The Sun (Nigeria)
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| Type | Daily newspaper |
|---|---|
| Format | Broadsheet |
| Publisher | The Sun Publishing Ltd |
| Editor-in-chief | Mr. Femi Adesina |
| Managing editor, design | u |
| Language |
English . |
| Headquarters | Lagos, Nigeria |
| Website | http://www.sunnewsonline.com |
The Daily Sun is a Nigerian daily print newspaper founded and published in Ikeja, Lagos, Nigeria.[1] As of 2011 The Sun had a daily print run of 130,000 copies, and 135,000 for weekend titles, with an average of 80% sales. This made The Sun the highest selling newspaper in Nigeria.[2]
The Daily Sun was incorporated on 29 March 2001. It started production as a weekly on 18 January 2003, and as a daily on 16 June 2003. The target audience is young adults in the 18 – 45 years age bracket and in the B and C social economic class.[2] The paper is similar in format to the popular Sun newspaper of the United Kingdom.[3]
The chairman of the publishing house is Dr. Orji Uzor Kalu, a former governor of Abia State. The first Managing Director/Editor-in-Chief was Mike Awoyinfa. In January 2010 there was a shake-up in which Tony Onyima succeeding Awoyinfa, and the original deputy editor, Dimgba Igwe, was replaced by Femi Adesina.[4] Awoyinfa and Igwe remained as directors on the company’s board.[5]
References
- ↑ "Countries: Nigeria: News". Stanford, California, USA: Stanford University. Retrieved 23 February 2011.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "About Us". The Sun. Retrieved 2011-05-13.
- ↑ "Nigerian Sun Newspaper". NigerianDailyNewspaper.com. Retrieved 2011-05-13.
- ↑ "Change of Guards At the Sun". ThisDay. 7 January 2010. Retrieved 23 February 2011.
- ↑ "Management changes in The Sun". The Nation (Nigeria). 7/01/2010. Retrieved 2011-05-13. Check date values in:
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