The News Nigeria
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| Type | Online newspaper |
|---|---|
| Owner(s) | Independent Communication Limited |
| Founder(s) | Independent Communication Limited |
| Publisher | Independent Communication Limited |
| Editor | Kunle Ajibade |
| Managing editor | Bayo Onanuga |
| Founded | 1989 |
| Language | English |
| Website | www |
The NEWS Magazine is formerly a daily printed newspaper. In 2005, it established magazine and online content published by Independent Communications Network Limited (ICNL) in Lagos, Nigeria.[1]
History
The newspapers was founded in 1989 by six journalists and magazine ambassadors together with four amongst founded the P.M News in 1994 all published by ICNL. TheNews started its online magazine content in 2005 before then ICNL, P.M News is a partner publish of TheNews magazine with some of it weekly content published in P.M News.[2]
Daily prints
On the 27 of April 2015 TheNews newspaper changed from a daily to monthly printed paper with all non-papers content online due to the revenue stands and became online three weeks after the evening collaborative publication P.M News end its daily printing to started weekly printout.[3][4]
2019 Clash with Senator Sani
The newspaper had a clash with senator representing Kaduna central Shehu Sani for 5 million naira he supposed to settled the Independent Communication Network Limited on an advert and the news site write on to the senate president Bukola Saraki, a department that influence since 2018.[5][6]
Founding team:
- Bayo Onanuga, Managing editor
- Idowu Obasa
- Dapo Olorunyomi
- Babafemi Ojudu
- Alhaji Sani Kabir
- Kunle Ajibade, Executive chief editor
- Seye Kehinde.
Notes
- ^ "Nigeria Newspapers & News Media - ABYZ News Links". www.abyznewslinks.com. Retrieved 2020-03-29.
- ^ "About Us". The NEWS. 2015-08-17. Retrieved 2020-03-29.
- ^ Ezeamalu, Ben (2015-07-25). "TheNEWS bids farewell to print, moves online". Premium Times. Retrieved 2020-03-29.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "TheNews Magazine stops print edition goes online". mediacareerng.org. Retrieved 2020-05-11.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ siteadmin (2019-02-19). "'Pay The N5m Advert Debt You Owe Us', TheNEWS Magazine Tells Shehu Sani". Sahara Reporters. Retrieved 2020-05-14.
- ^ sojworldwide (2019-02-20). "Senator Shehu Sani In Trouble Over Debt Owed TheNews Magazine". SOJ WORLDWIDE. Retrieved 2020-05-14.