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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 and President Bola Tinubu’s administration have locked horns over a grim security record. Atiku seized on reports showing 5,091 violent deaths over three months to demand the president’s resignation. He blamed fiscal indiscipline and budget padding for starving frontline troops of necessary hardware. Numbers tell a terrible story. The former vice-president…
Grief without a grave is the burden the family of Michael Olugbade Oyedokun continues to carry, nearly two months after the Mathematics teacher was killed in captivity following the mass abduction of pupils and staff in Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State. In an open letter dated Tuesday and addressed to President Bola Tinubu,…
Armed bandits abducted a local health practitioner and his wife during an early morning raid in Kogi State. The gunmen attacked the Okebukun area of Iluke town in Kabba-Bunu Local Government Area around 1:00 am on Thursday. Known locally as “Dr Ebi,” the victim runs a clinic that serves the agrarian settlement. The attackers forced…
Fresh allegations from a United States lawmaker have intensified scrutiny of Nigeria’s worsening security situation, with claims that senior defence officials attempted to influence international reactions to reports of killings in parts of the country. Kimberly Daniels, a member of the Florida House of Representatives and Chairwoman of the United World Congress of Diplomats…
The United States Department of State has ordered the evacuation of non-emergency staff and their families from its embassy in Abuja, citing a “deteriorating” security climate across Nigeria. This directive follows a sharp downgrade in Washington’s assessment of the country’s stability, now pegged at Level 3: Reconsider Travel. American officials warn that a combination of…
The grief of Mrs Favour Ayuba has taken a form that has gripped Nigeria. Days after suspected gunmen killed her son, Promise Gideon Ayuba, in the Palm Sunday terror attack that tore through the Angwan Rukuba area of Jos North Local Government Area, the bereaved mother stood over his coffin, drew a cutlass wrapped…
Gunmen have abducted nine worshippers from Saint John’s Catholic Church in Ojije, Utonkon District of Ado Local Government Area, Benue State, in what residents describe as a fresh blow to security in rural communities. The abduction occurred on Sunday night during a vigil held within the church premises. Witnesses said the attackers stormed the compound…
KADUNA — Terrorists abducted seven residents during a midnight assault on the Millennium City suburb in Kaduna State. This latest incursion targeted two specific families within the Danhonu II community in Chikun Local Government. Armed men breached the neighborhood around 11:30 p.m. on Sunday and operated until the early morning. Consequently, the brazen nature of…
The United Nations, the United States, and Türkiye have strongly condemned the deadly Kwara attack, describing it as a heinous act that underscores Nigeria’s deepening security challenges, as global attention turns to the country’s counter-terrorism response. Authorities confirmed that at least 75 people were killed when gunmen attacked Woro and neighbouring Nuku communities in Kaiama…
Gunmen suspected to be armed herders have killed at least 13 people in a fresh Benue attack, deepening fears over the worsening security situation in the state. The attack occurred at Anwase Market in Mbaikyor community, Kwande Local Government Area, where traders were carrying out their daily activities. According to local sources, the assailants stormed…