''This Day'' is a Nigerian national
newspaper
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. It is the flagship newspaper of Leaders & Company Ltd., and was first published on 22 January 1995. It has its headquarters in
Apapa
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,
Lagos State
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.
Founded by
Nduka Obaigbena, the chairman and editor-in-chief of the This Day Media Group and
Arise News.
''This Day'' is a member of the
Belt and Road News Network. Since 2014, it has maintained a close relationship with the
embassy of the People's Republic of China.
''This Day'' publisher
Nduka Obaigbena has previously been criticised for late and non-payment of the paper's staff and suppliers.
Attacks
In 2001, several ''This Day'' editors survived a plane crash at
Maiduguri airport in North East Nigeria.
In 2012, ''This Day''s offices in the nation's capital
Abuja
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, and in
Kaduna were attacked in suicide car bombings thought to have been carried out by terrorist group
Boko Haram
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.
See also
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List of Nigerian newspapers
References
External links
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1995 establishments in Nigeria
Companies based in Lagos
Daily newspapers published in Nigeria
Newspapers published in Lagos
Newspapers established in 1995