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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
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has launched a blistering critique of President Bola Tinubu’s economic claims, insisting official statistics conceal widespread hardship. In a statement issued by his media aide Phrank Shaibu, the opposition leader argued that the macroeconomic recovery narrative collapses in the face of shuttered factories and hollowed-out family budgets. Polished charts do…
Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde, former Ekiti State Governor Kayode Fayemi, and former Osun State Governor Olagunsoye Oyinlola met former President Olusegun Obasanjo at his Abeokuta residence to map strategy for the 2027 general elections. The closed-door consultation underlines growing unease within opposition circles over the direction of the country under President Bola Tinubu. Cross-party…
Nineteen presidential candidates and their running mates now have their personal particulars on public display across Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) offices nationwide, following Saturday’s nationwide publication exercise for the 2027 general election. It is against this backdrop that Social Democratic Party (SDP) presidential candidate, Adewale Adebayo, has offered a pointed reminder of what…
Labour Party presidential candidate Peter Obi has promised to sell off the majority of Nigeria’s presidential air fleet to curb wasteful state spending. Speaking at a political gathering, Obi declared that maintaining over ten luxury aircraft during an economic crisis remains an unpardonable waste of public funds. He argued that the funds saved from maintaining…
Nigeria’s opposition leaders have broken into bitter factions over plans to present a single candidate against President Bola Tinubu in 2027. Fresh feuds erupted after former President Olusegun Obasanjo moved to broker a joint ticket between Peter Obi and Rabiu Kwankwaso. Obasanjo’s political aides insist the former general personally engineered the alliance to build a…
The window for voter registration is rapidly closing across the country. The Independent National Electoral Commission has reminded citizens that the ongoing Continuous Voter Registration exercise ends this Sunday, July 26. Electoral officials emphasized that no further deadline extensions will be granted ahead of upcoming off-cycle polls and future general elections. The commission urged eligible…
Old political grudges die hard in Nigerian politics. Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has dismissed fresh bribery allegations made by his former boss, Olusegun Obasanjo. Obasanjo claimed Atiku paid five million naira to former Speaker Ghali Na’Abba to trigger impeachment proceedings against him two decades ago. Atiku, through his media aide Phrank Shaibu, accused Obasanjo…
Foreign praise cannot substitute for domestic performance at the ballot box. The African Democratic Congress warned President Bola Tinubu that a commendation letter from US President Donald Trump will not save him from political defeat in 2027. The opposition party reacted after presidential aides enthusiastically circulated the diplomatic letter across public channels. Trump had praised…
The Nigeria Democratic Congress moved its most closely watched internal arrangement from the realm of political rumour into documented commitment on Monday, when its vice presidential candidate, Senator Rabiu Kwankwaso, confirmed that presidential candidate Peter Obi has signed a written agreement to serve only one four year term and hand power back to the…
Former National Vice Chairman (North-West) of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Salihu Mohammed Lukman, has suspended his membership of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) and the opposition coalition, citing sustained hostility from former Kaduna State Governor, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai, and his political associates. In a message addressed to ADC National Chairman, Senator David Mark,…