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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
A high-ranking Nigerian Army officer, Brigadier General O. O. Braimah, has been killed following a midnight assault by Boko Haram and ISWAP insurgents in Borno State. General Braimah, the Brigade Commander of the Joint Task Force in Benisheikh, reportedly fell during a fierce exchange of fire as terrorists overran military formations in Kaga Local Government…
The four-member crew of NASA’s Artemis 2 mission has travelled further from Earth than any human in history, eclipsing a record held for over half a century. On Monday, the Orion spacecraft reached a distance of 406,711 kilometres from our home planet. This achievement surpasses the previous milestone of 400,171 kilometres set by the ill-fated…
Terrorists have killed at least seven worshippers and abducted dozens more in a coordinated Easter Sunday attack on two churches in Kaduna State. Heavily armed gunmen stormed the Ariko community in Kachia Local Government Area during the early morning hours, targeting the First ECWA Church and St. Augustine Catholic Church. Local officials report that the…
A sudden electrical spark forced the temporary closure of Terminal 3 at Murtala Muhammed International Airport on Tuesday. The incident occurred at approximately 2:05 pm, triggering smoke within an operational office and sparking panic among travellers. Emergency responders from the Aerodrome Rescue and Firefighting Services moved quickly to contain the situation before it could escalate…
Terrorists have killed eight people and severed a vital international trade route after detonating improvised explosive devices (IEDs) in Niger State. The attacks, which occurred early Monday morning, targeted a bridge on the Luma-Babanna road in Borgu Local Government Area and a commercial vehicle travelling between Nuku and Woro. The destruction of the bridge has…
The Dangote Petroleum Refinery has raised its petrol ex-depot price by 100 Naira, taking the rate from 774 Naira to 874 Naira per litre. Management implemented the change on Monday following a sharp rise in global crude oil prices, which surged past the $80 per barrel mark overnight. The refinery briefly suspended petrol loading at…
The security situation in the South-East took a personal turn for the political elite on Sunday morning, March 1, 2026, as gunmen kidnapped Mr. Francis Igwe, the father of the immediate past Deputy Governor of Ebonyi State, Dr. Kelechi Igwe. The abduction occurred in the Ndufu-Alike community of Ikwo Local Government Area while the elderly…
A tragic repeat of recent media fatalities was narrowly averted in Gombe on Friday. A bus conveying the Correspondents’ Chapel, tasked with covering Governor Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya’s project inspection tour, was forced off the road by the reckless driving of a local official’s aide. The vehicle, carrying journalists across various local government areas, was nearly…
President Bola Tinubu has approved a fresh five-year term for Ahmed Abubakar Audi as the Commandant-General of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC). The reappointment, effective from Friday, 27 February 2026, ensures continuity at the helm of the paramilitary agency. Audi was first appointed to the role in 2021 by former President Muhammadu…
Fidet Okhiria, the long-serving former managing director of the Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC), now finds himself in a different kind of station. Arraigned before a Lagos court on a seven-count charge, Mr. Okhiria is accused of money laundering, abuse of office, and “unlawful enrichment,” the polite legal term for a public official getting rich on…