Punch Newspapers
Sections
About us
On August 8, 1970, PUNCH (Nigeria) Limited was registered under the Companies Act of 1968 to engage in the business of publishing newspapers, magazines and other periodicals. It was designed to inform, educate and entertain Nigerians and the world at large.
In 1971, the company made its debut with the publication of HAPPY HOME, a glossy, family-oriented magazine. Its first editor was Bunmi Sofola. On Sunday, March 18, 1973, its first weekly newspaper, SUNDAY PUNCH hit the newsstand. The first editor was Ajibade Fashina Thomas. The newspaper was designed “to give our country a unique Sunday paper which combines the best in serious and popular journalism” with refreshing information and entertainment.