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Tinubu grants Comptroller General of Customs, Adeniyi, six-month tenure extension

Freedom Online — Fri, 19 Jun 2026 20:05:21 +0000

President Tinubu has granted a final six-month tenure extension to the Comptroller General of Customs, Adewale Adeniyi. As Comptroller General of Customs, Adeniyi’s first tenure extension ought to have expired on August 1, 2026. The six-month extension, which will expire in February 2027, is to enable him to consolidate the implementation of the National Single […]

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Police debunk abduction reports in Kogi

Freedom Online — Fri, 19 Jun 2026 19:28:37 +0000

The Police command in Kogi State has debunked reports on social media, alleging that bandits attacked and abducted passengers on an 18-seater commercial bus, along the Kabba–Okene Road. In a statement on Friday, the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), ASP Saliu Oyiza Afusat, said that no kidnapping or casualty occurred, as the vehicle had no […]

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Nigerian-American arrested over alleged $320,000 vehicle import scam

Freedom Online — Fri, 19 Jun 2026 19:19:10 +0000

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested a Nigerian-American over an alleged cross-border vehicle import fraud involving more than $320,000 (about ₦434.9 million). The agency said this in a statement on its website by its Media and Publicity unit on Friday. It said that the suspect was arrested by operatives of the EFCC […]

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2014 Nyanya bomb blast: Court sentences 37-year-old culprit to death by hanging

Wahab Abdulah — Fri, 19 Jun 2026 19:10:44 +0000

The Federal High Court in Abuja, on Friday, sentenced a 37-year-old man, Zakaria Garba, to death by hanging over his involvement in the 2014 Nyanya Motor Park bomb explosions. No fewer than 70 people were killed while several others sustained varying degree of injuries. Justice James Omotsoho, in a judgement delivered in the just-concluded Abuja […]

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Tinubu’s verdict: Abuja City coming back to life, criminal hideouts disappearing

Robby Akeju — Fri, 19 Jun 2026 18:53:50 +0000

President Bola Tinubu says Abuja is coming back to life, adding that criminal hideouts are disappearing from the nation’s capital. Tinubu, represented by Vice President Kashim Shettima, made the remarks on Friday, while inaugurating Collector Road CN2 (Emmanuel Ogala Boulevard) and Important Local Street (ILS) 5 within Katampe District, Abuja. “We have installed solar streetlights, […]

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Morocco captain Hakimi to stand trial for rape

Kunle Mudasiru — Fri, 19 Jun 2026 18:11:47 +0000

Morocco captain Achraf Hakimi will stand trial for rape, French prosecutors have confirmed. A woman accused the Paris St-Germain defender of raping her at his home in the French capital in 2023, when she was aged 24. The public prosecutor’s office in Nanterre, a western suburb of Paris, began a preliminary investigation in March, 2023. […]

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Why NSCDC should change its name – Oshiomhole

Robby Akeju — Fri, 19 Jun 2026 16:34:43 +0000

Senator Adams Oshiomhole (APC-Edo), representing Edo North Senatorial District, has called for the review of the name of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC). Oshiomhole made the call on Friday in Abuja, at the unveiling of the NSCDC FCT Commandant, Dr Olusola Odumosu’s book, titled “Nigeria’s Security Dilemma: Rivalries and Implications”. He said […]

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PDP crisis: Court orders accelerated hearing in Bode George, Wabara, Jerry Gana, Ciroma, others’ suit against INEC

Wahab Abdulah — Fri, 19 Jun 2026 16:16:33 +0000

The Federal High Court in Abuja, on Friday, ordered accelerated hearing in a suit filed by Senator Adolphus Wabara-led Board of Trustees (BoT) of the Kabiru Turaki faction of the PDP against Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). Justice Salim Ibrahim gave the order after counsel to the plaintiffs, Chief Gordy Uche, SAN, informed the court […]

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UI 300-level female law student abducted

Freedom Online — Fri, 19 Jun 2026 15:53:32 +0000

The Students’ Union Government (SUG) of the University of Ibadan (UI) has confirmed the abduction of a 300-level female law student while returning from a religious conference in Imo State. The SUG President, Mr Temidayo Adeboye, disclosed in a statement issued in Ibadan on Friday that the victim, simply identified as Tomisin, was abducted alongside […]

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EPL: Arsenal begin title defence against Coventry August 21

Kunle Mudasiru — Fri, 19 Jun 2026 10:18:16 +0000

Premier League 26/27 season will start a week later due to the 2026 FIFA World Cup, according to fixtures released on Friday June 19 at 10am. Arsenal will kick off their title defence at home to Championship winners Coventry on Friday August 21 – one of SIX games live on Sky Sports across the opening […]

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Awujale throne: Crisis deepens as Sunny Kuku, others lambast Olisa, say ‘your letter to Governor Abiodun ‘dishonest, fraudulent, totally irresponsible’

Femi Adewale — Fri, 19 Jun 2026 08:28:57 +0000

The crisis rocking the process of picking a new Awujale of Ijebuland has deepened, as the Afobaje Council, on Friday, lambasted the Olisa of Ijebu Ode, Chief Rasheed Adesanya, for sending a letter to Governor Dapo Abiodun and referring to himself as the Head of the Council. The Olisa had in a correspondence to the […]

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APC to boycott Oyo council poll

Femi Adewale — Thu, 18 Jun 2026 20:01:15 +0000

The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Oyo State has described plans by Governor Seyi Makinde’s administration to conduct another local government election in December 2026 as illegal, ill-conceived and self-serving. The APC, in a statement by its State Publicity Secretary, Mr Olawale Sadare, on Thursday in Ibadan, said that the decision would further worsen the […]

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Awujale throne: Olisa, kingmakers nominate five princes, send names to Governor Abiodun (see nominees)

Femi Adewale — Thu, 18 Jun 2026 19:42:22 +0000

The Council of Ilamuren Kingmakers in Ijebu-Ode, Ogun State, led by the Olisa, Chief Rasheed Adeoye Adesanya, has approved the nomination of five princes for the Awujale throne. In a letter addressed to Governor Dapo Abiodun and personally signed by the Olisa, he said the kingmakers acted under Section 4(2) of the Chiefs Law 1957, […]

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Ekiti APC primary dispute: Appeal Court affirms Oyebanji’s candidacy

Wahab Abdulah — Thu, 18 Jun 2026 18:52:27 +0000

*Dismisses Olawumi’s Appeal for being incompetent The Court of Appeal in Abuja has affirmed the candidacy of Governor Biodun Oyebanji of Ekiti State in the forthcoming governorship election as it dismissed the appeal by a member of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Mrs. Abimbola Olawumi, who challenged the outcome of the party’s primary. In a […]

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Parties are built, not bought, by Babafemi Ojudu

Freedom Online — Thu, 18 Jun 2026 18:22:16 +0000

*Nations are not transformed by men who buy parties, but by generations who build institutions. When General Yakubu Gowon’s military government announced a transition programme in the late 1970s, many politicians began preparing for the return to civilian rule. Among them was Chief Obafemi Awolowo. Awolowo did not wait for the starting gun before thinking […]

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