade, Fade Ogunro, DJ Cuppy, Stephanie Coker & More Cover Guardian Life |url=https://www.bellanaija.com/2015/01/the-new-generation-women-yemi-alade-fade-ogunro-dj-cuppy-stephanie-coker-more-cover-guardian-life/ |website=[[BellaNaija]] |access-date=28 September 2023 |date=3 January 2015}}</ref>
*[[Chike (singer)|Chike]]
*[[Sharon Ooja]]
*Adenike Adegboye,<ref>{{Cite news |last1=Oluwamuyiwa |first1=Akinlolu |title=Sparkling into the New Year: Faces of 2017 |url=https://guardian.ng/life/on-the-cover/sparkling-into-the-new-year-faces-of-2017/ |location=Lagos, Nigeria|newspaper=[[The Guardian (Nigeria)|The Guardian]]|access-date=28 September 2023 |date=4 January 2017}}</ref>
*[[Tiwa Savage]]
*[[Davido]].<ref>{{Cite news |last1=Oluwamuyiwa |first1=Akinlolu |title=Davido Uncovered |url=https://guardian.ng/life/on-the-cover/davido-uncovered/ |location=Lagos, Nigeria|newspaper=[[The Guardian (Nigeria)|The Guardian]]|access-date=28 September 2023 |date=11 April 2017}}</ref>
{{div col end}}

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://www.guardian.ng/ Official website]

{{Major Nigerian newspapers}}

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The Guardian - Revision history

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