Breaking News Archives - Freedom Online https://freedomonline.com.ng/category/news/breaking-news/ ...express yourself Thu, 28 May 2026 10:23:13 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://freedomonline.com.ng/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/cropped-icon-32x32.png Breaking News Archives - Freedom Online https://freedomonline.com.ng/category/news/breaking-news/ 32 32 Federal High Court opens registries weekends, public holidays for pre-election cases https://freedomonline.com.ng/federal-high-court-opens-registries-weekends-public-holidays-for-pre-election-cases/ https://freedomonline.com.ng/federal-high-court-opens-registries-weekends-public-holidays-for-pre-election-cases/#respond Thu, 28 May 2026 10:23:13 +0000 https://freedomonline.com.ng/?p=278015 The Federal High Court (FHC) says its registries in all the divisions of the court will officially be open to lawyers on weekends and public holidays for filing of pre-election cases. The Chief Registrar of FHC, Yahaya Shafa, made this known on Thursday in Abuja in a statement titled: “Notice to Lawyers and the General […]

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]]> https://freedomonline.com.ng/federal-high-court-opens-registries-weekends-public-holidays-for-pre-election-cases/feed/ 0 Atiku wins ADC presidential ticket with 1.84m votes https://freedomonline.com.ng/atiku-wins-adc-presidential-ticket-with-1-84m-votes/ https://freedomonline.com.ng/atiku-wins-adc-presidential-ticket-with-1-84m-votes/#respond Thu, 28 May 2026 08:57:23 +0000 https://freedomonline.com.ng/?p=278000 Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar has emerged winner of the presidential primary election of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) ahead of the 2027 general elections. Atiku polled 1,846,370 votes to defeat Rotimi Amaechi, who scored 504,117 votes, while Mohammed Hayatu-Deen secured 177,120 votes. The results were announced on Wednesday in Abuja after the collation of votes […]

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]]> https://freedomonline.com.ng/atiku-wins-adc-presidential-ticket-with-1-84m-votes/feed/ 0 U.S., Iran trade attacks near Strait of Hormuz amid ceasefire https://freedomonline.com.ng/u-s-iran-trade-attacks-near-strait-of-hormuz-amid-ceasefire/ https://freedomonline.com.ng/u-s-iran-trade-attacks-near-strait-of-hormuz-amid-ceasefire/#respond Thu, 28 May 2026 08:43:37 +0000 https://freedomonline.com.ng/?p=277997 The United States (U.S.) and Iran again exchanged attacks near the Strait of Hormuz early on Thursday amid a ceasefire and ongoing negotiations on ending the war. The U.S. military attacked an Iranian position from which drones were being controlled, a U.S. official said. U.S. forces also shot down four drones that posed a threat […]

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]]> https://freedomonline.com.ng/u-s-iran-trade-attacks-near-strait-of-hormuz-amid-ceasefire/feed/ 0 2027: Atiku emerges as ADC presidential candidate, appeals to Amaechi, Hayatu-Deen ‘to join in fight to save our democracy’ https://freedomonline.com.ng/2027-atiku-emerges-as-adc-presidential-candidate-appeals-to-amaechi-hayatu-deen-to-join-in-fight-to-save-our-democracy/ https://freedomonline.com.ng/2027-atiku-emerges-as-adc-presidential-candidate-appeals-to-amaechi-hayatu-deen-to-join-in-fight-to-save-our-democracy/#respond Thu, 28 May 2026 04:10:40 +0000 https://freedomonline.com.ng/?p=277994 I wish to express my profound appreciation for the privilege, which you have bestowed on me, of leading our great party, the African Democratic Congress, into the next elections as its Presidential Candidate. I am truly humbled and excited by this singular honour. We demonstrated that while democracy is being strangled and squashed by the […]

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]]> https://freedomonline.com.ng/2027-atiku-emerges-as-adc-presidential-candidate-appeals-to-amaechi-hayatu-deen-to-join-in-fight-to-save-our-democracy/feed/ 0 Why Trump ordered Pentagon to protect Nigerian Christians targeted by ISIS – Pete Hegseth https://freedomonline.com.ng/why-trump-ordered-pentagon-to-protect-nigerian-christians-targeted-by-isis-pete-hegseth/ https://freedomonline.com.ng/why-trump-ordered-pentagon-to-protect-nigerian-christians-targeted-by-isis-pete-hegseth/#respond Wed, 27 May 2026 19:31:22 +0000 https://freedomonline.com.ng/?p=277992 Nigerian Christians are in the news again. United States (U.S.) President, Donald Trump, over a year ago, ordered the Pentagon to protect them against attacks by ISIS-linked groups. The Pentagon is the headquarters of U.S. Department of Defence, located in Arlington County, Virginia, across the Potomac River from Washington, D.C. It serves as the symbolic […]

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]]> https://freedomonline.com.ng/why-trump-ordered-pentagon-to-protect-nigerian-christians-targeted-by-isis-pete-hegseth/feed/ 0 1.70m pilgrims performed 2026 Hajj — Saudi authority https://freedomonline.com.ng/1-70m-pilgrims-performed-2026-hajj-saudi-authority/ https://freedomonline.com.ng/1-70m-pilgrims-performed-2026-hajj-saudi-authority/#respond Wed, 27 May 2026 19:01:28 +0000 https://freedomonline.com.ng/?p=277990 Saudi Arabia’s General Authority for Statistics (GASTAT) says a total of 1.70 million pilgrims performed the 2026 Hajj pilgrimage, an increase from the figures recorded in 2025. GASTAT is the Saudi government agency responsible for compiling the annual Hajj census. The official statistics, released for the 2026 Hajj season, covers both male and female pilgrims […]

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]]> https://freedomonline.com.ng/1-70m-pilgrims-performed-2026-hajj-saudi-authority/feed/ 0 Tinubu directs security agencies to rescue abducted children, vulnerable citizens https://freedomonline.com.ng/tinubu-directs-security-agencies-to-rescue-abducted-children-vulnerable-citizens/ https://freedomonline.com.ng/tinubu-directs-security-agencies-to-rescue-abducted-children-vulnerable-citizens/#respond Wed, 27 May 2026 18:51:27 +0000 https://freedomonline.com.ng/?p=277988 *PRESIDENT TINUBU’S STATEMENT ON CHILDREN’S DAY AND OUR CHILDREN IN CAPTIVITY On this Children’s Day, I celebrate every Nigerian child. I celebrate the child who is excelling in school. I celebrate the child who is learning a trade. I celebrate the child living with disability and still pressing forward with courage. I celebrate the child […]

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]]> https://freedomonline.com.ng/tinubu-directs-security-agencies-to-rescue-abducted-children-vulnerable-citizens/feed/ 0 Ovie Omo‑Agege Leaves APC Amid Deepening Delta State Party Crisis https://freedomonline.com.ng/ovie-omo-agege-leaves-apc-amid-deepening-delta-state-party-crisis/ https://freedomonline.com.ng/ovie-omo-agege-leaves-apc-amid-deepening-delta-state-party-crisis/#respond Wed, 27 May 2026 16:43:13 +0000 https://freedomonline.com.ng/?p=277967 In a major political development in Delta State, veteran politician Sen. Ovie Omo‑Agege has formally quit the All Progressives Congress (APC), citing ongoing turmoil within the state chapter of the ruling party. Omo‑Agege’s departure was confirmed in a resignation letter dated May 22, which he addressed to the leadership of Orogun Ward 2 in Ughelli […]

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]]> https://freedomonline.com.ng/ovie-omo-agege-leaves-apc-amid-deepening-delta-state-party-crisis/feed/ 0 ADC postpones presidential primary results collation https://freedomonline.com.ng/adc-postpones-presidential-primary-results-collation/ https://freedomonline.com.ng/adc-postpones-presidential-primary-results-collation/#respond Wed, 27 May 2026 08:58:35 +0000 https://freedomonline.com.ng/?p=277964 The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has postponed the collation of its presidential primary election results. Announcing the postponement in the late hours of Tuesday, Chairman of the Presidential Primary Election Committee, Chief Ikechi Emenike, said the decision was to allow party members who are Muslims to celebrate the Eid-el-Kabir. Emenike said collation for the remaining […]

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]]> https://freedomonline.com.ng/adc-postpones-presidential-primary-results-collation/feed/ 0 Rigging: No difference between APC and ADC, says Amaechi https://freedomonline.com.ng/rigging-no-difference-between-apc-and-adc-says-amaechi/ https://freedomonline.com.ng/rigging-no-difference-between-apc-and-adc-says-amaechi/#respond Tue, 26 May 2026 22:23:56 +0000 https://freedomonline.com.ng/?p=277962 *I REJECT CONCOCTED RESULTS OF ADC PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARIES Following reports of widespread voter disenfranchisement in most parts of the country during the African Democratic Congress (ADC) Presidential Primaries yesterday, I unequivocally reject the concocted results being announced. I had initially stated that I will only accept the outcome of the Primaries if the process was […]

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]]> https://freedomonline.com.ng/rigging-no-difference-between-apc-and-adc-says-amaechi/feed/ 0 Galadima: When NDC forms government at the centre, everybody will have enough to eat https://freedomonline.com.ng/galadima-when-ndc-forms-government-at-the-centre-everybody-will-have-enough-to-eat/ https://freedomonline.com.ng/galadima-when-ndc-forms-government-at-the-centre-everybody-will-have-enough-to-eat/#respond Tue, 26 May 2026 18:36:29 +0000 https://freedomonline.com.ng/?p=277949 Leaders of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), on Monday night, assured party aspirants and members that the party was being built as an institution driven by inclusion, internal democracy and grassroots participation rather than personal patronage and transactional politics. Speaking at the NDC Aspirants’ Dinner held in Abuja, party chieftain, Engr. Buba Galadima, urged members […]

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]]> https://freedomonline.com.ng/galadima-when-ndc-forms-government-at-the-centre-everybody-will-have-enough-to-eat/feed/ 0 Court affirms INEC’s power to issue election timetable, schedule of activities https://freedomonline.com.ng/court-affirms-inecs-power-to-issue-election-timetable-schedule-of-activities/ https://freedomonline.com.ng/court-affirms-inecs-power-to-issue-election-timetable-schedule-of-activities/#respond Tue, 26 May 2026 18:19:07 +0000 https://freedomonline.com.ng/?p=277947 The Federal High Court in Abuja, on Tuesday, affirmed powers of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to issue timetable for elections and alter it as it deems fit. Justice James Omotosho also held that the 2027 election timetable issued by INEC was valid and legally issued, “stating timeframe within which political parties are to […]

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]]> https://freedomonline.com.ng/court-affirms-inecs-power-to-issue-election-timetable-schedule-of-activities/feed/ 0 Hayatu-Deen: ADC presidential primary results ‘already doctored’ https://freedomonline.com.ng/hayatu-deen-adc-presidential-primary-results-already-doctored/ https://freedomonline.com.ng/hayatu-deen-adc-presidential-primary-results-already-doctored/#respond Tue, 26 May 2026 17:58:06 +0000 https://freedomonline.com.ng/?p=277941 Mohammed Hayatu-Deen, a presidential aspirant on the platform of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), says he will not attend the announcement of the presidential primary results, citing alleged infractions. Hayatu-Deen, in a statement obtained from his X handle on Tuesday in Abuja, expressed concern over reports of widespread vote rigging during the exercise. He stated […]

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]]> https://freedomonline.com.ng/hayatu-deen-adc-presidential-primary-results-already-doctored/feed/ 0 Eid el Adha: Makarfi says ‘we must not lose sight of lessons of sacrifice and obedience to dictates of Allah’ https://freedomonline.com.ng/eid-el-adha-makarfi-says-we-must-not-lose-sight-of-lessons-of-sacrifice-and-obedience-to-dictates-of-allah/ https://freedomonline.com.ng/eid-el-adha-makarfi-says-we-must-not-lose-sight-of-lessons-of-sacrifice-and-obedience-to-dictates-of-allah/#respond Tue, 26 May 2026 17:24:03 +0000 https://freedomonline.com.ng/?p=277939 *GOODWILL MESSAGE ON THE OCCASION OF EID-EL ADHA 1447 AH (2026), BY SENATOR AHMED MOHAMMED MAKARFI CON, FCNA. MAY 26 2026 Fellow compatriots, I send warm felicitations to the Nigerian Muslim Community and indeed all Nigerians, as it has pleased Allah (SAW) to enable us witness yet another Eid el Adha celebration. Even as we […]

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]]> https://freedomonline.com.ng/eid-el-adha-makarfi-says-we-must-not-lose-sight-of-lessons-of-sacrifice-and-obedience-to-dictates-of-allah/feed/ 0 Court Dismisses Suit Against Jonathan’s 2027 Eligibility, Fines Lawyer ₦21m https://freedomonline.com.ng/court-dismisses-suit-against-jonathans-2027-eligibility-fines-lawyer-%e2%82%a621m/ https://freedomonline.com.ng/court-dismisses-suit-against-jonathans-2027-eligibility-fines-lawyer-%e2%82%a621m/#respond Tue, 26 May 2026 14:35:13 +0000 https://freedomonline.com.ng/?p=277933 The Federal High Court in Abuja has dismissed a lawsuit seeking to bar former President Goodluck Jonathan from contesting the 2027 presidential election, describing the case as lacking legal merit. Delivering judgment, Justice Peter Lifu ruled that the plaintiff, lawyer Johnmary Jideobi, had no legal standing to institute the action. The court held that Jideobi […]

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