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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
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has described the Osun State governorship election as a clear dress rehearsal for the 2027 presidential contest. The opposition leader warned that the conduct of the state poll will reveal whether democratic institutions can resist executive interference. Voters in the south-western state went to the polls amid tight security and…
Police operatives have arrested an Accord Party lawmaker of the Osun State House of Assembly, Hon. Abiola Ibrahim Inaolaji, alongside over 140 suspected political mercenaries in a major pre-election sweep. Officers recovered more than 200 permanent voter cards during the targeted security operation. The mass arrest deals an immediate blow to illicit campaign machinery ahead…
Nearly half of Nigerian households suffered income or job losses over the past twelve months. Fresh survey findings by SBM Intelligence paint a devastating picture of widespread household economic distress. Rising operational costs and soaring consumer inflation have hollowed out family budgets across the country. Small family enterprises and informal wage earners bore the brunt…
An All Progressives Congress leader in Osun State, Adereti, has accused Governor Ademola Adeleke of directing violent physical attacks against opposition members across the state. Political rivalries in Osun are spilling over into open street clashes as the governorship election draws near. Opposition officials claim that state-backed thugs routinely target campaign rallies, destroying property and…
The African Continental Free Trade Area Secretariat has adopted Nigeria’s Public-Private Partnership model to drive a continent-wide 3.1 billion dollar customs modernisation programme. Trade officials announced the agreement following high-level summits in Abuja aimed at eliminating physical trade barriers across member states. The strategy replicates Nigeria’s Trade Modernisation Project, which uses private capital to overhaul…
Five people died in Osun State after rival cult groups engaged in a bloody gun battle across residential neighborhoods. The violence erupted in the Ilesa metropolis, where armed gang members opened fire during a bitter turf dispute. Terrified residents fled for safety as the warring factions exchanged heavy gunfire across public streets. Local police patrols…
The Naira opened the trading week on a stronger footing at the official foreign exchange market, gaining N5.54 against the United States dollar. Official figures from the Central Bank of Nigeria show the local currency strengthened to reverse recent losses. This modest uptick offers brief respite after a period of sustained volatility across the official…
The Nigerian Communications Commission has initiated fresh enforcement proceedings against mobile network operators over persistent service failures. Regulatory officials issued pre-enforcement notices to firms failing key performance benchmarks across voice and data channels. The commission aims to end years of unpunished network drops and unexplained data depletion. Operators now face hefty financial penalties or mandatory…
Osun State police officers released Environment Commissioner Mayowa Adejoorin after keeping him in detention for twenty-four hours. Security forces grabbed the state official on Friday following a violent shooting near an All Progressives Congress rally in Ilesa. Police spokesman Abiodun Ojelabi linked the cabinet member’s arrest to an intercepted Lexus vehicle containing spent ammunition and…
Fresh court documents show Nigeria’s anti-graft agency secretly froze three Osun State government accounts rather than the single bank facility it publicly acknowledged. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission obtained a sweeping ex parte court order in Abuja on August 5th to lock down state money. Investigator affidavits targeted both the state’s primary federal allocation…