List of Punch Journalists and Reporters
Punch Newspapers Journalists
1. Grace Edema
Designation Senior Correspondent Author Bio The PUNCH Senior Correspondent, Grace, has over 17 years experience covering education, arts, business and health sectors. She’s a graduate of Sociology
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2. Oluwakemi Abimbola
Designation Senior Correspondent Author Bio Oluwakemi is a Senior Correspondent with The PUNCH. She has over 10 years experience across digital and traditional journalism spheres, and currently covers the Capital Market.
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3. Tope Omogbolagun
Designation Journalist Author Bio Tope, The PUNCH journalist, has over a decade of experience in health reporting, environmental issues and investigative journalism, and currently covers the National Assembly, specifically the Senate
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4. Temitayo Jaiyeola
Designation Journalist Author Bio The PUNCH journalist, Temitayo, has over two years experience covering the tech ecosystem, telecommunications, and the economy
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5. Lara Adejoro
Designation Journalist Author Bio The PUNCH journalist, Lara, has over 10 years experience covering health, environment and CSOs
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6. Gift Habib
Designation Journalist Author Bio The PUNCH journalist, Gift, has over three years of experience covering elections, security and foreign affairs.
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7. Adebayo Folorunsho-Francis
Designation Journalist Author Bio The PUNCH journalist, Adebayo, has over 20 years of experience covering politics, health, metro, entertainment and properties
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8. Okechukwu Nnodim
Designation Journalist Author Bio Okechukwu, a journalist with Punch Newspapers, has 15 years experience covering Energy (Power and Petroleum), Finance, Agriculture, Environment, Humanitarian Services, Works and Housing, Trade and Investment, Capital Markets, Aviation and Transport, ICT, among others
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9. Edidiong Ikpoto
Designation Journalist Author Bio The PUNCH journalist, Edidiong, holds a First Class degree in Media Studies. He has over five years experience with specific interests that span across business journalism, climate change and human interest stories.
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10. Idowu Abdullahi
Designation Journalist Author Bio Idowu is a multimedia journalist and digital copy editor with over six years experience.
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11. Samuel Bolaji
Designation Chief Correspondent Author Bio Bolaji is a Chief Correspondent with The PUNCH. He has over 10 years experience covering metro, civil societies and government activities
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12. Josephine Ogundeji
Designation Correspondent Author Bio Josephine, a correspondent with The PUNCH has over two years experience covering the building industry and the personal finance ecosystem
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13. Onozure Dania
Designation Correspondent Author Bio Onozure is a correspondent of The PUNCH on the judiciary beat. She has over a decade experience covering criminal and civil matters from the magistrate to the appellate courts. She’s a graduate of Political Science
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14. Anozie Egole
Designation Chief Correspondent Author Bio Anozie is a Chief Correspondent with PUNCH. He has over 13 years experience covering entertainment, maritime and transport sectors
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15. Nathaniel Shaibu
Designation Correspondent Author Bio Nathaniel has for the past year covered civil societies, religion, metro and recently the women's ministry as correspondent with Punch Newspapers
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16. Dayo Oyewo
Designation Author Author Bio Dayo, a Sociology graduate, covers City and Crime on the Metro Desk. He is a resourceful, self-motivated and result-driven journalist.
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17. John Charles
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18. James Abraham
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19. Deborah Tolu-Kolawole
Designation Author Author Bio 27/ Multilingual /Member, Editorial Board, @mobilepunch / Education analyst/ 2023 TFAA nominee/ ‘23 CEOs award for education/ over 2000 articles on education
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20. Naomi Chima
Designation Author Author Bio Naomi was trained in the Yaba College of Technology, Yaba, and the University of Lagos, Akoka. She writes crime and court stories for PUNCH Bios for The PUNCH reporters
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21. Adeyinka Adedipe
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22. Nike Popoola
Designation Author Author Bio Assistant Desk Editor, Business, with The Punch Newspaper. Based in Lagos.
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23. Friday Olokor
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24. Solomon Odeniyi
Designation Author Author Bio Award winning journo; 2020 Fellow, Institute for War and Peace Reporting, Defence correspondent for @MobilePunch and an advocate of social change.
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25. Collins Sunday
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26. Henry Falaiye
Designation Author Author Bio Henry is a chartered economist with over 10 years corporate world experience including over two years in business journalism. At The PUNCH, he covers the labour, appointment, management and brand beats.
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27. Ebenezer Bajela
Designation Author Author Bio PUNCH journalist Bajela has 11 years experience in sports reporting with passion for investigative reports and compelling news stories
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28. Dirisu Yakubu
Designation Author Author Bio Dirisu, has over 12 years experience covering political parties, National Assembly, sports, transportation, etc, and currently works with The PUNCH
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29. Uthman Salami
Designation Author Author Bio Uthman, a Mass Communication graduate from Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, has over six years experience in journalism. He reports crime to community-related news for Metro, business with a focus on the capital market and the oil and gas.
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30. Funmilayo Fabunmi
Designation Author Author Bio Funmi is a prolific The PUNCH journalist with over five years experience in business journalism. She covers the aviation, transport and railway sectors.
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31. Adekunle Sulaimon
Designation Author Author Bio ????Journo| ex-Senior Reporter @nigeriantribune| CE @mobilepunch| Tips: ****@punchng.com| RT and Likes ≠ Endorsement| Opinions are mine| Man Utd| April 1.
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32. Damilola Aina
Designation Author Author Bio Child of God, Òmo-Òla, Big on Values, Tech enthusiast, Farecast gang, Mass Communication graduate, Journalist @MobilePunch scoops via ****@punchng.com
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33. Tukur Muntari
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34. Abiodun Sanusi
Designation Author Author Bio The PUNCH journalist, Sanusi, has over six years media experience covering metro, entertainment, politics, civil societies, foreign affairs, crime and security.
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35. Tunde Oyekola
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36. Daud Olatunji
Designation Author Author Bio Seasoned journalist with many years of experience. An investigative journalist, Editor and currently, Editor, PLATFORM TIMES Newspaper
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37. Peter Dada
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38. Godwin Isenyo
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39. Gbenga Oloniniran
Designation Author Author Bio Journalist| Correspondent @MobilePunch | Content| Policy| Geography| Climate| ****@punchng.com |I'm my best!
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40. Abiodun Nejo
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41. Ikenna Obianeri
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42. Stephen Angbulu
Designation Author Author Bio State House Correspondent & Columnist @mobilepunch • 3x TEDx Speaker • LinkedIn Influencer • Sharing growth strategies & effective reading tips
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43. Patrick Odey
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44. Godfrey George
Designation Author Author Bio Writer|| Lover|| Friend|| Correspondent and Member, Editorial Board, PUNCH Newspapers, Lagos @mobilepunch All views expressed here are solely mine, please.
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45. Victor Ayeni
Designation Author Author Bio Writer. Yoruba knight. A cocktail of magic and enigma.
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46. Oluwafemi Morgan
Designation Author Author Bio Journalist, writer, serial founder
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47. Dennis Naku
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48. Bola Bamigbola
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49. Oghenovo Egodo-Michael
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50. Peter Akinbo
Designation Author Author Bio Peter, who has been covering sports for PUNCH for close to two years, focuses on combat sports reporting, special features and human angle stories
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51. Johnny Edward
Designation Author Author Bio PUNCH's Johnny has been covering sports for over 15 years with a passion for reporting football, racquet sports and fact-finding stories
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52. Dele Ogunyemi
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53. Sami Tunji
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54. Abiodun Adewale
Designation Author Author Bio Abiodun, who reports Sports for PUNCH, covers different tiers of the Nigerian football league, the national teams, as well as cricket, in the last six years
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55. Adesola Ayo-Aderele
Designation Editor, HealthWise Author Bio Born Feb 14 | Award-winning journalist | Editor | Fellow @JSKstanford | Reuters Foundation Fellow | www.linkedin.com/in/adesolaayoaderele
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56. Ajisafe Olayiwola
Designation Digital Journalist Author Bio A Thinker-Doer II Digital Journalist @mobilepunch II Opinions are mine, not my employer's
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57. Fatteh Hamid
Designation Journalist Author Bio Husband| Journalist @MobilePunch| @Arsenal| Member @rotary| Web3.0| Sùúrù lérè ????| IG: Ogbeni_ayoola| Opinions are mine, not my employer’s.
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58. Dayo Oketola
Designation Business Editor Author Bio Editor, The PUNCH; award-winning journo, content ideation expert, writer, PR/Communication advisor. All views are personal. muckrack.com/dayo-oketola
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59. Deji Lambo
Designation Crime and Investigative Journalist Author Bio Ex-Senior Correspondent @MobilePunch| Investigative Journalist| Winner 2023 NMMA Award| Winner 2022 Wole Soyinka Award| Tweets are my opinion
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60. Janet Ogundepo
Designation Correspondent Author Bio I live• I love• I serve. Correspondent with @mobilepunch
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61. Lukman Abolade
Designation Senior Correspondent, Investigations Author Bio Storyteller | Ex-Senior Correspondent @MobilePunch | Ex-Reporter @TheICIR | Writer | #CFC fan | #OneLoveReligion
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62. Muhammed Lawal
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63. Okiki Adeduyite
Designation Writer and Journalist Author Bio Film & TV Writer || Critic || Screenwriter ????️ ????️ ????️ Journalist @mobilepunch
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64. Oyetunji Abioye
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65. Romoke W. Ahmad
Designation State Correspondent Author Bio A journalist, public relations executive and business lady
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66. Sodiq Ojuroungbe
Designation Correspondent Author Bio Correspondent @Punch Newspaper. Investigative Journalist, Fact-Checker, and Freelance Writer
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67. Tosin Oyediran
Designation Reporter and Sub-Editor Author Bio Multimedia Storyteller | Journalist | Content Creator |Translator | Tutor| 1st love @Arsenal | 2nd love @realmadrid | ex-Subeditor | Stoic |African Man Original
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68. Victoria Edeme
Designation Correspondent Author Bio Entertainment Enthusiast || Multimedia Journalist @MobilePunch || Content Writer || SDGs Advocate || #WritingCommunity || Opinions are mine.
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