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27-702: The Punch was founded by James Aboderin , an accountant , and Sam Amuka , a columnist and editor at the Daily Times of Nigeria . Amuka became the first editor of the Sunday Punch . In November 1976, a few years after the first print of its Sunday edition, the duo started printing their trademark daily newspaper. Both editions were designed to favor a friendlier apolitical approach to news reporting, combining footage of social events with everyday political news. The paper sustains itself by delving into broad issues that interest myriad of people. However, during

54-609: A British colonial administrator. Nigeria is composed of various ethnic groups and cultures and the term Nigerian refers to a citizenship -based civic nationality . Nigerians are derived from over 250 ethno-linguistic groups. Though there are multiple ethnic groups in Nigeria , economic factors result in significant mobility of Nigerians of multiple ethnic and religious backgrounds to reside in territories in Nigeria that are outside their ethnic or religious background, resulting in

81-659: A passion that continued after secondary school. He finished his secondary education studies by passing the A-level . In the mid-1950s, he traveled to London and studied history at Northwestern Polytechnic . While in the city, he took the Institute of Chartered Accountants exam and was admitted into the institute in May 1964. During this period, he worked as a clerk with a firm in Brighton, Sussex , and from 1963 to 1964, he worked with

108-451: A village chief or head. In the large cities of Nigeria, there is a substantial intermingling of Nigerians with foreigners, especially Europeans, Lebanese , and Indians . The economic importance of Nigeria's cities has resulted in migrations of people from their traditional ethnic or cultural homeland to cities outside those territories. Igbo, Hausa-Fulani and Ibibio people have commonly migrated to Lagos and many southerners migrate to

135-410: A week after an attempted coup d'état against the military regime of Ibrahim Babangida , the company was closed down, lasting a month while the then deputy editor of the publication, Chris Mammah, was detained for 54 days. In July 1993, the military government again shut the company's premises under Decree No 48 of 1993 and banned all its publications from circulating in the country. The closure followed

162-637: Is more often used in the western part of Nigeria. Olu Aboderin Olu Aboderin (3 September 1934 – 28 February 1984) was a Nigerian newspaper publisher who was a co-founder of The Punch of Nigeria and was the president of the Newspaper Proprietors’ Association of Nigeria until his death in 1984. He was also a trained accountant who left the National Bank of Nigeria as its chief accountant. The Punch newspaper

189-702: Is the most widely read newspaper in Nigeria. He established The Punch with the founder of Vanguard newspaper, Sam Amuka-Pemu , on 1 November 1976. He was a lover of arts and a patron of the Performing Musicians Association of Nigeria . Aboderin was born to the family of James Oyebode and Janet Aboderin in Ibadan . From 1941 to 1944, he attended a Native Authority primary school in Oranyan, Ibadan before proceeding to Ibadan Grammar School . At grammar school, he enjoyed playing soccer,

216-409: The 1983 Nigerian coup d'état , a few Punch editors were aware of a coup approaching and injected strong antigovernmental tones in their reporting. The Punch was not immune to the excesses of the authoritarian regimes in the country. In 1990, its editor was jailed for 54 days. In 1993 and 1994, the publishing house was closed on the direction of the nation's military ruler. Punch Nigeria Limited

243-539: The Muslim north and the Christian south has politicised religion and caused significant political disputes in Nigeria. Ethnic-motivated and religious-motivated violence by extremists has increased these tensions as well. However, despite instances of extremism, most Nigerians continue to peacefully coexist, and a common Nigerian identity has been fostered amongst the more educated and affluent Nigerians as well as with

270-515: The Punch , was detained for three days in his office in the company's old headquarters. During the closure, the government ignored a court order directing it to vacate the company's premises and pay the sum of ₦ 25 million and ₦100,000 respectively to the company and Bolawole. It was not until October 1, 1995, that the government de-proscribed the publication via a national day broadcast by the then military head of state Sani Abacha . From 1998 to 1999,

297-526: The Research and Marketing Services (RMS) Lagos published independent surveys in which The Punch was rated as the most widely read newspaper. Punch's Goss Community printing press was delivered in November 1998. It is capable of producing 30,000(cps). The Punch press, which has expandable colour units, is capable of printing eight pages of full color and eight of spot colour at up to 48 pages, and it

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324-442: The boards of a few regional government owned parastatals such as West African Pictures, Nigeria Spinning Company, and General Insurance. He resigned as Chief Accountant of the bank in 1971 and went into private business. He started a few business ventures, including a travel agency and Feedwell Nigeria Ltd. In 1976, he established The Punch newspaper. Originally starting it as a Sunday newspaper, he brought new ideas of operations to

351-438: The company made its debut with the publication of Happy Home' , a family-oriented magazine. Its first editor was Bunmi Sofola. On Sunday, March 18, 1973, its first newspaper, Sunday PUNCH , first started publishing and was edited by Ajibade Fashina-Thomas. The Punch , a daily tabloid followed on November 1, 1976. Its pioneer editor was Dayo Wright. However, by the 1980s, the two tabloids had been repackaged. On April 29, 1990,

378-544: The firm of Bradley, Lytton & Co, an accounting firm in Moorgate , London. He returned to Nigeria in 1964 and gained employment with the firm of Pannell Fitzpatrick & Co, chartered accountants. He joined the National Bank of Nigeria in 1967 and was an accountant with the bank during the Nigerian civil war . During this period, the bank operated in many liberated towns and established an offshore branch. He also served on

405-628: The firm. The Punch expanded into the Daily Punch , Sunday Punch , Happyhome magazine, and Top Life magazine. He died in the Princess Grace Hospital, in London. Before his death, he issued a press statement defending Haroun Adamu, a jailed journalist as the head of the newspaper proprietors association in Nigeria. Right towards the end of 1983, his newspaper was very critical of the administration of Shehu Shagari . He held

432-520: The founding of Nigeria was the outcome of a colonial creation by the British Empire . There have been several major historical kingdoms and states in Nigeria that have influenced Nigerian society through their kings and their legal and taxation systems, and the use of religion to legitimize the power of the king and to unite the people. Northern Nigeria has been culturally influenced by Islam, including several major historic Islamic states in

459-531: The many Nigerians who leave small homogeneous ethnic communities to seek economic opportunities in the cities where the population is ethnically mixed. Although there are cultural divisions amongst Nigerians, the English language is commonly used as their primary language. Also, most Nigerians share a strong commitment to individual liberties and democracy. Even during periods of military rule, such military governments were pressured to maintain democratic stances by

486-516: The mixing of the various ethnic and religious groups, especially in Nigeria's cities. The English language is the lingua franca of Nigerians. Nigeria is divided roughly in half between Muslims , who live mostly in the north, and Christians , who live mostly in the south; indigenous religions , such as those native to the Igbo and Yoruba ethnicities, are in the minority. Nigerians come from multiple ethnic, cultural and religious backgrounds as

513-568: The north to trade or work while a number of northern seasonal workers and small-scale entrepreneurs go to the south. There are two main religions in Nigeria, which are Christianity and Islam, they have both made significant impact on the making of African societies, and played significant roles in such a multi-religious country like Nigeria. There are also other religions practised in Nigeria. Ethnic, religious, and regional disputes and tensions have commonly divided Nigerians on political issues. In particular, cultural and political divisions between

540-416: The political crisis caused by the annulment of that year's presidential election . On November 17 of the same year, the proscription order was repealed by Decree No 115 of 1993. This decree would later be cancelled on July 24, 1994, resulting in a proscription of all Punch titles including Toplife , which had been revived and published as a weekly magazine in the meantime. Bola Bolawole, the then editor of

567-665: The region. The Songhai Empire , Kanem-Bornu Empire and the Sokoto Caliphate were major historical Islamic states in northern Nigeria. Southern Nigeria historically held several powerful states, including the Benin Empire and Oyo Empire , and Aro Confederacy . Nigerian culture was profoundly affected by the British colonial rule . Such as British colonial authority's denouncement and attacks upon polygamy , trial by ordeal, and certain types of sacrifices. At

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594-534: The same time, British colonial authorities maintained and promoted traditional Nigerian culture that strengthened colonial administration. The British spread Christianity throughout southern Nigeria and Christian missionaries assisted British authorities in establishing a Western -style education system in Nigeria that resulted in the teaching of English language in Nigeria and its subsequent adoption as Nigeria's main language. The British replaced unpaid household labor with wage labour . Prior to colonisation in

621-489: The second type used amongst the Hausa-Fulani , Yoruba , and Kanuri involves nuclei of compounds. These villages compose members of the ethnicity-related through ancestry as well as strangers who have been assimilated into the ethnicity. Since the time prior to colonisation to the present it has been a common practice of Nigeria's tribes to adopt strangers into the tribes. A male elder in the community commonly serves as

648-461: The traditional Ibadan title of Ashipa Parakoyi of Ibadan. Nigerians Nigerians or the Nigerian people are citizens of Nigeria or people with ancestry from Nigeria . The name Nigeria was derived from the Niger River running through the country. This name was allegedly coined in the late 19th century by British journalist Flora Shaw , who later married Baron Frederick Lugard ,

675-431: The twentieth century, Nigeria's tribes usually possessed the land as a community, such that land could not be bought or sold. Colonisation brought the notion of individuals owning land and the commercialisation of land began. In Nigeria, more than fifty percent of Nigerians live in villages of two different types: the first type used by the Igbo , Ibibio and Tiv involves a collection of dispersed compounds while

702-592: The twilight of the Second Republic , political exigencies had introduced conflicts to its original intentions. Aboderin and Amuka parted ways due partly to political conflicts. Aboderin later secured the support of his former foe, M. K. O. Abiola , after the latter left the NPN . The paper began to take on a political slant, mostly against the Shehu Shagari regime. Supposedly, days before the regime's fall in

729-463: Was registered on August 8, 1970, under the Companies Act of 1968 to publish newspapers, magazines, and other periodicals of public interest. It was designed to perform the tripartite functions of the popular mass media: informing, educating, and entertaining Nigerians and the world at large. The company has a board of directors, which is the highest policy-making organ of the company. In 1971,

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