Freedom Online https://freedomonline.com.ng/ ...express yourself Thu, 28 May 2026 10:59:18 +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 Freedom Online https://freedomonline.com.ng/ 32 32 The Shame of Afe Babalola Way: Why Ekiti and Abuja Must Fix This Road Now – Sola Ajisafe, Esq https://freedomonline.com.ng/the-shame-of-afe-babalola-way-why-ekiti-and-abuja-must-fix-this-road-now-sola-ajisafe-esq/ https://freedomonline.com.ng/the-shame-of-afe-babalola-way-why-ekiti-and-abuja-must-fix-this-road-now-sola-ajisafe-esq/#respond Thu, 28 May 2026 10:59:18 +0000 https://freedomonline.com.ng/?p=278016 I was at Afe Babalola University, Ado Ekiti, yesterday for an important function. I felt proud of what one man can do, and angry at what government has failed to do. The Ado/Ijan Road, now known as “Afe Babalola Way,” is an eyesore. It serves a Federal Polytechnic, a world-class private university, the Ekiti Golf […]

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]]> https://freedomonline.com.ng/the-shame-of-afe-babalola-way-why-ekiti-and-abuja-must-fix-this-road-now-sola-ajisafe-esq/feed/ 0 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 CELEBRATING SAKIBU OLOKOJOBI AT 60: A STEADFAST VOICE IN NIGERIAN JOURNALISM https://freedomonline.com.ng/celebrating-sakibu-olokojobi-at-60-a-steadfast-voice-in-nigerian-journalism/ https://freedomonline.com.ng/celebrating-sakibu-olokojobi-at-60-a-steadfast-voice-in-nigerian-journalism/#respond Thu, 28 May 2026 10:08:54 +0000 https://freedomonline.com.ng/?p=278011 *By Lanre Ogundipe I heartily congratulate Alhaji Sakibu Olokojobi, veteran journalist, publisher, and Managing Director/Editor-in-Chief of FrontPage, on the occasion of his 60th birthday. Reaching this significant milestone is not only a celebration of age, but also a recognition of a life devoted to the service of journalism, public enlightenment, and the strengthening of democratic […]

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]]> https://freedomonline.com.ng/celebrating-sakibu-olokojobi-at-60-a-steadfast-voice-in-nigerian-journalism/feed/ 0 The Spaces the State No Longer Commands, by Lanre Ogundipe https://freedomonline.com.ng/the-spaces-the-state-no-longer-commands-by-lanre-ogundipe/ https://freedomonline.com.ng/the-spaces-the-state-no-longer-commands-by-lanre-ogundipe/#respond Thu, 28 May 2026 10:03:28 +0000 https://freedomonline.com.ng/?p=278008 When foreign security observers begin warning about the scale and spread of armed networks operating within a sovereign country, serious governments do not merely argue over the numbers. They interrogate the conditions that allowed such warnings to become credible in the first place. States rarely lose authority everywhere at once. They lose it gradually, first […]

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]]> https://freedomonline.com.ng/the-spaces-the-state-no-longer-commands-by-lanre-ogundipe/feed/ 0 Mateta fires Crystal Palace to Conference League win https://freedomonline.com.ng/mateta-fires-crystal-palace-to-conference-league-win/ https://freedomonline.com.ng/mateta-fires-crystal-palace-to-conference-league-win/#respond Thu, 28 May 2026 09:58:03 +0000 https://freedomonline.com.ng/?p=278005 Jean-Philippe Mateta fired Crystal Palace to their first European trophy as the Eagles edged out Spanish side Rayo Vallecano in the Conference League final. The France striker turned home a close-range winner on the rebound from an Adam Wharton strike early in the second half in Leipzig. Outgoing Palace boss Oliver Glasner leaves the club […]

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]]> https://freedomonline.com.ng/mateta-fires-crystal-palace-to-conference-league-win/feed/ 0 Unity Cup: Jamaica defeats India, sets up final battle with Nigeria https://freedomonline.com.ng/unity-cup-jamaica-defeats-india-sets-up-final-battle-with-nigeria/ https://freedomonline.com.ng/unity-cup-jamaica-defeats-india-sets-up-final-battle-with-nigeria/#respond Thu, 28 May 2026 09:46:56 +0000 https://freedomonline.com.ng/?p=278003 Super Eagles of Nigeria will take on Reggae Boyz of Jamaica in the final of this year’s Unity Cup on Saturday. The Reggae Boyz brushed aside their Indian counterparts last night in London to book a place in the final Courtney Clarke shot the Jamaicans into the lead in the 8th minute and compatriot kaheim […]

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]]> https://freedomonline.com.ng/unity-cup-jamaica-defeats-india-sets-up-final-battle-with-nigeria/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 A SILEC-SIM Voice Against the Tide https://freedomonline.com.ng/a-silec-sim-voice-against-the-tide/ https://freedomonline.com.ng/a-silec-sim-voice-against-the-tide/#respond Wed, 27 May 2026 18:41:13 +0000 https://freedomonline.com.ng/?p=277985 Mays Landing, New Jersey — May 10, 2026 The morning sun streamed through the stained-glass windows of the Anglican Church of Transformation Hall, casting patches of amber and gold across the gathered crowd. Mothers clutched small bouquets—it was Mother’s Day—and children fidgeted in their seats, unaware that history was about to be made in their […]

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]]> https://freedomonline.com.ng/a-silec-sim-voice-against-the-tide/feed/ 0 Lagos Residents Sound Alarm Over Rising Noise Pollution from Bars and Workshops https://freedomonline.com.ng/lagos-residents-sound-alarm-over-rising-noise-pollution-from-bars-and-workshops/ https://freedomonline.com.ng/lagos-residents-sound-alarm-over-rising-noise-pollution-from-bars-and-workshops/#respond Wed, 27 May 2026 17:23:43 +0000 https://freedomonline.com.ng/?p=277982 Residents across Lagos State are raising alarm over increasing noise pollution from religious centres, bars, workshops, and generators, citing its impact on health, productivity, and daily life. The complaints, collected by our correspondence, highlight persistent disruptions in neighborhoods such as Abule Egba, Akoka, Bariga, Ikotun, Ladipo Market, and Surulere. Mrs. Adewale Miracle, a home baker […]

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]]> https://freedomonline.com.ng/lagos-residents-sound-alarm-over-rising-noise-pollution-from-bars-and-workshops/feed/ 0 Cooking Gas Prices Surge : Residents Turn to Firewood and Charcoal https://freedomonline.com.ng/cooking-gas-prices-surge-residents-turn-to-firewood-and-charcoal/ https://freedomonline.com.ng/cooking-gas-prices-surge-residents-turn-to-firewood-and-charcoal/#respond Wed, 27 May 2026 17:09:19 +0000 https://freedomonline.com.ng/?p=277979 The price of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG), commonly known as cooking gas, has surged significantly across Enugu State, leaving residents grappling with higher household cooking costs. Investigations by our correspondence reveal that gas prices fluctuate depending on the location and type of retail outlet. In Trans-Ekulu, for example, prices now range from N1,400 to N1,450 […]

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