The “Daily Times” we wish for, but can’t have, By Azu Ishiekwene
Daily Times, Nigeria’s newspaper of record, was 100 years old on 1 June, and the Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria (FRCN), the legacy successor to the Nigerian Broadcasting Service (NBS), was 75 in April.
The suggestion that Daily Times should be retrieved from Folio Communications 22 years after the sale and handed over to what is no doubt an accomplished group of media managers is like chasing the train long after it has left the station.
The best tribute to Daily Times and Radio Nigeria is not to recover their past.
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