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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 single declaration about power stretching beyond 2031 has drawn the ruling All Progressives Congress into an old Nigerian argument, one that a far larger party lost badly barely a decade ago. Senator Abdul’Aziz Yari, the newly appointed Director General of the APC Presidential Campaign Council, told supporters on his return from an overseas trip…
Nigeria’s fragmented opposition parties are tearing at each other ahead of a planned summit to pick a consensus presidential challenger. Factional leaders within the Peoples Democratic Party, the Labour Party, and the African Democratic Congress have publicly disowned the coalition talks. Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde hosted preliminary parleys at the Government House in Ibadan…
Peter Obi wants millions of football-obsessed Nigerian youths to redirect their weekend television viewing into civic action. In a message marking the return of European league football, the former Anambra State governor argued that sporting excellence reflects deliberate public governance. He challenged young viewers to demand the same standards from local political institutions that they…
Peter Obi launched his 2027 presidential campaign in Onitsha with five critical questions designed to interrogate national governance. The former Anambra State governor framed the coming electoral contest around economic capacity, public safety, human capital development, institutional integrity, and fiscal prudence. He told supporters in the commercial hub that voters must look beyond ethnic slogans…
Atiku Abubakar fired back at President Bola Tinubu on Friday, accusing the presidency of confusing public suffering with sound economic management. The former vice-president responded after Tinubu mocked his proposal to restore and restructure petrol subsidies as a sign of serious ignorance. In a statement released through his media aide Phrank Shaibu, Atiku argued that…
Atiku Abubakar has pledged to bring back petrol subsidies if voters elect him president in 2027. The former vice-president and perennial opposition candidate framed the move as an urgent rescue for households crushed by runaway living costs. He argued that the current administration rushed into price reforms without building viable social cushions for the poor. The…
Nigeria’s 2027 general election campaign season formally opened on Wednesday, a day after presidential candidates, party leaders and diplomatic missions gathered in Abuja to sign the first National Peace Accord of the electoral cycle, with the European Union using the occasion to reaffirm that it backs no party or candidate in the contest. The…
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…
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has demanded that President Bola Tinubu account for trillions of naira sunk into state-owned refineries. The opposition leader told the president to stop blaming Muhammadu Buhari for Nigeria’s chronic fuel refining failures. Financial records show obligations for the Port Harcourt, Warri, and Kaduna refineries surged from 4.52 trillion naira in…