The newspaper established by Dr. Nnamdi Azikiwe to project the interest of nationalists was__________

Analyze the question: The question asks which newspaper Dr. Nnamdi Azikiwe (Zik) founded to promote the nationalist cause in Nigeria.

Explain the concept: The Nigerian press played a major role in the nationalist struggle against colonial rule. Different newspapers were linked to different founders:

• West African Pilot was founded by Nnamdi Azikiwe in 1937 in Lagos. Its motto was "Show the light and the people will find the way." It was the leading voice of nationalism and criticized colonial policies.
• Lagos Weekly Record was founded by John Payne Jackson in 1891 and later edited by his son-in-law Thomas Horatio Jackson. It was an early nationalist paper, but Azikiwe did not found it.
• Daily Times was founded in 1926 by a group of British and Nigerian businessmen. It was not Zik's paper.
• The Comet was founded by Duse Mohamed Ali in 1933 and later associated with Dr. Ernest Ikoli. It was not established by Azikiwe.

Solution:

1. The question names Azikiwe as the founder.
2. Azikiwe returned to Nigeria from the Gold Coast, where he had edited the African Morning Post, and started the West African Pilot in Lagos in 1937.
3. The Pilot became the flagship of his Zik Group of Newspapers, which also included the Southern Nigeria Defender, the Eastern Nigerian Guardian, and others.
4. The other options were founded by different people, so they are eliminated.

Answer: Option A, West African Pilot.

Tip: Pair founders with their papers: Zik → West African Pilot, Herbert Macaulay → Lagos Daily News, J.P. Jackson → Lagos Weekly Record. Remember "Zik = Pilot" because a pilot shows direction, just like his motto about showing the light.