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The Guardian
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Type Daily newspaper
Format Broadsheet
Publisher Guardian Newspapers Limited
Founded 1983
Language English
Headquarters Lagos
Website www.guardian.ng

The Guardian is a Nigerian independent daily newspaper, established in 1983, published by Guardian Newspapers Limited in Lagos, Nigeria.[1]

History

The Guardian was established in 1983 by Alex Ibru, an entrepreneur, and Stanley Macebuh, a top journalist with the Daily Times newspapers, with its model copied from The Guardian in the UK.[2] The paper was first published on 22 February 1983 as a weekly, appearing on Sundays. It started daily publication on 4 July 1983.[3]

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.[4][5] 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.[6]

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.[7] 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.[8][9]

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.[10] 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".[11] 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.[12] 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".[13]

Guardian Life Magazine

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Guardian Life Magazine
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Editor-in-chief
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Lifestyle

Frequency Weekly
Publisher Guardian Newspapers Limited
Founded 2005
Company The Guardian
Country Nigeria
Based in Lagos
Language English
Website guardian.ng/life/


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.[14] 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.[15]

Issues

The magazine has covered the following Nigerian celebrities:

References

  1. ↑ The Guardian. Retrieved 14 May 2011
  2. ↑ Fuller, Linda K.National Days/National Ways: Historical, Political, and Religious Celebrations Around the World. https://books.google.com/books?id=llmCOvtWcUcC&pg=PA171. Greenwood Publishing Group
  3. ↑ With The Guardian, Alex Ibru came, saw and conquered. The Guardian. 2018-07-04. Retrieved 2022-05-23
  4. ↑ Mokaogwu, StanleyInvestigative Journalism: A Panacea For Corruption. The Nigerian Observer. 19 March 2011. Retrieved 14 May 2011
  5. ↑ Omomia, KassimBuhari And The Subtle, "No Court Declaration". 20 April 2011. Retrieved 14 May 2011
  6. ↑ For Women and the Nation: Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti of Nigeria. https://books.google.com/books?id=ZyMyspsywPsC&pg=PA177. University of Illinois Press
  7. ↑ Khena-Ogbena, ClemHow Al-Mustapha, Others Were Cleared. 9 January 2011. Retrieved 14 May 2011[dead link]
  8. ↑ Ibru: Mohammed Abacha Heads for Appeal Court. 26 February 2003. Retrieved 14 May 2011
  9. ↑ Attempted Murder of Alex Ibru – Al-Mustapha, Others Cleared. 22 December 2010. Retrieved 14 May 2011
  10. ↑ At the Interface: Continuity and Transformation in Culture and Politics. https://books.google.com/books?id=waZ-r9ubNecC&pg=PA68. Rodopi
  11. ↑ Nigeria: The Punch newspaper seeks to knock out the competition. 7 September 2004. Retrieved 18 July 2021
  12. ↑ Judith MarcusSurviving the Twentieth Century: Social Philosophy from the Frankfurt School to the Columbia Faculty Seminars. https://books.google.com/books?id=vB2Qf34T7JoC&pg=PA183. Transaction Publishers
  13. ↑ Lagos Journal; A Gleeful David Faces the Goliath That Is Nigeria. 28 October 1988. Retrieved 14 May 2011
  14. ↑ BN Exclusive: Guardian Life Magazine Revamped! Tiwa Savage Looks HOT on the Cover of This Week's Issue. BellaNaija. 7 June 2013. Retrieved 28 September 2023
  15. ↑ 49TH STREET ON GREAT WOMEN GREAT MOVES WITH NJIDEKA AGBO, EDITOR-IN-CHIEF, THE GUARDIAN LIFE. The49thStreet. 22 June 2020. Retrieved 28 September 2023
  16. ↑ Ego Boyo- From Showbiz To Society. The Guardian. 24 April 2017. Retrieved 28 September 2023
  17. ↑ Runtown, We Are Mad Over Him. The Guardian. 12 May 2017. Retrieved 28 September 2023
  18. ↑ Waje- Turning A New Chapter. The Guardian. 16 May 2017. Retrieved 28 September 2023
  19. ↑ Chris Ubosi- Beating The Competition. The Guardian. 21 May 2017. Retrieved 28 September 2023
  20. ↑ NATIVE Sound System: Building A Sonic World For Artistic Freedom. The Guardian. 28 August 2022. Retrieved 28 September 2023
  21. ↑ Comedy Queens: Unveiling The Talented And Fearless Female Stars Of LOL: Last One Laughing Naija. The Guardian. 23 July 2023. Retrieved 28 September 2023
  22. ↑ Adetola Nola: 2023 A Year Of Raising Business Leaders By Oluwajimisayo Opanuga. The Guardian. 2 January 2023. Retrieved 28 September 2023
  23. ↑ John Obi Mikel's Global Goal With RIF Trust. The Guardian. 20 November 2022. Retrieved 28 September 2023
  24. ↑ Nollywood Is Home: Netflix's Toast To Creativity And Filmmaking. The Guardian. 13 November 2022. Retrieved 28 September 2023
  25. ↑ Entertainment Roundup: Emmanuella gets featured on CNN, Burna Boy covers Guardian Life magazine | More stories » YNaija. YNaija. 14 December 2016. Retrieved 28 September 2023
  26. ↑ The harbinger of joy: Chude Jideonwo covers latest edition of The Guardian Life magazine » YNaija. YNaija. 22 April 2018. Retrieved 28 September 2023
  27. ↑ Phyno covers Guardian Life Magazine's Latest Issue. P.M. News. Retrieved 28 September 2023
  28. ↑ Efe Covers Guardian Life Magazine. P.M. News. Retrieved 28 September 2023
  29. ↑ Behind The Scenes For Guardian Life Cover "The New Tribe". The Guardian. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 28 September 2023
  30. ↑ SPIN. SET. RECORD: GLOBAL DJ OBI. The Guardian. 18 July 2016. Retrieved 28 September 2023
  31. ↑ The New Generation Women! Yemi Alade, Fade Ogunro, DJ Cuppy, Stephanie Coker & More Cover Guardian Life. BellaNaija. 3 January 2015. Retrieved 28 September 2023
  32. ↑ Sparkling into the New Year: Faces of 2017. The Guardian. 4 January 2017. Retrieved 28 September 2023
  33. ↑ Davido Uncovered. The Guardian. 11 April 2017. Retrieved 28 September 2023


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