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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
The International Criminal Court has dismissed an anonymous petition seeking an investigation into alleged systemic kidnappings in Nigeria as crimes against humanity, ruling that the request lacked any legal basis. Pre-Trial Chamber II of the ICC issued the decision on September 1, 2026. The three-member panel, comprising Presiding Judge Rosario Salvatore Aitala and Judges…
Arsenal host Chelsea on Sunday with both sides still unbeaten in the Premier League, while Tottenham Hotspur look to end a miserable start and new Liverpool manager Andoni Iraola seeks a first win. Defending champions Arsenal and Xabi Alonso’s Chelsea are among four teams to have taken maximum points from their opening two matches, alongside…
Peter Obi, presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress, has urged the people of Rivers State to turn out in large numbers for the 2027 general election and insist that their votes are properly counted. Obi made the call in a statement posted on X on Friday, after attending a town hall meeting organised by…
The Nigeria Police Force has rejected reports that hundreds of officers deployed for the August 15, 2026, Osun State governorship election remain stranded in the state weeks later without adequate food and basic welfare. In a statement issued on Friday by the Force Public Relations Officer, CSP Anietie Iniedu, the police described the continued presence…
The Federal Government has dismissed as baseless and irresponsible claims circulating on social media that Nigeria and the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) supported the recent failed coup attempt in Niger Republic. Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Sola Enikanolaiye, in a statement issued on Thursday, said the allegations were a deliberate attempt…
The White House on Thursday launched a website featuring retro arcade style games that allow players to chase migrants, construct a border wall and fund investment accounts for children, drawing sharp criticism from rights groups as the Trump administration intensifies immigration enforcement. The site, known as Arcade, presents five low resolution browser games that…
The Kaduna State Police Command seized 332 fake $100 bills, nine homemade firearms, a pump-action rifle, and two stolen vehicles in raids across the state on Wednesday, 2 September 2026. State Police Public Relations Officer Mansir Hassan told reporters in Kaduna that coordinated operations by patrol teams and tactical squads broke several criminal rings. The…
Nigeria’s headline economic expansion of 4.43 per cent in the second quarter of 2026 masks a severe collapse across the real industrial economy, the Manufacturers Association of Nigeria warned on Friday, 4 September 2026. Segun Ajayi-Kadir, director-general of the industrial lobby, cautioned that celebratory official statements hide deep structural rot inside domestic factories. Services now…
The war between the United States and Iran widened on Thursday, 3 September 2026, when Iranian forces launched coordinated missile and drone strikes against American staging posts in Kuwait and the United Arab Emirates. Tehran said the salvoes avenged an American missile strike on a wedding party in the southern coastal town of Kuhestak that…
Nigerians spent roughly N11.3 trillion to buy 10.37 billion litres of petrol between January and July 2026, according to the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority. Monthly fuel bills remained stubbornly above the N1 trillion threshold throughout the seven months. The numbers paint a grim picture of an economy where citizens buy less fuel…