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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 senior Nigerian official has publicly acknowledged that a United States federal investigation involving people connected to President Bola Tinubu did take place, while insisting the President himself was never its target, adding a fresh voice to a controversy that has followed Tinubu for more than three decades and that has resurfaced through an ongoing…
The Federal Government has fixed 4pm on Friday, 18 September 2026, as the deadline for ministries, departments and agencies to submit their 2027 personnel cost proposals, part of a wider effort to move the budget to the National Assembly earlier than in previous years and repair a spending cycle that has slipped badly out…
The academic and service records of Peter Obi, presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress, have become the subject of three separate Federal High Court actions in Abuja, drawing a firm defence from his party and reopening a broader argument about how far documentary scrutiny of candidates should reach before the 2027 election. The…
A luxury design feature meant to signal performance and prestige has become the subject of a US class action lawsuit, after two Mercedes-AMG drivers accused the carmaker of selling vehicles whose metal seat badges heat up in the sun and burn the skin of occupants. The suit was filed on 5 August 2026 in…
Nigeria’s cash transfer to the poor is under fresh scrutiny after the Office of the Auditor General for the Federation reported that it could not confirm whether N33.75 billion paid to more than 3.29 million households in 2023 reached genuine beneficiaries, a finding that has surfaced just as the Federal Government rolls out a…
The obstruction of Peter Obi’s convoy in Benue State has become the latest flashpoint in a widening argument over the safety of opposition politicians, drawing sharp warnings from Igbo leaders and socio-cultural groups who say a pattern of physical confrontation is emerging as the 2027 campaign gathers pace. Obi, presidential candidate of the Nigeria…
The killing of two Nigerians in South Africa within days of each other has renewed diplomatic strain between Abuja and Pretoria, coming as anti-migrant groups press a fresh 30 September ultimatum for undocumented foreigners to leave and as the National Assembly suspends legislative dealings with its South African counterpart. The victims were named by the…
The Nigerian High Commission in London has moved to refund £50 to Nigerians who paid a £70 administrative charge during the ongoing special passport intervention exercise, a decision that follows two weeks of protests, technical failures and questions over whether the fee was ever properly authorised. In a notice published on its website on…
The Nigeria Police Force has moved to soften the fallout from the Inspector General of Police’s remarks on citizens filming officers, insisting that Olatunji Disu is not opposed to the practice itself but to what the Force describes as its misuse for social media entertainment. The clarification, issued on Saturday, 12 September 2026 by…
Peter Obi, presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress, has said he would moderate petrol pump prices across the country if elected president in 2027 by removing corruption from the subsidy system and improving domestic refining arrangements. Speaking in an interview on Arise Television on Thursday, 10 September 2026, Obi stated: “We’ll moderate fuel…