Punch

Punch is a Nigerian daily newspaper based in Lagos, founded in 1971, and is one of the country's most widely read publications, known for its independent and often critical reporting. Its coverage is heavily focused on Nigeria (125 headlines), with significant attention to the United States (94 headlines), and shows a sympathetic stance toward President Bola Tinubu (83 headlines) while maintaining neutral framing on Donald Trump (61 headlines).

Editorial stance over time

Each row is an entity (country or person) this outlet covers regularly. Each cell shows the outlet's stance toward that entity in that month — colour from red (hostile) to green (supportive), opacity from headline volume. Click a column header or any cell to open that month's full report.

Entity	Jan2026	Feb2026	Mar2026	Apr2026	May2026	Jun2026	Jul2026

Coverage volume by entity

Headlines per month for each top entity. Look for spikes — entities that suddenly dominate coverage and then fade. Click any tile to open the peak month.

Topic mix over time

Share of each thematic track across months. Bands shifting wider show where the outlet's editorial centre of gravity moved.

LifetimeSecurity23.7%Politics35.3%Economy23.8%Society17.2%

By month2026-01i

Lifetime overview

2,838

Total articlesiTotal titles ingested from this outlet

Months tracked

RegionsiDistinct geographic centroids covered

0.22

Geo focusiHHI: 0 = spread evenly, 1 = single region. Measures concentration.

Moderate

1.4

Signal richnessiAvg named entities (persons, orgs, places) per title

Top actorsiMost frequently mentioned actor categories

NG EXECUTIVE

12.6%

US EXECUTIVE

9.1%

NONE

8.6%

CORPORATION

8.2%

NG LAW ENFORCEMENT

6.0%

NG POLITICAL PARTY

Nigeria	0	0	0	0	0	125
United States	-1	-1	0	·	0
TINUBU	+1	+1	+1	·	+1
TRUMP	-1	0	+1	·	·