Punch Nigeria
STRONG EVIDENCE evidence grade — master store (canonical CSV)
Combined Graph record U-01476 · provenance: canonical master store (CSV), record CTL-O-0030. Master record source: CTL seed 2026-10-16 — UNVERIFIED, verify before public citation.
The PUNCH is a Nigerian newspaper founded in March 1973; its publisher is PUNCH Nigeria Limited, which also publishes Saturday PUNCH, Sunday PUNCH and PUNCH Sports Extra; the paper marked its 50th anniversary in March 2023 (celebrations held in Lagos in 2024, including a public lecture and a photo exhibition from the PUNCH archive at Alliance Francaise de Lagos), and its founding chairman was Chief Olu Aboderin (per Kanempress report of the PUNCH @50 lecture, March 2024).
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The PUNCH is a Nigerian newspaper founded in March 1973; its publisher is PUNCH Nigeria Limited, which also publishes Saturday PUNCH, Sunday PUNCH and PUNCH Sports Extra; the paper marked its 50th anniversary in March 2023 (celebrations held in Lagos in 2024, including a public lecture and a photo exhibition from the PUNCH archive at Alliance Francaise de Lagos), and its founding chairman was Chief Olu Aboderin (per Kanempress report of the PUNCH @50 lecture, March 2024).
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- City: Lagos
- Outlet type: newspaper
Relationships
- Lagos — located in
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Sources
- https://kanempress.org/punch-50-nobel-laureate-says-previous-conferences-deceitful-nigeria-must-decentralise/ (verification source · master store)
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The PUNCH is a Nigerian newspaper founded in March 1973; its publisher is PUNCH Nigeria Limited, which also publishes Saturday PUNCH, Sunday PUNCH and PUNCH Sports Extra; the paper marked its 50th anniversary in March 2023 (celebrations held in Lagos in 2024, including a public lecture and a photo exhibition from the PUNCH archive at Alliance Francaise de Lagos), and its founding chairman was Chief Olu Aboderin (per Kanempress report of the PUNCH @50 lecture, March 2024).
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