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FG: No plan to increase electricity tariff

Robby Akeju — Mon, 21 Sep 2026 21:52:54 +0000

Minister of Power, Mr Joseph Tegbe, has assured Nigerians that the Federal Government has no immediate plan to increase the electricity tariff. Tegbe gave the assurance in Abuja on Monday while briefing Power Correspondents on his 100 days in office. According to him, the focus of the administration of President Bola Tinubu is to stabilise […]

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Tinubu extends working vacation

Freedom Online — Mon, 21 Sep 2026 21:40:26 +0000

President Tinubu will return to Nigeria at the weekend, following the extension of his working vacation by a few days. President Tinubu departed Nigeria on August 30 for London to begin the working vacation. After spending a week in London, he moved to Paris, France, where he met with French President Emmanuel Macron and businessman […]

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Atiku: Who is in charge of Nigeria?

Freedom Online — Mon, 21 Sep 2026 21:33:13 +0000

Twenty-one days have come and gone since President Bola Ahmed Tinubu left Nigeria on what the Presidency described as a three-week annual vacation. Today, Nigerians are entitled to ask a very simple constitutional question: Who is in charge of Nigeria? Section 145 of the Constitution is not ambiguous about presidential vacations. It provides that whenever […]

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Court Adjourns El-Rufai’s N1bn Rights Suit Against ICPC, Police and AGF to October 27

Robert Imoh — Mon, 21 Sep 2026 16:28:35 +0000

The Federal High Court in Abuja has postponed the hearing of a N1 billion fundamental rights suit filed by former Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai against the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), the Inspector-General of Police (IGP) and the Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF). Justice Joyce Abdulmalik adjourned the matter until […]

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Yayi lied under oath, claimed Ekiti indigeneship while at The Guardian, can’t govern Ogun, insists ex-Ambassador Marcus-Bello

Freedom Online — Mon, 21 Sep 2026 10:40:13 +0000

*’I’m waiting to be sued’ A former Nigerian Ambassador to Zambia and Malawi, Amb Folake Marcus-Bello, has dared the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress for the 2027 election in Ogun State, Solomon Adeola, better known as Yayi, to prove his Ogun State indigeneship or carry out his threat of suing her. Marcus-Bello, who […]

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I wish Charly Boy had resembled his father — Obasanjo

Freedom Online — Mon, 21 Sep 2026 08:06:40 +0000

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has said he wished maverick entertainer Charles Oputa, popularly known as Charly Boy, had resembled his late father, Justice Chukwudifu Oputa. Obasanjo made the remark during his appearance over the weekend on the Curiosity Made Me Ask podcast hosted by comedian and content creator, Isbae U. The former president described the […]

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Coastal Highway diversion: Ilaje, Itsekiri threaten to sue Umahi

Freedom Online — Mon, 21 Sep 2026 06:54:52 +0000

*RESOLUTION ARRIVED AT IN THE JOINT MEETING OF LEADERS OF THOUGHT IN ILAJE COMMUNITIES OF ONDO STATE AND ITSEKIRI COMMUNITIES OF DELTA STATE HELD IN LAGOS ON 19TH SEPTEMBER, 2026. After exhaustive deliberations by the Stakeholders in respect of the Coastal Highway from Lagos to Calabar, the Ilaje and Itsekiri Nations resolved as follows: 1. […]

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Dangote Refinery’s IPO: Those Investing in Refinery IPO Are at No Risk, They Will Reap Bountiful Returns

Freedom Online — Mon, 21 Sep 2026 05:56:58 +0000

The Vice President, Oil and Gas, Dangote Industries Limited, Mr. Edwin Devakumar, has assured prospective investors that the ongoing Initial Public Offering (IPO) of the Dangote Petroleum Refinery presents a rare opportunity to participate in one of Africa’s most strategic and transformative industrial enterprises, adding that investors stand to enjoy significant value appreciation and attractive […]

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Dele Alake to Atiku: Explain legal and fiscal basis of your petrol subsidy proposal

Freedom Online — Sun, 20 Sep 2026 16:38:49 +0000

At his press conference in Abuja on Friday, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar reiterated his proposed “production subsidy” for locally refined petrol, which he said would reduce pump prices. He went further to ask President Bola Tinubu to slash the cost of diesel and petrol at the pump. That proposal raises important legal, fiscal and practical questions […]

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Nigeria records first tele-robotic surgery in West Africa

Freedom Online — Sun, 20 Sep 2026 13:21:49 +0000

The Redeemer’s Health Village (RHV), in collaboration with RoboMed Global and Nisa Premier Hospital, has performed Nigeria’s first tele-robotic surgery. The surgery was performed in real time on Saturday from a Toumai console at RHV on a patient at Nisa Premier Hospital, Abuja. The procedure was a telesurgery-assisted, robot-assisted right radical nephrectomy performed to remove […]

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Kwankwaso: I forgave Ganduje, I’m willing to forgive Abba Yusuf

Ibrahim Ahmadu — Sun, 20 Sep 2026 13:13:20 +0000

The Leader of the Kwankwasiyya Movement, Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, says he is willing to reconcile with Governor Abba Yusuf of Kano State. Yusuf, a staunch adherent of the Kwankwasiyya Movement, won election in 2023 under the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), and later defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC). The development led to serious […]

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Crisis hits NDC over 59-member Presidential Campaign Council

Robby Akeju — Sun, 20 Sep 2026 12:54:59 +0000

Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) has dissociated itself from the Presidential Campaign Council (PCC) constituted on Thursday by Obi-Kwankwaso (OK) Movement. The ‌‍‌‌‍⁠⁠‌⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠‍‌party, in a statement signed by its National Chairman, Sen. Moses Cleopas, described the announcement as unauthorised and urged the public and media to disregard it. OK Movement had, on Thursday, unveiled a 59-member […]

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Davido to hold a 3-day concert at National Theatre

Femi Adewale — Sat, 19 Sep 2026 20:11:05 +0000

Nigerian Afrobeats star, David Adeleke, popularly known as Davido, has announced a three-night concert residency at the National Theatre, Iganmu, Lagos, in December. Davido made the announcement on his verified Instagram page, @davido, on Friday, announcing “Oriadè: The Residency” for between December 17 and 19. In the caption accompanying the announcement, the singer wrote: “LAGOS!!! […]

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2027: Ogun PDP deputy guber candidate, Sowunmi-Kolapo, rallies Obantoko communities for Adebutu

Freedom Online — Sat, 19 Sep 2026 20:01:07 +0000

Obantoko communities in Odeda Local Government Area of Ogun erupted in jubilation on Saturday as hundreds of residents, party faithful and community leaders gathered to declare support for the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Drawn from American Junction, Asalu, Akete, Akinyele, Akepe Oluwa, Kangudu and others, they made their commitment to the PDP known during a […]

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Amupitan: Gombe, Kano, Bauchi, Delta by-elections offer vital lessons for 2027 polls

Robby Akeju — Sat, 19 Sep 2026 19:54:43 +0000

Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Joash Amupitan, has described Saturday’s by-elections in Gombe, Kano, Bauchi and Delta states as crucial operational benchmarks for testing the nation’s electoral infrastructure ahead of the 2027 general elections. Amupitan ‌‍‌‌‍⁠⁠‌⁠⁠⁠‌‌stated this at the INEC headquarters in Abuja while presiding over operations at the commission’s National […]

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