Breaking news is the strength of any medium. In 2018, PUNCH Online did tremendously well in being the first to publish news of national interest, as evidenced by the following stories:
1. Buhari appointed Baru as GMD NNPC
President Muhammadu Buhari replaced Dr. Ibe Kachikwu with Dr. Maikanti Kacalla Baru as the new Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation. See link: https://bit.ly/2rY7VCA
2. PDP primary: Tambuwa was leading, then…
The presidential primary of the Peoples Democratic Party was hot. Atiku Abubakar didn’t get his candidacy on a platter of gold, it emerged. See link: https://bit.ly/2GKp24S
3. Finance minister Kemi Adeosun resigned
Issues surrounding erstwhile Finance Minister Kemi Adeosun’s NYSC certificate finally led to her resignation. See link: https://bit.ly/2OkGV9H
4. Fayose threatened to quit PDP
The going became tough for the former strongman of Ekiti politics, ex-Governor Ayodele Fayose. He threatened to quit the main opposition PDP! See link: https://bit.ly/2yfRdCf
5. Buhari and the minimum wage
Federal Government’s intention about the minimum wage was a cause for concern. See link: https://bit.ly/2Ot2vZ2
6. Osinbajo showed the stuff he’s made of
As the DSS and the Police chose to overrun the National Assembly for unstated reasons, then Acting President Yemi Osinbajo showed them who the boss was! See link: https://bit.ly/2nho9UT
7. Vehicles caught fire on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway
The stories of 2018 aren’t complete without relating some of the horrendous fuel tanker fires that road users had to contend with. See link: https://bit.ly/2RlwtUb
8. Fallout of Osun governorship election
Main opposition Peoples Democratic Party complained that what took place in lieu of governorship election in Osun was a coup. See link: https://bit.ly/2LzQ5P2
9. Atiku emerged PDP presidential candidate!
The Peoples Democratic Party’s national convention in October produced Atiku as the presidential candidate. See link: https://bit.ly/2Tg9lUy
10. National Assembly sought to know why Nigerians weren’t getting visas to US
The National Assembly summoned the United States Ambassador to Nigeria, Mr. Stuart Symington, over the alleged high rate of visa denial to Nigerians. See link: https://bit.ly/2UebAsT
