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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 perilous journey across the treacherous waters of the Atlantic Ocean has ended in devastating loss after Spanish emergency services intercepted a wooden vessel carrying dozens of exhausted survivors and the remains of those who perished during a gruelling, nearly month-long ordeal at sea. According to maritime reports and search-and-rescue agencies, as many as 83…
Across Yorubaland, thunder and lightning are rarely viewed as mere atmospheric friction or random meteorological luck. They carry a name, an aura, and an ancient reverence: Ṣangọ, the deity of thunder, justice, and fiery retribution. In traditional belief, when the sky erupts into blinding light and deafening roar, Ṣango is wielding his double-headed axe (Oṣe…
You check the label. You check the expiry date. You look at the packaging and, if the price is reasonable, you buy it. But what if the product is not what the label says it is? For Nigerian consumers, that is becoming an increasingly difficult question. From food and cooking oil to toothpaste, cosmetics and…
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has expressed concern over reports that some young Nigerians are selling their kidneys to raise money in the face of rising living costs. In a post on X on Friday, the African Democratic Congress presidential candidate said he had heard “disturbing stories” of young people driven to desperate measures simply…
An unscripted moment inside the tunnel before a high-stakes fixture often reveals more about a player’s future than ninety minutes of polished tactical execution. Long before the stadium lights illuminate the turf and tens of thousands of voices begin their rhythmic chanting, Jude Bellingham can usually be seen standing near the doorway leading to the…
The death toll from devastating floods triggered by a glacial collapse on the China-Nepal border has risen to at least 1,287 in Nepal, the country’s disaster authority said on Friday, with 5,083 people still missing. Chinese state media reported 21 deaths and 541 missing in Tibet, bringing the combined toll from the 26 August disaster…
The Federal Government has ordered the full closure of the First Niger Bridge in Onitsha, Anambra State, for two weeks to allow emergency rehabilitation and maintenance works. In a statement issued on Friday by the Acting Federal Controller of Works, Anambra State Field Headquarters, Timothy Emenike, the bridge will be closed to traffic from…
For generations of Nigerian workers, getting ready for work meant preparing to leave home. There was the commute, the traffic, the cost of transportation and the familiar transition from home life to office life. Remote work has disrupted that routine. For workers whose jobs can be performed online, the journey to work can now begin…
Kenneth Okonkwo, spokesperson for the Atiku Abubakar presidential campaign, has argued that a broad opposition coalition remains the only realistic path to defeating President Bola Tinubu in the 2027 presidential election. Speaking in an interview with Ibeju Upgrade Media on Thursday, Okonkwo dismissed the prospects of Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of the Nigeria…
Lere Olayinka, spokesperson for the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, on Friday declined to answer questions from Arise TV anchor Rufai Oseni during a live interview on The Morning Show. Olayinka appeared on the programme but objected to engaging with Oseni, stating that he preferred to converse with people he considered reasonable….