Vanguard

Vanguard Media Limited, publishers of Vanguard Newspaper was established in 1984 by Mr. Sam Amuka-Pemu (a renowned, veteran journalist and columnist of the ‘Sad Sam Fame’. Sam Amuka was editor of Sunday Times and the First Managing Director of the Punch Newspaper. He is an itsekiri from present Delta State) of Nigeria.



The maiden copy of VANGUARD hit the newsstands as a weekly on Sunday June 3rd, 1984 with the motto: “Towards a better life for the People” It went daily on July 15, 1984. It aims  to serve the people through unflinching commitment to free enterprise, the rule of law and good governance.

Between 1988 and 1995, it published among others, Mr. & Mrs. Magazine (a compilation of the popular comic cartoons on the front page of the paper), Lagos Mirror (an evening paper), Vanguard Yellow Pages (a directory), Lagos Lawyer Directory and Sports now (a weekly publication devoted entirely to sports).

As at today, the paper has on its stable, the Daily Vanguard, Saturday Vanguard and Sunday Vanguard. The motto of the paper is published daily with our masthead. These papers are so-product specific that no serious policy maker, businessman, Politician, student and/or interests groups would dare ignore.
Major among Vanguard’s features include: Advertising, Management and marketing, Maritime, Energy, Hi-tech and Computer, Aviation, Business and Banking, Tourism, Health, Labour, Human Angle and Women affairs, Politics, Education, Insurance and Energy.
Website: http://www.vanguardngr.com/