THE Nigerian Tribune, Nigeria’s oldest surviving private national newspaper founded by the late sage, Obafemi Awolowo turned 75 on Saturday, 16th November. My relationship with the Nigerian Tribune and some of its people can be described as circumstantial, emotional and historic. The newspaper editor around 1954-1958, Oladele Bibilari, was between 1976 and 1978 my boss in the old Oyo State Information Ministry. It was rumoured that General Gowon told his close aides his days were incomplete without having read the Tribune. At 75, the Tribune has weathered several storms, both under civilian and military regimes, whereas several private and government-owned newspapers have gone the way of mortality.

Source: Nigerian Tribune November 18, 2024 02:28 UTC