The Journal seeks to become the most reliable, first-choice Pan-Nigerian information and public knowledge platform. The Journal Nigeria is a serious Journalism from an African Worldview
The Journal seeks to become the most reliable, first-choice Pan-Nigerian information and public knowledge platform. The Journal Nigeria is a serious Journalism from an African Worldview
Boxing enthusiasts snapped up more than 80,000 tickets in sixty minutes on Friday, 9 October, instantly filling Cardiff’s Principality Stadium for the long-delayed heavyweight clash between Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua. An electronic crush of over 500,000 desperate buyers swamped ticketing servers within moments of the public launch, leaving secondary ticket vendors demanding up to…
Lionel Messi scored twice as Argentina beat Benin 3-0 in Buenos Aires on Tuesday, 6 October 2026, bringing down the curtain on twenty-one years of international football. The 39-year-old playmaker converted a first-half penalty and curled home a trademark free kick before eighty thousand emotional spectators at the Estadio Monumental. Genius rarely leaves the stage…
France tore Belgium apart in Brussels on Monday night, 5 October 2026, scoring four unanswered goals to seal an emphatic 4-1 Nations League comeback victory. The visitors conceded an early strike to Lois Openda before Didier Deschamps saw his restructured frontline rip the home defence to ribbons over seventy blistering minutes. Quality depth settles big…
World football governing body FIFA has formally endorsed a comprehensive overhaul of Nigerian football administration following the mass resignation of the Nigeria Football Federation leadership. National Sports Commission Chairman Shehu Dikko confirmed the development on Friday after bilateral talks with FIFA and Confederation of African Football officials in Switzerland. Zurich now prepares to install an…
Nigeria open their qualifying bid for the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations against Madagascar at Godswill Akpabio International Stadium in Uyo on Friday, 25th Sept., 2026. The Group L clash kicks off at five o’clock in the evening, marking the first competitive fixture of Eric Chelle’s tenure as Super Eagles head coach. The continental football…
Twenty-three players joined head coach Éric Chelle on the grass at Godswill Akpabio International Stadium in Uyo on Tuesday evening. The session launched Nigeria’s qualifying run for the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations tournament. Captain Wilfred Ndidi and winger Samuel Chukwueze arrived in camp shortly before drills began, bringing the squad close to full strength…
Nigeria’s under-20 women’s football team take on Colombia in the quarter-finals of the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup in Łódź, Poland, on Sunday, 20 September 2026. The Falconets carry the entire weight of African ambition into the tie at Stadion Miejski ŁKS as the continent’s sole surviving representative in the tournament. Head coach Moses Aduku…
Gianni Infantino must soon answer to his own ruling body for an investment gamble that rattled global football. FIFA confirmed on Wednesday that it will submit a formal review of the abandoned FIFA Forward Enterprise scheme to the 37-member FIFA Council. The announcement follows a sharp rebuke from Jesper Møller, the Danish football chief who…
Nottingham Forest ended a thirty-two-year drought at Villa Park on Saturday afternoon with a hard-fought 2-1 victory over Aston Villa. The result handed Austrian manager Oliver Glasner his first league win in charge of the club while compounding the domestic troubles of Unai Emery’s side. Liam Delap opened the scoring just forty-five seconds after the…
Newly promoted Hull City held Chelsea to a thrilling 2-2 draw at Stamford Bridge on Saturday afternoon. The result preserved the visiting club’s unbeaten top-flight record and exposed lingering defensive frailties inside Xabi Alonso’s high-spending squad. Morgan Rogers handed the hosts an early advantage inside seven minutes with a sharp finish at the near post….