ThisDay

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CTL-O-0031 · Outlet

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Combined Graph record U-01477 · provenance: canonical master store (CSV), record CTL-O-0031. Master record source: CTL seed 2026-10-16 — UNVERIFIED, verify before public citation.

ThisDay is a Nigerian newspaper founded in 1995 by Nduka Obaigbena, who heads the THISDAY Media Group and ARISE News Channel; its annual ThisDay Awards began in 2000 to celebrate contributors to Nigerian society in politics, business and education; Obaigbena launched the Arise News Channel, an international TV news channel with an African focus, in 2013 (per The Nigerian Observer, 2023).

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ThisDay is a Nigerian newspaper founded in 1995 by Nduka Obaigbena, who heads the THISDAY Media Group and ARISE News Channel; its annual ThisDay Awards began in 2000 to celebrate contributors to Nigerian society in politics, business and education; Obaigbena launched the Arise News Channel, an international TV news channel with an African focus, in 2013 (per The Nigerian Observer, 2023).

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City: Lagos
Outlet type: newspaper

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https://nigerianobservernews.com/?p=110763 (verification source · master store)

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ThisDay is a Nigerian newspaper founded in 1995 by Nduka Obaigbena, who heads the THISDAY Media Group and ARISE News Channel; its annual ThisDay Awards began in 2000 to celebrate contributors to Nigerian society in politics, business and education; Obaigbena launched the Arise News Channel, an international TV news channel with an African focus, in 2013 (per The Nigerian Observer, 2023).

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