Freedom Online, Author at Freedom Online https://freedomonline.com.ng/author/gabriel/ ...express yourself Thu, 17 Sep 2026 22:23:48 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.5 https://freedomonline.com.ng/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/cropped-icon-32x32.png Freedom Online, Author at Freedom Online https://freedomonline.com.ng/author/gabriel/ 32 32 Nigeria wins arbitration case against Sunrise Power, Tinubu reacts https://freedomonline.com.ng/nigeria-wins-arbitration-case-against-sunrise-power-tinubu-reacts/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=nigeria-wins-arbitration-case-against-sunrise-power-tinubu-reacts https://freedomonline.com.ng/nigeria-wins-arbitration-case-against-sunrise-power-tinubu-reacts/#respond Thu, 17 Sep 2026 22:23:48 +0000 https://freedomonline.com.ng/?p=284808 *ICC CASE: AB SUNRISE POWER AND TRANSMISSION COMPANY LIMITED (SUNRISE) V. FEDERAL GOVERNMENT OF NIGERIA (NIGERIA) V. MR. LENO ADESANYA An International Arbitration Tribunal under the auspices of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) in Paris, today, September 17, 2026, issued an award in favour of our country, rejecting the claims in the arbitration instituted […]

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]]> https://freedomonline.com.ng/nigeria-wins-arbitration-case-against-sunrise-power-tinubu-reacts/feed/ 0 New sanctions: China, India dare U.S. https://freedomonline.com.ng/new-sanctions-china-india-dare-u-s/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=new-sanctions-china-india-dare-u-s https://freedomonline.com.ng/new-sanctions-china-india-dare-u-s/#respond Thu, 17 Sep 2026 21:00:25 +0000 https://freedomonline.com.ng/?p=284802 China and India, on Thursday, raised concerns over sweeping new U.S. sanctions legislation targeting Russia that could also hit the two major buyers of Russian energy. China criticised the measure, while India warned of potential consequences for its relations with Washington and the international energy market. The legislation, approved by both chambers of Congress, is […]

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]]> https://freedomonline.com.ng/new-sanctions-china-india-dare-u-s/feed/ 0 Danger! AI has capacity to take life, King Charles warns https://freedomonline.com.ng/danger-ai-has-capacity-to-take-life-king-charles-warns/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=danger-ai-has-capacity-to-take-life-king-charles-warns https://freedomonline.com.ng/danger-ai-has-capacity-to-take-life-king-charles-warns/#respond Thu, 17 Sep 2026 20:45:25 +0000 https://freedomonline.com.ng/?p=284800 King Charles has warned artificial intelligence (AI) executives about the existential dangers posed by the technology falling into the wrong hands. He made the remarks at a summit he convened at Dumfries House in Ayrshire to discuss how AI could be used to benefit society. Participants at the meeting included Kanishka Narayan, the UK’s AI […]

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]]> https://freedomonline.com.ng/danger-ai-has-capacity-to-take-life-king-charles-warns/feed/ 0 Dangerous threats and inflammatory rhetoric ahead of 2027 elections, by Ehi Braimah https://freedomonline.com.ng/dangerous-threats-and-inflammatory-rhetoric-ahead-of-2027-elections-by-ehi-braimah/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=dangerous-threats-and-inflammatory-rhetoric-ahead-of-2027-elections-by-ehi-braimah https://freedomonline.com.ng/dangerous-threats-and-inflammatory-rhetoric-ahead-of-2027-elections-by-ehi-braimah/#respond Thu, 17 Sep 2026 18:48:32 +0000 https://freedomonline.com.ng/?p=284791 As Nigeria inches towards the 2027 general elections, an ominous pattern is beginning to emerge. The language of politics is becoming more threatening, more intolerant and, in some cases, dangerously inflammatory. Politics is not supposed to be a do-or-die affair, and an election shouldn’t be a declaration of war. Political opponents are not enemies of […]

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]]> https://freedomonline.com.ng/dangerous-threats-and-inflammatory-rhetoric-ahead-of-2027-elections-by-ehi-braimah/feed/ 0 Wike, less noise, Uzodimma is busy, by Jerome Edet https://freedomonline.com.ng/wike-less-noise-uzodimma-is-busy-by-jerome-edet/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=wike-less-noise-uzodimma-is-busy-by-jerome-edet https://freedomonline.com.ng/wike-less-noise-uzodimma-is-busy-by-jerome-edet/#respond Thu, 17 Sep 2026 17:14:37 +0000 https://freedomonline.com.ng/?p=284789 I have closely watched the Governor of Imo State, Senator Hope Uzodimma, since he assumed office on January 15, 2020. For more than six years now he has been on the saddle, Governor Uzodimma has remained focused on the reason he was elected – to serve his people and provide leadership that may have eluded […]

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]]> https://freedomonline.com.ng/wike-less-noise-uzodimma-is-busy-by-jerome-edet/feed/ 0 An Ode to The Bull: Celebrating Mike Adenuga and Glo at 23, by Prof Tayo Popoola https://freedomonline.com.ng/an-ode-to-the-bull-celebrating-mike-adenuga-and-glo-at-23-by-prof-tayo-popoola/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=an-ode-to-the-bull-celebrating-mike-adenuga-and-glo-at-23-by-prof-tayo-popoola https://freedomonline.com.ng/an-ode-to-the-bull-celebrating-mike-adenuga-and-glo-at-23-by-prof-tayo-popoola/#respond Thu, 17 Sep 2026 13:08:11 +0000 https://freedomonline.com.ng/?p=284781 There is a nickname that has followed Michael Adeniyi Agbolade Ishola Adenuga Jr. for decades: the Bull. It is more than a colourful tag attached to one of Nigeria’s most successful businessmen. It has become a fitting metaphor for a career marked by persistence, audacity and an unusual willingness to enter difficult territory. Perhaps the […]

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]]> https://freedomonline.com.ng/an-ode-to-the-bull-celebrating-mike-adenuga-and-glo-at-23-by-prof-tayo-popoola/feed/ 0 Russia launches major missile attack on Kyiv https://freedomonline.com.ng/russia-launches-major-missile-attack-on-kyiv/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=russia-launches-major-missile-attack-on-kyiv https://freedomonline.com.ng/russia-launches-major-missile-attack-on-kyiv/#respond Thu, 17 Sep 2026 10:14:51 +0000 https://freedomonline.com.ng/?p=284771 Russia has resumed ballistic missile attacks on Ukraine after a pause of several nights, with the capital, Kyiv, coming under fire early Thursday. Up to six repurposed Zircon anti-ship missiles were fired at Kyiv, according to military-linked Telegram channels, while there were reports of several heavy explosions in the city. Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko reported […]

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]]> https://freedomonline.com.ng/russia-launches-major-missile-attack-on-kyiv/feed/ 0 U.S. House of Reps approves bill to sanction Russia, says ‘Putin is a thug’ https://freedomonline.com.ng/u-s-house-of-reps-approves-bill-to-sanction-russia-says-putin-is-a-thug/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=u-s-house-of-reps-approves-bill-to-sanction-russia-says-putin-is-a-thug https://freedomonline.com.ng/u-s-house-of-reps-approves-bill-to-sanction-russia-says-putin-is-a-thug/#respond Thu, 17 Sep 2026 08:53:22 +0000 https://freedomonline.com.ng/?p=284769 The U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday approved a sanctions bill designed to increase pressure on Russia over the war in Ukraine. The House voted 262 to 159 in favour of the bill, which the Senate approved last month and now requires President Donald Trump’s signature to become law. The bill is largely spearheaded by […]

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]]> https://freedomonline.com.ng/u-s-house-of-reps-approves-bill-to-sanction-russia-says-putin-is-a-thug/feed/ 0 NLNG urges global gas producers to cut methane emissions https://freedomonline.com.ng/nlng-urges-global-gas-producers-to-cut-methane-emissions/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=nlng-urges-global-gas-producers-to-cut-methane-emissions https://freedomonline.com.ng/nlng-urges-global-gas-producers-to-cut-methane-emissions/#respond Thu, 17 Sep 2026 06:37:25 +0000 https://freedomonline.com.ng/?p=284742 Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas Ltd. (NLNG) has urged the global gas industry to make methane reduction a business priority, describing emissions as lost gas and revenue. The company disclosed this in a statement issued on Wednesday in Port Harcourt by its General Manager, External Relations and Sustainable Development, Mrs Sophia Horsfall. Horsfall said that the […]

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]]> https://freedomonline.com.ng/nlng-urges-global-gas-producers-to-cut-methane-emissions/feed/ 0 Passports: That UK special passport intervention exercise, by Femi Salako https://freedomonline.com.ng/passports-that-uk-special-passport-intervention-exercise-by-femi-salako/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=passports-that-uk-special-passport-intervention-exercise-by-femi-salako https://freedomonline.com.ng/passports-that-uk-special-passport-intervention-exercise-by-femi-salako/#respond Thu, 17 Sep 2026 06:22:10 +0000 https://freedomonline.com.ng/?p=284740 The philosophy behind effective public administration is perhaps best captured in John Dewey’s observation that “a problem well put is half solved,” and Peter Drucker’s principle that “what gets measured gets managed.” That is the case with Nigeria’s passport issuance since the advent of President Bola Tinubu’s Renewed Hope administration. The past was marked, and […]

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]]> https://freedomonline.com.ng/passports-that-uk-special-passport-intervention-exercise-by-femi-salako/feed/ 0 BHS Iwo Old Students Association holds AGM Saturday https://freedomonline.com.ng/bhs-iwo-old-students-association-holds-agm-saturday-3/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=bhs-iwo-old-students-association-holds-agm-saturday-3 https://freedomonline.com.ng/bhs-iwo-old-students-association-holds-agm-saturday-3/#respond Wed, 16 Sep 2026 21:06:01 +0000 https://freedomonline.com.ng/?p=284716 The annual general meeting of the Baptist High School, Iwo Old Students Association, will be held on Saturday, 19th, September, 2026 at 11 am in the school premises at Adeke, Iwo, Osun State. In a short statement signed by the National Secretary, Mr. Azeez Adebola, the association craves the indulgence of members across the country […]

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]]> https://freedomonline.com.ng/bhs-iwo-old-students-association-holds-agm-saturday-3/feed/ 0 Peter Obi replies Tinubu, asks ‘why are surrogates speaking for you?’ https://freedomonline.com.ng/peter-obi-replies-tinubu-asks-why-are-surrogates-speaking-for-you/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=peter-obi-replies-tinubu-asks-why-are-surrogates-speaking-for-you https://freedomonline.com.ng/peter-obi-replies-tinubu-asks-why-are-surrogates-speaking-for-you/#respond Wed, 16 Sep 2026 17:33:32 +0000 https://freedomonline.com.ng/?p=284703 *Obi will meet and answer the people — NOT the surrogates The Peter Obi Media Office’s attention has just been drawn to a laughable and shameless call by President Bola Tinubu’s spokesperson that Peter Obi should defend the document released by the Anambra State government. A president with such a dirty cupboard that he has […]

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]]> https://freedomonline.com.ng/peter-obi-replies-tinubu-asks-why-are-surrogates-speaking-for-you/feed/ 0 Veteran Nollywood actor, Olu Jacobs, dies at 84 https://freedomonline.com.ng/veteran-nollywood-actor-olu-jacobs-dies-at-84/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=veteran-nollywood-actor-olu-jacobs-dies-at-84 https://freedomonline.com.ng/veteran-nollywood-actor-olu-jacobs-dies-at-84/#respond Wed, 16 Sep 2026 09:01:46 +0000 https://freedomonline.com.ng/?p=284685 Veteran actor, producer and film executive, Oludotun Baiyewu Jacobs, professionally known as Olu Jacobs, is dead. He was 84 years. His death was announced by his son, Olusoji Jacobs, in a post released on his Instagram page on Wednesday. “It is with gratitude to God for a life well lived and fought, that we announce […]

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]]> https://freedomonline.com.ng/veteran-nollywood-actor-olu-jacobs-dies-at-84/feed/ 0 Wike-led PDP faction attacks APC governors https://freedomonline.com.ng/wike-led-pdp-faction-attacks-apc-governors/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=wike-led-pdp-faction-attacks-apc-governors https://freedomonline.com.ng/wike-led-pdp-faction-attacks-apc-governors/#respond Wed, 16 Sep 2026 08:44:48 +0000 https://freedomonline.com.ng/?p=284683 A faction of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) led by FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike, has defended the minister’s decision to support President Bola Tinubu while retaining his PDP membership. Factional National Publicity Secretary, Jungudo Mohammed, described the decision as a legitimate constitutional right in a statement on Tuesday. Mohammed dismissed the rejection of Wike’s support […]

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]]> https://freedomonline.com.ng/wike-led-pdp-faction-attacks-apc-governors/feed/ 0 NGE raises alarm over harassment of journalists; calls on FG, INEC to ensure level-playing field for all parties, candidates in 2027 https://freedomonline.com.ng/nge-raises-alarm-over-harassment-of-journalists-calls-on-fg-inec-to-ensure-level-playing-field-for-all-parties-candidates-in-2027/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=nge-raises-alarm-over-harassment-of-journalists-calls-on-fg-inec-to-ensure-level-playing-field-for-all-parties-candidates-in-2027 https://freedomonline.com.ng/nge-raises-alarm-over-harassment-of-journalists-calls-on-fg-inec-to-ensure-level-playing-field-for-all-parties-candidates-in-2027/#respond Tue, 15 Sep 2026 19:15:10 +0000 https://freedomonline.com.ng/?p=284671 The Nigerian Guild of Editors (NGE) has raised concerns over the increasing harassment, intimidation and prosecution of journalists by security agencies, warning that such actions could undermine press freedom and legitimate journalistic practice. The Guild also called on the Federal Government and the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to ensure a level playing field for […]

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