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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
Russian ballistic missiles struck the Ukrainian capital early on Thursday, killing at least 12 people and wounding more than 30. The overnight bombardment sparked major fires across multiple districts and cut electricity supplies to roughly 90,000 households. According to the Reuters News Dispatch, the missile salvo tore through residential tower blocks, industrial warehouses, an educational…
Recurring labour disruptions across Nigerian airports are eroding passenger trust and threatening vital aircraft leasing agreements. Wildcat strikes and aggressive union picketing continue to ground scheduled flights with little advance notice to travellers. Industry analysts warn that sudden terminal blockades damage the fragile commercial reputation of local carriers. Foreign lessors watch these disruptions closely before…
The federal government will fly 83 Nigerian citizens out of South Africa on Wednesday following persistent xenophobic hostility across major urban townships. The returnees will travel on a South African Airways flight departing Johannesburg’s Oliver Tambo International Airport and landing in Lagos late Wednesday evening. Private philanthropists stepped in to buy the airline tickets after…
The National Democratic Coalition has commended Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke on his re-election victory while openly criticising his political embrace of President Bola Tinubu. The pro-democracy group praised Osun voters for defending their democratic choices against aggressive partisan pressures. Adeleke secured a decisive second term by resisting the federal ruling party’s well-funded campaign machinery….
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…