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 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 harrowing assault on a Peruvian school bus exposes how systemic institutional silence and toxic dynamics feed into a broader, global epidemic of sexual violence against young people. The team bus droned down the highway as a squad of secondary school athletes returned from a local tournament. Outside the windows, daylight lit up the road,…
Nigerian Navy divers and marine police units cordoned off the creek banks of Igbokoda in Ondo State on Wednesday, 7 October 2026, to drag the swamp bed for the bodies of twenty-five people and the broken fuselage of an air force transport aircraft. The twin-engine turboprop plane, marked NAF 931, plunged into the mangrove waters…
A mysterious laboratory fatality at a Siberian disease research institute has ignited a diplomatic standoff, as foreign governments demand answers from Russia over potential biological risks and hidden research activities. Unexplained biological risks inside a Siberian research centre have triggered urgent diplomatic inquiries across international capitals. High-level communications dispatched from Washington to Russian officials seek…
Ghana’s cabinet has approved a decision to formally apply to join BRICS, the country’s Foreign Affairs Minister, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, announced on Tuesday, 6 October 2026, placing a second West African state firmly within reach of the bloc that already counts Nigeria among its partners. Ablakwa disclosed the decision at a joint press briefing in…
The push to create state police in Nigeria has cleared its first legislative hurdle at the sub-national level, with four state assemblies approving the constitutional amendment that would end nearly three decades of fully centralised policing. Edo, Rivers, Osun and Oyo have passed the bill, according to Nnadubem Moghalu, Secretary of the Presidential Working…
A chieftain of the Nigeria Democratic Congress, Buba Galadima, has accused the All Progressives Congress and the Federal Government of frustrating opposition politicians ahead of the 2027 general elections, alleging that candidates face obstacles and attacks when they try to campaign in parts of the country. Galadima made the allegations on Tuesday during an…
The World Bank has cautioned that high fuel prices could hold back Nigeria’s progress on poverty even as the economy grows faster and inflation falls sharply in 2026. The warning is contained in the bank’s October 2026 Africa Economic Update, released on Tuesday. In the report, the World Bank raised its forecast for Nigeria’s economic…
A Chief Magistrate’s Court in Maiduguri has granted bail to five men who were arrested in September for allegedly printing and wearing T-shirts bearing the inscription “Tinubu Must Go”, easing a case that had become a test of political expression in Borno State. The bail was confirmed by Barrister Alkali Askira, chairman of the Nigerian…
Veteran Nollywood actress Ngozi Ezeonu has urged Nigerians and government authorities to act against the circulation of counterfeit drugs, baby formula and other consumer products in the country. Veteran Nollywood actress Ngozi Ezeonu has raised concerns over the alleged circulation of counterfeit drugs, baby formula and other consumer products in Nigeria. Ezeonu expressed her concerns…
The Federal Government has opened bidding for 40 oil blocks across land, shallow water and deepwater terrains, with new rules requiring investors to disclose their beneficial owners. The Federal Government, through the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC), has commenced the 2026 oil licensing round, offering 40 blocks to investors. The NUPRC Chief Executive Officer,…