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ALEXANDER Uruemu Ibru, known simply as Alex Ibru, is the publisher of Nigeria’s leading newspaper, The Guardian. The arrival of The Guardian on the newsstands in 1983 changed the character of newspaper publishing in Nigeria with its insistence on conscience and truth as pillars of the trade as well as its emphasis on

photo:Dr. Alex Ibru and wife, Maiden Ibru receiving Life Achievement Award from Bill Clinton and Arnold Schwarzenegger in Lagos…PHOTO: The Guardian 

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intellectualism in newspaper reporting and analysis.

The Guardian soon established itself as the inspiration of an emergent tradition in Nigerian journalism: A tradition of robust activism and creativity. The newspaper’s continued success is an affirmation of Mr. Ibru’s vision and commitment.

Before The Guardian, Alex Ibru was a businessman with investments in the automobile, construction and hospitality sectors; he decided to set up a newspaper out of a resolve to give back to society.

“From 1978,” he says, “I started asking God, what am I going to do with all I have been blessed with? What is the purpose of my contentment?”

It is not through The Guardian alone, established with a resolve to empower the poor, the defenceless and the voiceless in society, that Mr. Ibru has since given back to society: He is in addition, Chairman of Trinity Foundation, a philanthropic organisation which provides support for the poor, and founder of the IBRU Centre which supports the Christian Anglican denomination and Ecumenical studies.

Born on March 1, 1945, Alex Ibru attended Yaba Methodist Primary School (1951 – 1957), Ibadan Grammar School (1958 –1960), Igbobi Grammar School (1960 – 1963), and the University of Trent (formerly Trent Polytechnic) (1967-1970), where he studied Business Economics.

Former United States President, Bill Clinton, and former California Governor, Arnold Schwarzenegger, arrive Nigeria on Fiday through the Murtala Muhammed Airport to attend the 16th ThisDay Awards in Lagos.

Dr. Alex Ibru and wife, Maiden Ibru receiving Life Achievement Award from Bill Clinton and Arnold Schwarzenegger in Lagos…  advertisement

First to arrive was the former California governor who is also a popular American actor.

Clinton, whose American registered aircraft marked N6 -18WF, touched down at the presidential lounge of the Murtala Muhammed Airport at 4: 0.0p.m was in a black t-shirt and blue jeans. he was received at the airport by the head of protocol at the presidential lounge and some immigration and police officers.

The former US president, after exchanging pleasantries with people at the presidential lounge, was accompanied into a metallic colour jeep which drove him away.

All efforts made by the airport journalists to extract some comments from him did not yield fruits as the American security officials who followed him did not give room for the opportunity.