Nigerian Tribune private scandals despite government attempts at suppression. General Ibrahim Babangida once said that of all the Nigerian newspapers he would only read and take seriously the "Nigerian Tribune's" editorial column. The book "Leadership Failure and Nigeria's Fading Hopes" by Femi Okurounmu consists of excerpts from a weekly column in the Nigerian Tribune published between 2004 and 2009. The author, a patriotic Nigerian elder statesman, laments how the corruption and the selfishness of successive leaders has destroyed the hopes not just of Nigerians, but of the entire black race. In December 2008 Segun Olatunji, managing director and Editor-in-Chief of "Nigerian Tribune",
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"