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
The final 48 hours before Saturday’s Osun governorship election have shifted attention from campaign promises to a more troubling question: how much violence has the state actually recorded, and can voters safely participate in the poll? The Accord Party says at least 29 people have been killed in incidents it links to the political…
Nigeria has failed the United States’ fiscal transparency test for a second consecutive year, but the latest assessment is less about whether the country has a budget than about what citizens can actually see, verify and track after public money is appropriated. The US Department of State’s 2026 Fiscal Transparency Report assessed 139 governments…
Nigeria’s oil production lost some of the gains recorded in the first half of 2026, with average daily output falling from 1.74 million barrels in June to 1.67 million barrels in July, according to data from the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission. The four per cent monthly decline is significant, but the longer trend…
Chelsea have given Manchester City until 17:00 on Friday to submit an offer matching the club’s £120 million valuation of midfielder Enzo Fernandez, according to multiple reports, with the Premier League club determined to resolve the Argentina international’s future before the start of the new season. The deadline, first reported by BBC Sport and…
When the White House published a fact sheet this week asserting that more than three million foreigners had left the United States since President Donald Trump returned to office, it presented the figure as proof of a decisive turnaround in immigration enforcement. The same document claimed that no illegal migrants had been released into the…
The Nigeria Police Force has stepped up security preparations for Saturday’s Osun State governorship election, deploying Deputy Inspector General of Police Ishyaku Mohammed to coordinate operations across the state as political activities intensify ahead of the poll. Inspector General of Police Olatunji Disu ordered the deployment as part of measures to protect voters, election officials,…
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has renewed his determination to contest Nigeria’s 2027 presidential election, saying his previous electoral defeats would not prevent another attempt at the presidency. Atiku, the presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress, made the remarks in an interview with Jaji TV Hausa, where he compared his political journey with…
A formal legal notice demanding ₦10 billion in damages has been served on Senator Francis Fadahunsi by the campaign spokesman for Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke, intensifying personal exchanges three days before the governorship election. Pelumi Olajengbesi, through his lawyer Hammed Lasisi, wrote to the senator representing Osun East on 12 August 2026, accusing…
Three days before voters in Osun State choose their next governor, the Nigeria Police Force has drawn a firm line around who may provide security for the poll, excluding the Western Nigeria Security Network, better known as Amotekun, along with vigilante groups and other non-state outfits. In a statement issued on Wednesday by Force…
African airlines and global aviation bodies have formally rejected moves by governments to shift the cost of Advance Passenger Information and Passenger Name Record systems onto carriers and travellers, arguing that border security remains a core state responsibility that should be funded from national budgets. In a joint statement, the African Airlines Association, the…