Dateline Nigeria

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Dateline Nigeria
TypeDaily newspaper
FormatOnline
PublisherStoryLand Media
EditorNasiru Lawal Abubakar
Founded31 August 2019
LanguageEnglish language and Hausa Language
HeadquartersFCT Abuja, Nigeria
CirculationWorldwide (On Internet)
Websitewww.dateline.ng

Dateline Nigeria is a private online newspaper published by StoryLand Media based in FCT Abuja that published English Language daily news. The paper is managed by Nasiru Lawal Abubakar as the editor[1] and Lawan Danjuma Adamu, who was the pioneer Weekend Editor overseeing both Weekend Titles – Daily Trust on Saturday and Daily Trust on Sunday as the General Editor[2] Both of them resigned from Daily Trust in 2020.[3][4]

History[edit]

The paper was started by Fateema B. Bello in November 2019,[5] as a platform for Credible News and Robust Views. Mrs Bello added that "the two editors will help to actualize and strengthen the news platform’s goals of providing deep investigative stories, factual and balanced reports and in-depth analyses to its readers."[6]

The paper's mission is to promote freedom of speech, ease access to information and promote Nigeria's global image. Dateline Nigeria's main target audience is the youths, business and political class, students and the affluent, the educated and the upwardly mobile.[7]

Dateline Nigeria covers topics such as politics, business and economy, entertainment news from Kannywood, Nollywood, sports, arts and culture.[8]

The paper became popular after covering the plane crash involving Nigeria's for Chief of Army Staff, Ibrahim Attahiru.[9] He died with his aides in a plane crash, which occurred near the Kaduna International Airport. It was raining heavily at the time of the crash.[10]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Nasiru Lawal – Editor in Chief at Dateline Nigeria". Apollo.io.
  2. ^ "Lawan Danjuma Adamu joins Dateline Nigeria". News Diary.
  3. ^ "Former Daily Trust editors join Dateline Nigeria". The Cable.
  4. ^ "Ex-Daily Trust Editors join online newspaper". The Nation.
  5. ^ "Fateema B. Bello launches Dateline Nigeria, an online newspaper". PR Nigeria.
  6. ^ "Former Daily Trust editors join Dateline Nigeria". Daily Nigerian. Retrieved 12 June 2022.
  7. ^ "About Us". Dateline Nigeria. Retrieved 12 December 2021.
  8. ^ "Ex-Daily Trust editors join Dateline Nigeria". Solace Base. Retrieved 12 June 2022.
  9. ^ "Chief of Army Staff, Lt Gen Ibrahim Attahiru, 10 others die in air crash". Dateline Nigeria. Retrieved 12 June 2022.
  10. ^ "Revealed: Names, photos of military plane crash victims killed along with COAS". Dateline Nigeria. Retrieved 12 February 2022.

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