Nigerian Tribune editorial in the "Nigerian Tribune" that accused the ACN of imposing its candidates in the party primaries for the forthcoming national elections. An ACN spokesman called the paper a front for the People's Democratic Party (PDP). Indeed since Nigeria's new democratic journey, the newspaper has engaged in running battle with some political group which styled itself as " progressives " but which curiously has consistently used the name of the newspaper's founder, Chief Obafemi Awolowo, one of Nigeria's foremost nationalists, to campaign for votes. The progressives who formed the nucleus of Alliance for Democracy (AD),and later Action Congress and Action
Golden Age of Nigerian Cinema Nigerian pre-Civil War days when Nigerians were very united. Balogun subsequently directed "Ajani Ogun" in 1976, a film which grew to become very popular, and is widely regarded as the first "commercial" Nigerian film, due to its success. Another film released after "Ajani Ogun" was "Bisi – Daughter of the River" (1977), which reflected Nigerian culture on film. Other popular films released in this era include: "Bull Frog in the Sun" (1974), "Dinner with the Devil" (1975); directed by the duo Sanya Dosunmu and Wole Amele, Ogunde's "Aiye" (1979), Jaiyesimi (1980), Cry Freedom (1981), and Eddie Ugbomah's "The Great Attempt"