News Archives - Freedom Online https://freedomonline.com.ng/category/news/ ...express yourself Wed, 12 Aug 2026 08:58:22 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.3 https://freedomonline.com.ng/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/cropped-icon-32x32.png News Archives - Freedom Online https://freedomonline.com.ng/category/news/ 32 32 Oyinlola: We require a different direction in Osun, Adeleke not coming back https://freedomonline.com.ng/oyinlola-we-require-a-different-direction-in-osun-adeleke-not-coming-back/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=oyinlola-we-require-a-different-direction-in-osun-adeleke-not-coming-back https://freedomonline.com.ng/oyinlola-we-require-a-different-direction-in-osun-adeleke-not-coming-back/#respond Wed, 12 Aug 2026 08:58:22 +0000 https://freedomonline.com.ng/?p=282568 A former Osun State Governor, Prince Olagunsoye Oyinlola, has accused Governor Ademola Adeleke of failing to consult key stakeholders before defecting from the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, to Accord Party ahead of the state’s governorship election. Oyinlola disclosed this on Tuesday during an interview on Frontline, a current affairs programme on Eagle 102.5 FM, Ilese-Ijebu, […]

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]]> https://freedomonline.com.ng/oyinlola-we-require-a-different-direction-in-osun-adeleke-not-coming-back/feed/ 0 CBN Opens Applications for Second Cohort of Regulatory Sandbox Programme https://freedomonline.com.ng/cbn-opens-applications-for-second-cohort-of-regulatory-sandbox-programme/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=cbn-opens-applications-for-second-cohort-of-regulatory-sandbox-programme https://freedomonline.com.ng/cbn-opens-applications-for-second-cohort-of-regulatory-sandbox-programme/#respond Wed, 12 Aug 2026 06:41:47 +0000 https://freedomonline.com.ng/?p=282565 The Central Bank of Nigeria has announced the commencement of the second cohort of its Regulatory Sandbox Programme, with a new dual-track structure designed to support responsible innovation in virtual assets and data-enabled financial services. The programme, which opens for applications on August 12, 2026 and closes on August 31, 2026, will run under two […]

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]]> https://freedomonline.com.ng/cbn-opens-applications-for-second-cohort-of-regulatory-sandbox-programme/feed/ 0 Alleged threat to kill Accord members: Police summon Senator Fadahunsi https://freedomonline.com.ng/alleged-threat-to-kill-accord-members-police-summon-senator-fadahunsi/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=alleged-threat-to-kill-accord-members-police-summon-senator-fadahunsi https://freedomonline.com.ng/alleged-threat-to-kill-accord-members-police-summon-senator-fadahunsi/#respond Wed, 12 Aug 2026 06:37:43 +0000 https://freedomonline.com.ng/?p=282563 The Senator representing Osun East District, Francis Fadahunsi, has been summoned by the Osun State Police Command over a viral statement he allegedly made during an All Progressives Congress (APC) campaign in Ilesa that Accord members should be killed. The governorship election holds on Saturday. The senator is expected to appear before the State Criminal […]

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]]> https://freedomonline.com.ng/alleged-threat-to-kill-accord-members-police-summon-senator-fadahunsi/feed/ 0 Peter Obi condemns Senator Fadahunsi’s ‘incendiary’ rhetoric ahead of Osun election https://freedomonline.com.ng/peter-obi-condemns-senator-fadahunsis-incendiary-rhetoric-ahead-of-osun-election/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=peter-obi-condemns-senator-fadahunsis-incendiary-rhetoric-ahead-of-osun-election https://freedomonline.com.ng/peter-obi-condemns-senator-fadahunsis-incendiary-rhetoric-ahead-of-osun-election/#respond Wed, 12 Aug 2026 06:27:19 +0000 https://freedomonline.com.ng/?p=282559 The presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Mr Peter Obi, has expressed concern over what he described as “inflammatory comments and threat-laden rhetoric” attributed to Senator Francis Fadahunsi ahead of the Osun State election. Obi, in a statement, said he was deeply concerned that a serving senator and senior lawmaker would make remarks […]

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]]> https://freedomonline.com.ng/peter-obi-condemns-senator-fadahunsis-incendiary-rhetoric-ahead-of-osun-election/feed/ 0 Dakuku Peterside to deliver keynote address at UNIPORT Business School Workshop https://freedomonline.com.ng/dakuku-peterside-to-deliver-keynote-address-at-uniport-business-school-workshop/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=dakuku-peterside-to-deliver-keynote-address-at-uniport-business-school-workshop https://freedomonline.com.ng/dakuku-peterside-to-deliver-keynote-address-at-uniport-business-school-workshop/#respond Tue, 11 Aug 2026 18:52:32 +0000 https://freedomonline.com.ng/?p=282550 The University of Port Harcourt (UNIPORT) Business School is set to convene a high-level three-day workshop from 2–4 September 2026, focusing on strategies for advancing sustainable economic transformation in Nigeria through innovative governance, strategic leadership and institutional reform. The workshop, themed “Advancing Sustainable Economic Transformation: A Look at Innovative Governance and Strategic Leadership,” will bring […]

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]]> https://freedomonline.com.ng/dakuku-peterside-to-deliver-keynote-address-at-uniport-business-school-workshop/feed/ 0 APP Senatorial candidate, Amadi, advocates end to cycle of poverty in Imo https://freedomonline.com.ng/app-senatorial-candidate-amadi-advocates-end-to-cycle-of-poverty-in-imo/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=app-senatorial-candidate-amadi-advocates-end-to-cycle-of-poverty-in-imo https://freedomonline.com.ng/app-senatorial-candidate-amadi-advocates-end-to-cycle-of-poverty-in-imo/#respond Tue, 11 Aug 2026 18:37:00 +0000 https://freedomonline.com.ng/?p=282547 *Urges women to turn grassroots influence into electoral power *Donates ₦3m to community development, ₦500,000 for woman’s medical treatment The Action Peoples Party (APP) candidate for Imo East Senatorial District, Mazi Chima Matthew Amadi, has called for an end to the cycle of poverty in Imo State, saying poor Nigerians should not be condemned to […]

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]]> https://freedomonline.com.ng/app-senatorial-candidate-amadi-advocates-end-to-cycle-of-poverty-in-imo/feed/ 0 OYO 2027: ALLI POSITIONED FOR VICTORY, SAYS OYEWUMI https://freedomonline.com.ng/oyo-2027-alli-positioned-for-victory-says-oyewumi/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=oyo-2027-alli-positioned-for-victory-says-oyewumi https://freedomonline.com.ng/oyo-2027-alli-positioned-for-victory-says-oyewumi/#respond Tue, 11 Aug 2026 18:19:03 +0000 https://freedomonline.com.ng/?p=282543 A prominent stakeholder of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Oyo State, Prince Kunle Oyewumi, has extolled the virtues of the APC governorship candidate for the state in the forthcoming 2027 general elections, Senator Sarafadeen Alli, describing him as an astute public administrator, consummate politician and philanthropist, whose personality will earn him victory in the […]

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]]> https://freedomonline.com.ng/oyo-2027-alli-positioned-for-victory-says-oyewumi/feed/ 0 https://freedomonline.com.ng/282540-2/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=282540-2 https://freedomonline.com.ng/282540-2/#respond Tue, 11 Aug 2026 17:31:25 +0000 https://freedomonline.com.ng/?p=282540 Bayelsa State Governor Douye Diri and Peter Obi have called for greater justice, accountability and good governance as part of efforts to strengthen Nigeria’s democracy and improve development. The two political figures spoke on Tuesday, August 11, at the annual Democracy Dialogue in Bauchi, where political leaders and stakeholders gathered to discuss the future of […]

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]]> https://freedomonline.com.ng/282540-2/feed/ 0 Lagos Daily Waste Surges to 17,000 Tonnes, Hamzat Urges Residents to Act https://freedomonline.com.ng/lagos-daily-waste-surges-to-17000-tonnes-hamzat-urges-residents-to-act/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=lagos-daily-waste-surges-to-17000-tonnes-hamzat-urges-residents-to-act https://freedomonline.com.ng/lagos-daily-waste-surges-to-17000-tonnes-hamzat-urges-residents-to-act/#respond Tue, 11 Aug 2026 17:27:47 +0000 https://freedomonline.com.ng/?p=282537 Lagos State now generates approximately 17,000 tonnes of waste every day, up from an earlier estimate of about 13,000 tonnes, Deputy Governor Obafemi Hamzat has disclosed. Hamzat said the sharp increase is putting additional pressure on the state’s waste collection and management infrastructure as Lagos continues to experience population growth and rapid urbanisation. The deputy […]

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]]> https://freedomonline.com.ng/lagos-daily-waste-surges-to-17000-tonnes-hamzat-urges-residents-to-act/feed/ 0 Nigeria Targets $100bn Investment in Oil, Gas, Energy, Mining, Other Sectors https://freedomonline.com.ng/nigeria-targets-100bn-investment-in-oil-gas-energy-mining-other-sectors/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=nigeria-targets-100bn-investment-in-oil-gas-energy-mining-other-sectors https://freedomonline.com.ng/nigeria-targets-100bn-investment-in-oil-gas-energy-mining-other-sectors/#respond Tue, 11 Aug 2026 17:20:21 +0000 https://freedomonline.com.ng/?p=282534 Nigeria could attract more than $100 billion in investment across oil and gas, renewable energy, technology, agriculture, mining and other sectors under an investment mobilisation initiative announced by the Business Summit Group. Haider Uzzaman, President of the Business Summit Group, disclosed the plan during a news conference in Abuja on Tuesday, August 11. According to […]

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]]> https://freedomonline.com.ng/nigeria-targets-100bn-investment-in-oil-gas-energy-mining-other-sectors/feed/ 0 Crisis hits Abia APC, as Kalu’s supporters say ‘enough of intellectual poverty’ https://freedomonline.com.ng/crisis-hits-abia-apc-as-kalus-supporters-say-enough-of-intellectual-poverty/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=crisis-hits-abia-apc-as-kalus-supporters-say-enough-of-intellectual-poverty https://freedomonline.com.ng/crisis-hits-abia-apc-as-kalus-supporters-say-enough-of-intellectual-poverty/#respond Tue, 11 Aug 2026 16:52:09 +0000 https://freedomonline.com.ng/?p=282532 *ENOUGH IS ENOUGH: GET READY FOR A FACTION, ABIA APC CANNOT BE RUN BY A CABAL ON A MISSION OF DESTRUCTION The attention of Reality Organisation has been drawn to the communiqué purportedly issued by the State Working Committee of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Abia State against the Senator representing Abia North Senatorial […]

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]]> https://freedomonline.com.ng/crisis-hits-abia-apc-as-kalus-supporters-say-enough-of-intellectual-poverty/feed/ 0 Ex-Nigerian newspaper editor protests anti-Black racism in Canada https://freedomonline.com.ng/ex-nigerian-newspaper-editor-protests-anti-black-racism-in-canada/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ex-nigerian-newspaper-editor-protests-anti-black-racism-in-canada https://freedomonline.com.ng/ex-nigerian-newspaper-editor-protests-anti-black-racism-in-canada/#respond Tue, 11 Aug 2026 11:25:40 +0000 https://freedomonline.com.ng/?p=282527 A Nigerian journalist, Chief Olufemi Shodunke, has staged a one-man protest against an alleged anti-Black racism in Canada. Chief Shodunke, a one-time Deputy Editor of the Nigerian Compass on Sunday, stormed the court house and the popular road, Franklin Avenue, in the city of Fort McMurray, Alberta Province in Canada last Friday with placard that […]

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]]> https://freedomonline.com.ng/ex-nigerian-newspaper-editor-protests-anti-black-racism-in-canada/feed/ 0 Customs targets N11trn through Adeniyi’s technology-led reforms https://freedomonline.com.ng/customs-targets-n11trn-through-adeniyis-technology-led-reforms/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=customs-targets-n11trn-through-adeniyis-technology-led-reforms https://freedomonline.com.ng/customs-targets-n11trn-through-adeniyis-technology-led-reforms/#respond Tue, 11 Aug 2026 10:55:33 +0000 https://freedomonline.com.ng/?p=282524 The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) says it is on course to meet its ₦11 trillion revenue target for 2026, driven by technology-led reforms, improved trade facilitation and stronger border security. The Comptroller-General of Customs, Dr Adewale Adeniyi, disclosed this in a compendium. He attributed the performance to automation, intelligence-led enforcement and stronger collaboration with stakeholders. […]

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]]> https://freedomonline.com.ng/customs-targets-n11trn-through-adeniyis-technology-led-reforms/feed/ 0 Three shot dead in Osun (see Names) https://freedomonline.com.ng/three-shot-dead-in-osun-see-names/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=three-shot-dead-in-osun-see-names https://freedomonline.com.ng/three-shot-dead-in-osun-see-names/#respond Tue, 11 Aug 2026 10:47:53 +0000 https://freedomonline.com.ng/?p=282522 Police Command in Osun State says three persons died from suspected cult related clash in the Imo Area of Osun on Monday. This is contained in a statement by the command Spokesperson, DSP Abiodun Ojelabi, on Tuesday. Ojelabi said the suspected cult clash happened between members of the Aiye and Eiye confraternities, about 8 p.m. […]

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]]> https://freedomonline.com.ng/three-shot-dead-in-osun-see-names/feed/ 0 Baby boom at Kano Zoo as warthog gives birth to two piglets ‎ https://freedomonline.com.ng/baby-boom-at-kano-zoo-as-warthog-gives-birth-to-two-piglets/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=baby-boom-at-kano-zoo-as-warthog-gives-birth-to-two-piglets https://freedomonline.com.ng/baby-boom-at-kano-zoo-as-warthog-gives-birth-to-two-piglets/#respond Tue, 11 Aug 2026 10:33:48 +0000 https://freedomonline.com.ng/?p=282518 The Kano Zoological and Wildlife Management Agency (KAZOWMA) has announced the birth of two warthog piglets at the Kano Zoo. The Public Relations Officer of KAZOWMA, Hajiya Hauwa Adam, confirmed this on Tuesday in Kano. She said both the mother and her offspring were healthy and in good condition. “The two piglets are being closely […]

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