Femi Adewale, Author at Freedom Online

Tragedy struck on Thursday in Ikorodu Local Government of Lagos State when a revenue officer with the council was electrocuted....

Pregnant woman dies aboard Arik flight

A 39-year old pregnant woman was on Friday confirmed dead on board an Arik Air flight from Port Harcourt to...

Rule of law not intended as line of defence for corrupt suspects, says Lai Mohammed

Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has declared that the Federal Government will continue to fight corruption within...

Fayose to Buhari: Keep your TSA, we are not interested

Ekiti State Governor, Mr Ayodele Fayose, has told the Federal Government to perish the thought of imposing the Treasury Single...

Group seeks IG’s intervention over alleged forced abortion at Ibadan police station

The Independent Service Delivery Monitoring Group (ISDMG) has appealed to the Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Mr Solomon Arase, to intervene...

Olugbo-in-Council debunks arrest of Oba Akinrutan by EFCC

The Olugbo-in-Council of Ugboland in Ilaje Local Government Area of Ondo State has debunked rumours of the arrest of the...

Court adjourns trial of Akpolobolokemi, others

February 18, 2016

The trial of Patrick Akpolobolokemi, a former Director-General of Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), was on Thursday adjourned...

Ambode gives Dec deadline for Lagos light rail to function

February 18, 2016

Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode, on Thursday restated his administration’s commitment to ensure that the Blue Line of the...

Fayose to Nigerians: You haven’t seen anything, Buhari will ruin this economy with frequent travels

Ekiti State Governor, Mr Ayodele Fayose, has raised the alarm over the imminent collapse of the county’s economy, saying the...

Don’t think of yourselves alone, Aregbesola tells Osun striking doctors, commissions medical equipment

Governor of Osun, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, on Wednesday described the action of the striking doctors in the state as selfish...

Fayose to Adebayo: Ekiti airport project not ill-timed

Ekiti State Governor, Mr Ayodele Fayose, has said the capital projects embarked upon by his administration, including an airstrip, are...

Ex-bank MD docked over N395m fraud

A former Managing Director of Prudential Mortgage Bank, Mr Adetunji Abudu, on Wednesday appeared before a Federal High Court in...

Court dismisses Oduah’s fundamental rights suit, awards cost

A Federal High Court in Lagos on Wednesday dismissed a suit filed by a former Minister of Aviation, Senator Stella...

Recruitment of 1,300 teachers inadequate for Lagos State primary schools, says NUT

The Lagos State chapter of the Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT) has said that employing 1,300 teachers to fill vacancies...

Man arraigned for beating mother-in-law, injuring her

70-year-old widow arraigned for owing 20 years’ house rent

A 70-year-old widow, Mrs Elizabeth Adeoni, was on Wednesday arraigned in an Osogbo customary court for owing rent arrears for...

Ambode to security agents: Use appropriate force to deal with vandals

Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode, on Tuesday ordered security agencies to apply appropriate force to clampdown on criminals, pipeline...

Osun Govt: We have made enough concessions for doctors to resume

The Government of the State of Osun on Tuesday described as mere blackmail the protests by striking doctors, saying that...

‎How we fund Ekiti capital projects despite economic challenges, by Fayose

E‎kiti State Governor, Mr Ayodele Fayose, has explained how his administration is able to execute some capital projects in the...

Osun doctors protest over unpaid six months’ salaries