West African Pilot
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West African Pilot was an influential Nigerian newspaper that played a key role in the nationalist movement against British colonial rule.
Statements (37)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
daily newspaper
ⓘ
newspaper ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
National Council of Nigeria and the Cameroons
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nigerian independence movement NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| country | Nigeria ⓘ |
| countryOfPublication | Nigeria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributionArea |
Nigeria
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
West Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editorialStance |
anti-imperialist
ⓘ
pro-independence ⓘ |
| endPublicationCentury | 20th century ⓘ |
| era | British colonial period in Nigeria ⓘ |
| format | broadsheet ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Nnamdi Azikiwe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foundedInColonialEntity | Colony and Protectorate of Nigeria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
news
ⓘ
political journalism ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | influenced nationalist leaders and public opinion ⓘ |
| inception | 1937 ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| location | Lagos NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| medium | print ⓘ |
| notableFor |
campaigns against British colonial rule
ⓘ
mobilizing public opinion for independence ⓘ role in Nigerian nationalist movement ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment |
Nigerian nationalism
ⓘ
anti-colonialism ⓘ |
| publisher | Nnamdi Azikiwe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | West Africa ⓘ |
| startPublicationYear | 1937 ⓘ |
| status | defunct ⓘ |
| subject |
anti-colonial struggle in Nigeria
ⓘ
politics of Nigeria ⓘ |
| targetAudience |
educated Nigerians
ⓘ
urban readership ⓘ |
| typeOfBusiness | media organization ⓘ |
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