Nduka obaigbena biography of abraham

Nigerian media executive

Nduka ObaigbenaCON, Duke of Owa Kingdom is the founding Chairman & Editor-in-Chief of the THISDAY Media Group and ARISE News Channel.^[1]

Background

He was born in Ibadan, South West, Nigeria on July 14, 1959, into the royal family of Owa Kingdom, Delta State.^{[citation needed]}

Education

Obaigbena attended Edo College,^[2]Benin City, and the University of Benin.

He attended the Graduate School of Business at the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, and the Advanced Management Programme at the University of Cape Town.^[3]

Career

He founded the Nigerian newspaper Thisday in 1995.

In 2000 Obaigbena founded the annual Thisday Awards^[4] which honor those who made contributions to Nigerian society in the political arena, global business, Women of distinction, and leading figures in the Nigerian education sector.

In 2013 he launched an international TV news channel w