| Type | Daily newspaper |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1925 in British West Africa |
| Language | English |
The Lagos Daily News is a Nigerian newspaper founded in 1925 that was the first daily newspaper in British West Africa. [1] It was bought by Herbert Macaulay and John Akinlade Caulcrick in 1927. [2] The paper was politically aligned with Macaulay's Nigerian National Democratic Party. [3] [4] It was part of the internal factors that led to the rise and growth of nationalism in Nigeria during the colonial period which led to the decolonization process.
References
- ^ Toyin Falola (2001). Culture and Customs of Nigeria. Greenwood Publishing Group. pp. 68–. ISBN 978-0-313-31338-7.
- ^ "Global Mappings: Herbert Samuel Heelas Macaulay". Archived from the original on 2013-12-10. Retrieved 2014-01-12.
- ^ Gunilla L. Faringer (1 January 1991). Press Freedom in Africa. Greenwood Publishing Group. pp. 7–. ISBN 978-0-275-93771-3.
- ^ Bamidele A. Ojo (1998). Nigeria's Third Republic: The Problems and Prospects of Political Transition to Civil Rule. Nova Publishers. pp. 23–. ISBN 978-1-56072-580-0.
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