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APC revises 2027 election timetable, releases payment accounts

Freedom Online — Mon, 27 Apr 2026 22:26:30 +0000

The All Progressives Congress has released a revised timetable and schedule of activities for the 2027 general elections, adjusting timelines for screening, primaries, appeals, and related internal party processes, while also publishing designated bank accounts for the purchase of Expression of Interest and Nomination forms. The notice, issued on Monday from the party’s National Secretariat, […]

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Glo’s new TV commercials focus on power of seamless connection, infinite possibilities

Freedom Online — Mon, 27 Apr 2026 19:39:19 +0000

Two new TV commercials from Globacom recently released, have focused on the important message of seamless and reliable connection, propping up recent network improvement efforts by the company. The two commercials, “Road Trip” and “Department of Imagination”, both reinforce the company’s commitment to seamless connectivity for all classes of its customers. The two commercials, apart […]

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Dangote donates ₦550m hostel to FUTO, gives students’ union N25m

Freedom Online — Mon, 27 Apr 2026 15:15:27 +0000

Founder and President of Dangote Industries Limited, Aliko Dangote at the weekend, has pledged to construct a hostel valued at ₦550 million for the students at Federal University of Technology, Owerri (FUTO), Imo State. He equally made a donation of N25 million to the students of the institution via their Students’ Union Government. Dangote was […]

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‘Operation Wetie’: PDP replies APC, FG

Freedom Online — Mon, 27 Apr 2026 09:05:23 +0000

*THREAT TO VIOLENCE: TINUBU AND APC, NOT MAKINDE, ARE TO BLAME The All Progressives Congress and many of its members serving in government have issued a plethora of statements since the successful hosting of the national summit of opposition political parties at Ibadan on Saturday, 25th April, 2026. One of their numerous pain points arising […]

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NDLEA intercepts terror drug ‘captagon’ in Kwara, destroys 20,000kg skunk

Freedom Online — Sun, 26 Apr 2026 18:37:46 +0000

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has intercepted terror drug ‘Captain’, a consignment of amphetamine substance in Kwara State. This is contained in a statement by the agency’s Director, Media and Advocacy, Mr Femi Babafemi on Sunday in Abuja. Babafemi said that the interception came barely five years after the NDLEA recorded the first […]

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Bank customers lament ATM card hike, seek CBN’s intervention

Freedom Online — Sun, 26 Apr 2026 18:30:17 +0000

Some bank customers in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) have frowned upon the continuous increase in banks’ services in spite of the challenging economic environment and their outcry. The customers, who spoke in Abuja on Sunday, described the recent Automated Teller Machine (ATM) card issuance fee increase as insensitive and frustrating. They appealed to the […]

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No new tax on vehicles – NRS

Freedom Online — Sun, 26 Apr 2026 18:22:06 +0000

The Nigeria Revenue Service (NRS) has described as false and misleading a viral infographic claiming that a new vehicle tax has been imposed by the government effective July 1. The NRS made this known in a statement by Mr Dare Adekambi, Special Adviser to the NRS chairman, Dr Zach Adedeji, and spokesperson for the service. […]

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Trump likely target of shooting at White House correspondents’ dinner – official

Freedom Online — Sun, 26 Apr 2026 18:14:49 +0000

United States (U.S.) Acting Attorney General, Todd Blanche, said on Sunday that President Donald Trump was likely the target of the suspect in Saturday’s shooting at the White House. On Saturday night, an unknown man fired at a security agent guarding the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner in Washington. The man fired a shotgun at […]

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INCITING VIOLENCE – GOVERNOR MAKINDE, YOU ARE UNWORTHY OF THE OFFICE YOU OCCUPY – APC

Freedom Online — Sun, 26 Apr 2026 17:47:56 +0000

While addressing a summit of opposition political parties in Ibadan, yesterday, Saturday, April 25, 2026, Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State invoked the bloody history of “Operation Wetie” to incite Nigerians to violence over his baseless and senseless allegation of the country’s descent into a one-party state. The All Progressives Congress (APC) categorically condemns Governor […]

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Party conventions, democracy and rule of law, by Tunde Rahman

Freedom Online — Sun, 26 Apr 2026 17:31:08 +0000

The dust may not have fully settled on the conventions of what is gradually emerging as the three main political parties in the country, the All Progressives Congress, African Democratic Congress and Peoples Democratic Party, gearing up for the fast-approaching 2027 elections. Yet, somehow, the unfolding fallouts of those conventions remind me of that famous […]

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What I said at Ogun Central APC meeting, by Amosun

Freedom Online — Sun, 26 Apr 2026 17:13:27 +0000

My attention has been drawn to media reports about a meeting of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ogun Central Senatorial District held last Thursday, April 23, 2026, at the residence of Chief Olusegun Osoba on the nomination of candidates for the 2027 general elections. Many of the accounts of the meeting were complete misrepresentation […]

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UBA Plc delivers core income growth in Q1 2026

Freedom Online — Sat, 25 Apr 2026 22:51:12 +0000

United Bank for Africa Plc, leading Pan-African financial institution, has released its unaudited financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2026, demonstrating resilient operating performance and continued balance sheet strength despite a moderated profitability environment. Gross earnings increased by 5% to ₦801.5 billion, driven by growth across key revenue lines. Interest income also […]

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Yola agog as Abdulrahman Haske declares for Adamawa governorship race + pix

Freedom Online — Sat, 25 Apr 2026 19:03:55 +0000

Yola, the Adamawa State capital, came alive on Saturday as Abdulrahman Bashir Haske formally declared his intention to contest the 2027 governorship election on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC), unveiling a far reaching development blueprint designed to reposition the state for inclusive growth and sustainable prosperity. The declaration ceremony, held at the […]

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GRIT TO GLORY: OLADITI EMERGES AS NUPENG PRESIDENT IN A DEFINING MOMENT

Freedom Online — Sat, 25 Apr 2026 17:35:06 +0000

*By DCM Bisi Kazeem (Rtd) fsi MNIM anipr In a development that has sent ripples across Nigeria’s oil and gas landscape, Comrade (Dr.) Otunba Salimon Akanni Oladiti has emerged as the President of the Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers, marking a defining moment for one of the country’s most strategic labour unions. […]

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WHAT’S THAT NOISE! Response to Hon. Ukeje and ADC Forum of National Legislators – Nigeria’s latest bunch of conspiracy theorists, by Sunday Dare

Freedom Online — Sat, 25 Apr 2026 11:44:54 +0000

Even before the official commencement of the election season and before the Polls open, the “opposition”, a hurriedly stitched together contraption in search of a launch pad are screaming blue murder. The script is familiar: attack and blackmail the President, discredit and second guess the electoral process and hold Press briefings to flaunt unsubstantiated allegations […]

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