Uhuru Times

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Uhuru Times (RC. 601620).
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TypeDaily newspaper
FormatTabloid
Owner(s)Journal Communications Limited
Founder(s)Wale Adedayo
PublisherJournal Communications Limited
EditorWale Adedayo
Founded2007
Language English
Ceased publication2010
Relaunched2015
Headquarters Ogun State
ISSN 1597-7862
Website uhurutimes.com

The Uhuru Times is an online Nigerian newspaper and published monthly printed paper in publication of Journal Communication Limited.

The newspaper was founded in 2007 by Wale Adebayo who was editor in The Punch newspaper with the head office in Ogun State. [1] The newspaper is a full monthly colour publication like the New York Times and the print edition stop in 2015 due financial situation and return as daily online newspaper. [2] The newspaper was a vision foundation that relies on Chief Obafemi Awolowo political philosophy about man place in society and how the political leaders behave or their best doing in leadership. The Newsline holds a yearly event awards on political leaders in how they use their leadership position. [3] [4]

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  1. "Uhuru Times holds first annual lecture, targets growing Nigeria's democracy -". The Eagle Online. 2016-08-27. Retrieved 2020-05-10.
  2. "Uhuru Times returns to newsstand". mediacareerng.org. Retrieved 2020-05-10.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. "Why Aregbesola won Uhuru Times Award". Vanguard News. 2017-01-06. Retrieved 2020-05-10.
  4. "Gov. Aregbesola emerges Uhuru Times 'Man of the year' 2016 -". The Eagle Online. 2017-01-03. Retrieved 2020-05-10.

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