Interview Archives - Freedom Online https://freedomonline.com.ng/category/interview/ ...express yourself Mon, 01 Jan 2024 09:20:57 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.5 https://freedomonline.com.ng/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/cropped-icon-32x32.png Interview Archives - Freedom Online https://freedomonline.com.ng/category/interview/ 32 32 Tinubu’s New Year message: No excuse for poor performance https://freedomonline.com.ng/tinubus-new-year-message-no-excuse-for-poor-performance/ https://freedomonline.com.ng/tinubus-new-year-message-no-excuse-for-poor-performance/#respond Mon, 01 Jan 2024 09:20:57 +0000 https://freedomonline.com.ng/?p=216243 *TEXT OF PRESIDENT BOLA AHMED TINUBU’S NEW YEAR ADDRESS TO THE NATION Dear Compatriots, It gives me immense joy to welcome each and everyone of you – young and old- to this brand new year 2024. We must lift up our hands to Almighty God, in gratitude, for his grace and benevolence to our country […]

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]]> https://freedomonline.com.ng/tinubus-new-year-message-no-excuse-for-poor-performance/feed/ 0 Ikpeazu: Nigeria cannot attract foreign investment by sentiments https://freedomonline.com.ng/ikpeazu-nigeria-cannot-attract-foreign-investment-by-sentiments/ https://freedomonline.com.ng/ikpeazu-nigeria-cannot-attract-foreign-investment-by-sentiments/#respond Sun, 24 Dec 2023 06:06:02 +0000 https://freedomonline.com.ng/?p=215653 *Dr. Okezie Ikpeazu is the immediate past Governor of Abia State. A lecturer, administrator and politician, he speaks on his ‘first address’, biochemistry, challenges of office, the President Bola Ahmed Tinubu administration and others. You seem to have gone back to your first address, biochemistry, what has it been like? It has been beautiful. I […]

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]]> https://freedomonline.com.ng/ikpeazu-nigeria-cannot-attract-foreign-investment-by-sentiments/feed/ 0 Wande Abimbola: As Senators between 1992 and 1993, we only received N5,000 monthly https://freedomonline.com.ng/wande-abimbola-as-senators-between-1992-and-1993-we-only-received-n5000-monthly/ https://freedomonline.com.ng/wande-abimbola-as-senators-between-1992-and-1993-we-only-received-n5000-monthly/#respond Sat, 02 Dec 2023 08:01:45 +0000 https://freedomonline.com.ng/?p=213235 *My son, Taiwo, studied in Cuba. He is a Babalawo. He is known in all Spanish speaking world. *I could not have gone to school at the age of six at the time. You had to be at least eight years old. I came to the conclusion that I was born on December 24, 1932. […]

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]]> https://freedomonline.com.ng/wande-abimbola-as-senators-between-1992-and-1993-we-only-received-n5000-monthly/feed/ 0 How I rose from ‘Radio Lawyer’ to become Kola Daisi University VC – Prof Olatunbosun https://freedomonline.com.ng/how-i-rose-from-radio-lawyer-to-become-kola-daisi-university-vc-prof-olatunbosun/ https://freedomonline.com.ng/how-i-rose-from-radio-lawyer-to-become-kola-daisi-university-vc-prof-olatunbosun/#respond Mon, 07 Aug 2023 06:26:18 +0000 https://freedomonline.com.ng/?p=201357 Save that you are encountering him on the seat of the office of the Vice Chancellor, you could easily dismiss Prof Israel Adeniyi Olatunbosun, as just another egg-head or non-academic staff member at the KolaDaisi University, an exquisite highbrow campus in a wide basin on the right side as the traveller from Oyo descends the […]

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]]> https://freedomonline.com.ng/how-i-rose-from-radio-lawyer-to-become-kola-daisi-university-vc-prof-olatunbosun/feed/ 0 Ikpeazu: I pray what happened to Nigerians in 2015 will not be the case in Abia https://freedomonline.com.ng/ikpeazu-bvas-was-monumental-fraud-nigerians-didnt-interrogate-it-enough/ Mon, 03 Apr 2023 09:11:30 +0000 https://freedomonline.com.ng/?p=189336 Dr Okezie Ikpeazu, Abia State Governor in this interview, speaks of so many issues surrounding the just concluded general election. He touches on issues in Abia and Nigeria at large and gives his opinions on what he thinks should be the way forward to prevent such occurrences in the future. He equally highlights achievements of […]

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]]> Ikpeazu: In Abia, APC does not exist, Labour Party is dysfunctional https://freedomonline.com.ng/ikpeazu-in-abia-apc-does-not-exist-labour-party-is-dysfunctional/ https://freedomonline.com.ng/ikpeazu-in-abia-apc-does-not-exist-labour-party-is-dysfunctional/#respond Wed, 22 Feb 2023 18:35:51 +0000 https://freedomonline.com.ng/?p=186365 *Abia Governor says Abaribe ‘took the job of Igbo PRO when he discovered that he has failed’ *Naira notes: When people are frustrated,they may take laws into their hands *I’m going to Senate to be advocate of development in Abia South, not as Igbo megaphone Dr Okezie Ikpeazu is the Governor of Abia State as […]

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]]> https://freedomonline.com.ng/ikpeazu-in-abia-apc-does-not-exist-labour-party-is-dysfunctional/feed/ 0 ASSBIFI President: El-Rufai should mention the governor who got N500m new Naira notes https://freedomonline.com.ng/assbifi-president-el-rufai-should-mention-the-governor-who-got-n500m-new-naira-notes/ https://freedomonline.com.ng/assbifi-president-el-rufai-should-mention-the-governor-who-got-n500m-new-naira-notes/#respond Wed, 08 Feb 2023 17:50:45 +0000 https://freedomonline.com.ng/?p=185244 Comrade Olusoji Oluwole is the President of Association of Senior Staff of Banks, Insurance and Financial Institutions (ASSBIFI). In this interview with DUPE OLAOYE OSINKOLU, he speaks on the crisis associated with the Naira swap policy, cashless system, the role of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), the allegation by Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State […]

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]]> https://freedomonline.com.ng/assbifi-president-el-rufai-should-mention-the-governor-who-got-n500m-new-naira-notes/feed/ 0 Fayemi: I got AfDB support to fix Akure-Ado-Ekiti Road, FG stopped it https://freedomonline.com.ng/fayemi-i-got-afdb-support-to-fix-akure-ado-ekiti-road-fg-stopped-it/ https://freedomonline.com.ng/fayemi-i-got-afdb-support-to-fix-akure-ado-ekiti-road-fg-stopped-it/#respond Fri, 21 Oct 2022 17:57:38 +0000 https://freedomonline.com.ng/?p=174624 Dr. John Kayode Fayemi is the immediate past governor of Ekiti State. A few days before leaving office on October 16, he spoke on his achievements, challenges of office, the multi million-dollar support from the African Development Bank (AfDB) to fix the Ado-Ekiti/Akure Road and obstacles from the Federal Ministry of Works, chances of the […]

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]]> https://freedomonline.com.ng/fayemi-i-got-afdb-support-to-fix-akure-ado-ekiti-road-fg-stopped-it/feed/ 0 Buhari’s last Independence Day broadcast: ​I have created a better Nigeria https://freedomonline.com.ng/buharis-last-independence-day-broadcast-i-have-created-a-better-nigeria/ https://freedomonline.com.ng/buharis-last-independence-day-broadcast-i-have-created-a-better-nigeria/#respond Sat, 01 Oct 2022 09:26:40 +0000 https://freedomonline.com.ng/?p=173027 INDEPENDENCE DAY ADDRESS BY MUHAMMADU BUHARI, PRESIDENT AND COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF OF THE ARMED FORCES, FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA DELIVERED ON THE OCCASION OF NIGERIA’S 62ND INDEPENDENCE ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION ON 1ST OCTOBER, 2022 Fellow Nigerians, I address you today, with a deep sense of gratitude to God and a high level of appreciation to all Nigerians whose […]

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]]> https://freedomonline.com.ng/buharis-last-independence-day-broadcast-i-have-created-a-better-nigeria/feed/ 0 July 29: Aguiyi-Ironsi’s murder, ‘ruthless blitz’ and Gowon’s ouster + Names of officers shot dead https://freedomonline.com.ng/july-29-aguiyi-ironsis-murder-ruthless-blitz-and-gowons-ouster-names-of-officers-shot-dead-2/ https://freedomonline.com.ng/july-29-aguiyi-ironsis-murder-ruthless-blitz-and-gowons-ouster-names-of-officers-shot-dead-2/#respond Fri, 29 Jul 2022 07:09:02 +0000 https://freedomonline.com.ng/?p=169078 In Nigeria’s political history, the fate of two military officers – one dead, one still living – was decided by a specific date. The first officer was 41 years, 10 months when he became the Head of State. Six months later, he was removed in a bloodbath. His predecessor was 31 years, nine months when […]

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]]> https://freedomonline.com.ng/july-29-aguiyi-ironsis-murder-ruthless-blitz-and-gowons-ouster-names-of-officers-shot-dead-2/feed/ 0 36th anniversary of ‘Palace Coup’: Day Babangida overthrew Buhari + IBB, Dogonyaro’s speeches https://freedomonline.com.ng/36th-anniversary-of-palace-coup-day-babangida-overthrew-buhari-ibb-dogonyaros-speeches/ https://freedomonline.com.ng/36th-anniversary-of-palace-coup-day-babangida-overthrew-buhari-ibb-dogonyaros-speeches/#respond Fri, 27 Aug 2021 11:58:47 +0000 https://freedomonline.com.ng/?p=148250 From December 31, 1983 to August 26, 1985 when Major-General Muhammadu Buhari was the Head of State and Nigeria’s seventh Commander-in-Chief, was he “too rigid and uncompromising in his attitudes to issues of national significance” as alleged by Major-General Ibrahim Babangida when he overthrew the former in a bloodless coup? Was Buhari’s deputy, Major-General Tunde […]

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]]> https://freedomonline.com.ng/36th-anniversary-of-palace-coup-day-babangida-overthrew-buhari-ibb-dogonyaros-speeches/feed/ 0 July 29: Aguiyi-Ironsi’s murder, ‘ruthless blitz’ and Gowon’s ouster + Names of officers shot dead https://freedomonline.com.ng/july-29-aguiyi-ironsis-murder-ruthless-blitz-and-gowons-ouster-names-of-officers-shot-dead/ https://freedomonline.com.ng/july-29-aguiyi-ironsis-murder-ruthless-blitz-and-gowons-ouster-names-of-officers-shot-dead/#respond Thu, 29 Jul 2021 01:51:25 +0000 https://freedomonline.com.ng/?p=146422 In Nigeria’s political history, the fate of two military officers – one dead, one still living – was decided by a specific date. The first officer was 41 years, 10 months when he became the Head of State. Six months later, he was removed in a bloodbath. His predecessor was 31 years, nine months when […]

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]]> https://freedomonline.com.ng/july-29-aguiyi-ironsis-murder-ruthless-blitz-and-gowons-ouster-names-of-officers-shot-dead/feed/ 0 Joe Biden’s inaugural speech https://freedomonline.com.ng/joe-bidens-inaugural-speech/ https://freedomonline.com.ng/joe-bidens-inaugural-speech/#respond Wed, 20 Jan 2021 21:16:25 +0000 https://freedomonline.com.ng/?p=134494 Below is the U.S. President Joe Biden’s inaugural address as 46th president of the United States on January 20, 2021 Chief Justice Roberts, Vice President Harris, Speaker Pelosi, Leader Schumer, Leader McConnell, Vice President Pence, and my distinguished guests, my fellow Americans, this is America’s day. This is democracy’s day, a day of history and […]

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]]> https://freedomonline.com.ng/joe-bidens-inaugural-speech/feed/ 0 Trump: I go from this majestic place with a loyal, joyful heart https://freedomonline.com.ng/trump-i-go-from-this-majestic-place-with-a-loyal-joyful-heart/ https://freedomonline.com.ng/trump-i-go-from-this-majestic-place-with-a-loyal-joyful-heart/#comments Wed, 20 Jan 2021 10:46:00 +0000 https://freedomonline.com.ng/?p=134445 Remarks by President Donald Trump In Farewell Address to Americans My fellow Americans: Four years ago, we launched a great national effort to rebuild our country, to renew its spirit, and to restore the allegiance of this government to its citizens. In short, we embarked on a mission to make America great again — for […]

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]]> https://freedomonline.com.ng/trump-i-go-from-this-majestic-place-with-a-loyal-joyful-heart/feed/ 1 Buhari: It makes no sense for oil to be cheaper in Nigeria than in Saudi Arabia https://freedomonline.com.ng/buhari-it-makes-no-sense-for-oil-to-be-cheaper-in-nigeria-than-in-saudi-arabia/ https://freedomonline.com.ng/buhari-it-makes-no-sense-for-oil-to-be-cheaper-in-nigeria-than-in-saudi-arabia/#respond Thu, 01 Oct 2020 06:54:44 +0000 https://freedomonline.com.ng/?p=126661 INDEPENDENCE DAY ADDRESS BY HIS EXCELLENCY, MUHAMMADU BUHARI, PRESIDENT OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA ON THE OCCASION OF NIGERIA’S SIXTIETH INDEPENDENCE ANNIVERSARY, THURSDAY 1ST OCTOBER 2020 Fellow Nigerians I speak to you today as your President and fellow citizen on this epoch occasion of our country’s 60th independence Anniversary. As President, I wish to […]

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