Olu Aboderin News Today

As a young journalist at The Punch in 1980, I appeared one morning at Eko Hotel, as it was then known, to interview newly-elected Senator Joseph Tarka.

PUNCH Newspaper has had a significant impact on the Nigerian media industry since its inception.

Founded in March 1973, PUNCH, Nigeria’s foremost newspaper, clocked 50 on March 18, 2023, but its Board of Directors moved the 50th-anniversary celebration to this year because the anniversary month fell within an election month and year.

The three-day photo exhibition which is part of events marking the 50th anniversary of PUNCH newspapers commenced on Wednesday at the Alliance Francaise de Lagos/Mike Adenuga Centre in Ikoyi, Lagos.

The Ekiti State Governor, Biodun Oyebanji, has hailed Nigeria’s foremost print and digital media group, PUNCH Nigeria Limited, on what he described as the company’s “solid journalistic excellence” as it marks its 50th anniversary.

The Ekiti State Governor, Biodun Oyebanji, has hailed Nigeria’s foremost print and digital media group, PUNCH Nigeria Limited, on what he described as the company's "solid journalistic excellence" as it marks its 50th anniversary.

The over 400-page book was written by 38 ex-punchers who gave accounts of their memorable experiences while working at The PUNCH.

Stella married Daniel Ademinokan, a filmmaker, in 2011, after two shots at marriage.

Mojeed has aroused a new interest in the art of letter writing, which is so dear to Obasanjo, and the current men in service can adopt this.

Nigeria’s popular musician Onyeka Onwenu, whose music ruled the airwaves in the 1980s, 1990s and 2000s, defies description.