''New Nigerian'' was a Nigerian newspaper based in
Kaduna
Kaduna is the capital city of Kaduna State, and the former political capital of Northern Region, Nigeria, Northern Nigeria. It is located in north-western Nigeria, on the Kaduna River. It is a trade Centre and a major transportation hub as the ...
.
Political allegiance
The newspaper was allegedly to be a linked with the
Kaduna Mafia
The Kaduna Mafia (
not a criminal organisation) is a loose group of Nigerian businessmen, civil servants, intellectuals and military officers from Northern Nigeria, who resided or conducted their activities in Kaduna, the former capital of the r ...
, a loose group of Nigerian businessmen, civil servants, intellectuals and
military officers
An officer is a person who holds a position of authority as a member of an armed force or uniformed service.
Broadly speaking, "officer" means a commissioned officer, a non-commissioned officer, or a warrant officer. However, absent context ...
from
Northern Nigeria
Northern Nigeria was an autonomous division within Nigeria, distinctly different from the southern part of the country, with independent customs, foreign relations and security structures. In 1962 it acquired the territory of the United Kingd ...
.
Editors
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Adamu Ciroma
Adamu Ciroma (20 November 1934 – 5 July 2018) was a Nigerian politician and Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, born to a Bolewa language, Bole family in Potiskum, Yobe State. He was a member of the People's Democratic Party (Nigeria), ...
– 1966 to 1974
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Mamman Daura
Mamman Daura (born 1939) is a Nigerian newspaper editor who edited and later managed the '' New Nigerian'' from 1969 to 1975. He is a nephew of President Muhammadu Buhari; and a prominent member of the infamous Kaduna Mafia, a loose group of ...
– 1969 to 1973
General Manager (Operations)
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Dn. Stephen K. Vihishima – 1968 to 1988
See also
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List of Nigerian newspapers
Newspapers published in Nigeria have a strong tradition of the principle of "publish and be damned" that dates back to the colonial era when founding fathers of the Nigerian press such as Nnamdi Azikiwe, Ernest Ikoli, Obafemi Awolowo and Lateef ...
References
Publications established in 2011
Newspapers published in Abuja
2011 establishments in Nigeria
Daily newspapers published in Nigeria
Online newspapers published in Nigeria
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