Daily Times publisher, Mr. Fidelis Anosike has lauded Vanguard newspaper for being Nigeria’s number one on-line news platform, saying that the newspaper should, however, not lose sight of its heritage as an offshoot of the nation’s oldest surviving newspaper, Daily Times.
Talking during an interactive session with Vanguard newspaper direction at the company’s corporate headquarters in Lagos, Mr. Anosike said those newspapers that benefited from the old Daily Times should give towards ensuring the continuing survival and gain of the brand.
Anosike had in his delegation to Vanguard newspaper, reigning Miss Nigeria, Leesi Peter-Vigboro, Mr. Oliseh Egbunike, General Media Manager, Mr. Biodun Durojaiye, Editor, Daily/Online among others.
He was received by Mr. Gbenga Adefaye, General Manager, Vanguard Media Limited, Mr. Mideno Bayagbon, Editor, among others.
Giving the determination of the new Daily Times management to solicit from Vanguard newspaper, Anosike said:
“In relation to heritage and what we should do, we are really going to be learning from you, it is an incredibly tough and challenging business but the only way we can endure is coming up with programmes like this,” Anosike said as he commended Vanguard newspaper for keeping up its leadership position as the state’s number one online platform as assessed by on-line rating agency, alexa.com.
Anosike, who said the new management was laying a sound foundation for continued growth http://www.nytimes.com/topic/destination/nigeria of the newspaper said:
“In terms of the company, we have laid a solid basis that can sustain this paper for the next 90years. But the thought is how would you build it to profitability to the glory of the people that built the enterprise.”
Also talking, Miss Nigeria 2016, Miss Peter Vigboro said her experience as the reigning beauty queen would assemble her into a model who would have the ability to maximally affect her society.
She said: “The edge of having a 90-year old newspaper like Daily Times is that you might have an association that understands the history of the country. We'll have a library where anyone that wants to research the history of the state can come to. That's part because it's linked to Nigeria heritage and ’s history.” of the innovation we're bringing
Robbers assault Vanguard newspaper publisher Sam Amuka by The Nation Newspaper
Guessed armed robbers yesterday invaded the Lagos home of Vanguard publisher Sam Amuka, injuring him and carting away some things and cash.
The raid was the second on Amuka’s house in about two years.
The invaders purportedly strike an iron stick against the octogenarian. He was rushed to some private hospital.
Ten suspects detained in connection with the assault are being quizzed at the Special Anti-Robbery Sqaud (SARS), Ikeja.
Detectives were said to be screening Amuka’s private guards, domestic staff as well as all the the estate’s security personnel.
It was gathered the criminals stormed Amuka’s Anthony Village home at about 1:30am after scaling the high fence .
They were said to have broken the burglarproof http://www.nigeria.gov.ng/ on one of the windows.
They smashed against the ceiling leading to his bedroom where he was found and ordered him to bring ‘the money’.
The Nation newspaper collected that the criminals tied and overpowered the private guards and held them hostage for over 45 minutes.
According to one of the guards, after tying their hands and covering their faces, four of the armed men went into the building, leaving one to watch over them.
The guard said: When I saw five young men going to the gate towards the home from the wall close “I was on a seat at the entry gate. I accosted them but they subdued me and my mate.
“ They tied our hands and covered our faces while one of them kept watch at the gate over us. Other members of the gang ordered the main gate to be unlocked by us and went inside your house only to come out about 45 minutes later.
“As soon as we obeyed them, they left the compound and we heard the screeching of tyres of a car zooming off.”
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NSCIA, MSSN declare open support for Osun Muslims
Meantime, the Nigeria Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs and Muslim Pupils’ Society of Nigeria have expressed disappointment over the reaction of Christian Association of Nigeria after a court judgement granting Muslims the right to wear hijab (Muslims headscarf) in public schools in Osun State.
While the Secretary General of the Nigeria Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA), Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, described the activity of CAN as malicious, MSSN National and Lagos State Amirs (Presidents), Mallam Jameel Muhammad and Saheed Ashafa respectively tagged it an attempt to cause violence.
They spoke at the Grand Finale of the 14th Biennial Qur’an Memorisation Contest organised by MSSN, Lagos State Area Unit in honour of late Alhaji AbdulLateef Adegbite in Lagos. Oloyede accused of plotting by supposedly requesting them not to cover their heads to make Muslims illiterates in the country CAN,. He said I don't see how hijab being worn by a Muslim woman is offensive to others. If our sisters in the catholic could go out in their own dress and it is not offensive to Muslims, then they (Christians) should bear Muslims also.
“I believe we are having anti faith inclination. I 'm not unaware that there is a case against National Youth Service Corps by a catholic lady who was requested to wear what was not satisfactory to her. So, it is not just Muslims. As far as NSCIA is concerned, we cannot because we're Nigerians be de- islamised Oloyede said neither Christians nor Muslims have the right to resort to violence in a bid.
On his part, Mallam Jameel Muhammad, the National Amir of MSSN, encouraged Muslims to resist the ‘provocative’ actions of CAN, saying, “We don’t have to be violent with them. As Muslims, we should be law abiding and not be diverted with statements which might be with the capacity of causing mayhem.” He also faulted the determination of some judges to refer Muslim pupils in Lagos State to your particular court for constitutional interpretation on whether or not Hijab should be let in Lagos State public schools.
