Phenomenal is a Nigerian online newspaper founded in January 2019 by journalist, teacher, and performance poet Akeem Lasisi. A brand of Full Point Publications and Communications, incorporated in 2003, the outlet delivers daily reporting across national news, politics, business, sports, and arts and entertainment. Its coverage mixes breaking updates with commentary and features, paying close attention to governance, public policy, the creative industries, and football at home and abroad.
A defining strand is its Use of English/Poetry section, which offers practical language lessons, literary reportage, and original verse. That emphasis on language reflects the founder’s background and gives the newsroom an educational bent unusual among general‑interest papers. Phenomenal also runs opinion essays and culture pieces that track Nollywood, music, book prizes, and the wider creative economy.
While it reports stories from across Nigeria, the brand maintains ties to Lagos through sister platform Phenomenal Lagos and to Yoruba‑speaking audiences via Iroyin Owuro. The editorial aim is to be factual without dullness and engaging without frivolity, presenting a multi‑genre view of contemporary Nigerian life. Readers looking for NPFL scores, AFCON talking points, corporate results, or civic updates find them alongside features that explain grammar or celebrate poets. The blend positions Phenomenal as a compact, culturally fluent newsroom that treats language as part of the news.