Nigerian Tribune resigned, and a few days later the editor, Rauf Abiodun, also resigned as part of a series of staff changes. Mrs. HID Awolowo, who is chairman of the Nigerian Tribune's publisher African Newspapers of Nigeria Ltd, appointed Sam Adesua as the new managing director/editor-in-chief. Edward Dickson was appointed editor of the daily paper. The changes were said to be part of a move to modernize the paper and expand beyond narrow Yoruba partisan politics in the face of competition from "The Westerner", "The Nation" and "Nigerian Compass". In January 2011 the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) reacted angrily to an
Nigerian Village Square Nigerian political affairs, although there are sometimes articles on Nigerian society, religion and international affairs. The "square" is a bulletin board in which villagers may make posts. It is divided into several sections, including: Moderation of discussions tends to be relatively light; as a result, discussions in the square are usually very lively. These discussions can sometimes get very heated; frequent sources of conflict are discussions on ethnicity, race, religion and gender. The Nigerian Village Square has in the past hosted podcasts featuring discussions on major issues of the day in Nigeria, as well as interviews with notable Nigerian personalities.