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
At seventy, Boss Mustapha occupies an unusual place in the political history of Nigeria’s Fourth Republic. His name became nationally prominent not because he sought the stage with unusual frequency, nor because his politics was built around the spectacle that has increasingly come to define public life, but because, for several consequential years, he stood…
Political leaders, traditional rulers, and elder statesmen gathered in Akure on Friday, 28 August 2026, to celebrate the centenary of Afenifere leader Reuben Fasoranti. The gathering drew figures from across the political aisle, including Ondo State Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa and former governors Olusegun Osoba and Olusegun Mimiko. President Bola Tinubu sent Minister of Interior Olubunmi…
Udu Yakubu: The Man Who Keeps Nigeria’s Memory There are writers who record lives, and there are writers who understand why lives matter. Udu Yakubu belongs firmly to the second group. As one of the most accomplished contemporary biographers working today, he has spent three decades building a body of biographical and institutional literature that…
Ted Turner, pioneer of the first 24-hour television news channel has died on Wednesday at 87. He launched CNN in 1980 when the idea of a 24-hour news cycle seemed like a recipe for bankruptcy. Instead, he forced the world to watch history happen in real-time. Turner Enterprises confirmed his passing following a long battle…
The contemporary Nigerian legal landscape is defined by a shift from the traditional, solo-practitioner model toward institutionalized, full-service firms capable of navigating the complexities of a globalised economy. At the forefront of this transformation is Boma Ayomide Alabi, OON, SAN, Senior Partner at Primera Africa Legal (PAL). Her professional persona is a rare synthesis of…
Oskar Schindler was not a good man. He was a drunk. A charmer. A spy who wore a Nazi pin because it opened doors. When Germany invaded Poland in 1939, he didn’t see a tragedy — he saw a market. He leased a bankrupt Jewish-owned factory in Kraków, filled it with Jewish workers from the…
Africa’s wealthiest citizens have seen their collective fortunes surge by 21 per cent over the past year. The continent’s 23 billionaires are now worth a combined $126.7 billion, according to the 2026 Forbes rankings. This $20.3 billion jump reflects a period of stabilizing regional currencies and a broad rally across major African equity markets. Nigeria…
Gabriel GarcÃa Márquez was 13 years old when he saw Mercedes Barcha at a school dance in Colombia and said to his friend. “I’m going to marry that girl.” She was beautiful, confident, untouchable. He was a scholarship boy from a family that scraped by. She was the pharmacist’s daughter, poised and privileged, a world…
Global gospel icon Ron Kenoly passed away on Tuesday at the age of 81. His family confirmed the news through an official statement released to the international media community. Kenoly gained immense fame for his pioneering work in contemporary praise and worship music worldwide. He played a pivotal role in the success of Integrity Music…
The Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Abimbola Owoade, has conferred the chieftaincy title of Okanlomo of Yoruba land on Seyi Tinubu, son of President Bola Tinubu. The installation ceremony, held on Sunday at the Alaafin’s palace in Oyo State, attracted a large gathering of dignitaries from across the country and beyond. The title Okanlomo…