''The Daily Champion'' is an
English language
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newspaper in
Nigeria
Nigeria ( ), , ig, Naìjíríyà, yo, Nàìjíríà, pcm, Naijá , ff, Naajeeriya, kcg, Naijeriya officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a country in West Africa. It is situated between the Sahel to the north and the Gulf o ...
.
The ''Champion'' is privately owned, and is published in
Lagos
Lagos (Nigerian English: ; ) is the largest city in Nigeria and the second most populous city in Africa, with a population of 15.4 million as of 2015 within the city proper. Lagos was the national capital of Nigeria until December 1991 fo ...
.
As of March 2011 the Executive Chairman and publisher of Champion Newspapers was Chief
Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu.
Iwuanyanwu is one of the wealthiest of
Igbo people.
[
According to Iyara Esu, Vice-Chancellor of the ]University of Calabar
The University of Calabar is a public university situated in Calabar, Cross River State, Nigeria. It is one of Nigeria's second generation federal universities. The University of Calabar was a campus of the University of Nigeria until 1975. Th ...
, the ''Daily Champion'' is "the major paper we have east of the Niger, a paper that is indigenous to our people, that is the voice of people, this part of the country".[
The ''Daily Champion'' covers a wide variety of news, sports, business and community events.
The typical article cites two or more sources, slightly higher than the average for Nigerian newspapers, but the newspaper relies more heavily on government and business sources than others, often reporting what the source has said with little analysis or criticism. Compared to other papers, the ''Daily Champion'' tends to report more positively on the oil industry.
The newspaper is usually cautious in its coverage of issues, and does not stray far from the government line.]
References
Newspapers published in Lagos
Publications with year of establishment missing
Companies based in Lagos
Daily newspapers published in Nigeria
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