Freedom Reporter, Author at Freedom Online

I am saddened by the news of explosion that occurred yesterday night in Ibadan, Oyo State. The tragic incident had...

Drama in court as housewife makes U-turn on divorce

There was a mild drama on Wednesday in a Dei-Dei Grade I Area Court in Abuja when a housewife, Sa’adatu...

Two Immigration officers shot dead

The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) says it has lost two personnel to banditry attack in Kebbi State. Its State Command’s...

Edo guber: Ighodalo formally declares interest, unveils policies

Mr Asuen Ighodalo, a foremost Edo State governorship aspirant on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), says if...

Rivers Assembly confirms Wike’s loyalists as Commissioners

Rivers State House of Assembly has confirmed nine Commissioner nominees designated for reinstatement. The nominees were, however, requested to take...

Senior Advocate prays court to stop Fubara from re-presenting 2024 Budget

A Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Dr Kayode Ajulo, has filed a suit seeking to stop Governor Similalaye Fubara of...

Oil falls as China’s economic recovery disappoints, dollar strengthens

Oil fell above one dollar on Wednesday due to the economic growth in China, the world’s second-largest crude user. There...

Igwe Achebe, Anambra monarchs attack Soludo

Traditional rulers in Anambra State have expressed displeasure with the way the government of Prof. Chukwuma Soludo is treating the...

Ibadan explosion: ‘I ran out of the house immediately I heard the sound’

Some of the victims affected by Tuesday’s tragic explosion that occurred in the Bodija area of Ibadan, Oyo State have...

‘How my brother died in Ibadan explosion’

Mrs Adebola Adebisi, one of the victims of the Ibadan explosion, said that she lost a brother, Oladipupo, to the...

FAAN dissociates self from officer involved in drug trafficking allegation

Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) says the man being tortured by a passenger in a viral video for attempting...

Insecurity: IGP Egbetokun inaugurates Special Intervention Squad in FCT

The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Mr Kayode Egbetokun, on Wednesday, inaugurated a Special Intervention Squad (SIS) in the Federal Capital...

Obasanjo, Amosun, Bakare, others felicitate Yemi Kolapo as Iyalode Musulumi of Egbaland (see pix)

Prominent Nigerians have continued to congratulate and extol the virtues of the Publisher of The Point Newspapers, Dr. Lateefat Oyeyemi...

Court nullifies provisions of Broadcasting Code empowering NBC to impose fines on Broadcasters

A Federal High Court in Abuja, on Wednesday, declared null and void the provisions of the Nigeria Broadcasting Code authorising...

Nigerian Army: Soldier did not kill himself due to non payment of RCA (see what happened)

*INCIDENT OF ACCIDENTAL FIRING BY A PERSONNEL OF 35 ARTILLERY BRIGADE ABEOKUTA The attention of Headquarters 81 Division Nigerian Army...

Tinubu: Those behind Ibadan explosion must be fished out, punished

*PRESIDENT TINUBU COMMISERATES WITH OYO STATE GOVERNMENT, VICTIMS OVER IBADAN EXPLOSION President Bola Tinubu has expressed sadness over the devastating...

Qatar sends medicine for Israeli hostages in Gaza Strip

Following an agreement brokered by Qatar between Israel and the Palestinian militant organisation Hamas, the Israeli hostages in the Gaza...

Ukraine, Russia report further drone strikes

Ukraine and Russia have reported drone strikes attacking their territories early on Wednesday. The regional military administration of Odessa said...

Makinde: Explosive devices stored by illegal miners caused Ibadan explosion

Oyo State Government says two persons lost their lives while a total 77 others suffered varying degrees of injuries in...

Insecurity: Wike says ‘sometimes, the media overblows what is happening but we will make sure FCT is safe’