Owa kingdom
OBAIGBENA
Nduka
- Married
He is a fellow of the National Union of Journalists and the Nigeria Guild of Editors. He is also Chairman of the newspaper Proprietors Association of Nigeria (NPAN) as well as chairman of the Nigeria Press Organization
Before the ascent of Arise News, some staff and suppliers complained about Obaigbena’s failure to meet payment deadlines. Obaigbena had paid all debts to employees. About three years after the launching of Arise News, Obaigbena was involved in an inquiry being conducted by Nigeria’s Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, which was investigating the spending of a $2.1 billion fund. The ensuing course of investigations affected Obaigbena’s operations. About this period, staff complained and took job action because of the delay in payments.
Obaigbena is a regular attendee and sessions moderator for the World Economic Forum and has served as a member of the Nominating Committee of the Young Global Leaders of the World Economic Forum. He is Chairman of the Newspaper Proprietor Association of Nigeria (NPAN) as well as Chairman of the Nigerian Press Organisation – comprising the NPAN, the National Union of Journalists and the Nigerian Guild of Editors where he is a fellow.
He founded the Nigerian newspaper Thisday in 1995. In 2000 Obaigbena founded the annual Thisday Awards which honour 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 with an African focus, Arise News, signing a contract with Globecast for satellite transmission on Astra 2G for broadcast on the UK Sky platform, and to Hot Bird for cable distribution,[8] with bases in London, New York City, Johannesburg, Abuja, and Lagos
In 2021, Obaigbena was disqualified from serving as a company director in the UK for seven years; judge Raquel Agnello, ruling in favour of a case brought by the official receiver, found his conduct as sole director of Arise TV to be unfit and that the company had continued to trade despite “complete uncertainty” about its funding
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