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Benue Assembly Suspends Former Speaker Dajoh for Three Months, Confirms Previously Rejected Commissioner Nominees

Posted August 26, 2025 by FreedomsquareTV

The Benue State House of Assembly has suspended its former Speaker, Aondona Dajoh, for a period of three months, just two days after he voluntarily resigned from his position. Dajoh’s resignation was reportedly made in good faith and in the interest of the state. However, during a plenary session on…

Justice Minister Calls for Fair, Gender-Neutral Justice as New Project Advances ACJA and Women’s Role in Peacebuilding

Posted August 26, 2025 by FreedomsquareTV

Justice Lateef Fagbemi, Nigeria’s Minister of Justice and Attorney General of the Federation (AGF), has highlighted the crucial need for justice to be administered fairly, without gender bias, and in an impartial manner to maintain its credibility. He made this assertion during the inauguration of a new initiative titled “Strengthening…

Over 2 Billion Still Lack Safe Drinking Water as UN Warns 2030 Goals Are Slipping Away

Posted August 26, 2025 by FreedomsquareTV

Over two billion individuals around the globe still do not have access to safely managed drinking water, according to a recent report from the United Nations. The joint study, released by the World Health Organization (WHO) and the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), expressed grave concerns about the slow pace…

Benue Assembly Insists Speaker Dajoh Resigned Voluntarily, Denies Governor’s Involvement

Posted August 25, 2025 by FreedomsquareTV

Benue State House of Assembly has affirmed that the recent resignation of Speaker Aondona Dajoh was based on personal conviction and not influenced by external political pressure. This clarification was made by the Assembly’s spokesperson, Elias Audu, who stressed that the decision reflected the internal will of the legislature, not…

Senate President Akpabio Returns from London, Dismisses Ill-Health Rumours

Posted August 18, 2025 by Freedom Square TV

Senate President Godswill Akpabio has returned to Nigeria after what his media office described as a brief vacation in London, brushing aside rumours about his health that had circulated on social media. Akpabio arrived at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, around 4 a.m. on Monday, where he was warmly…

You be terrorist, I no be terrorist! __Festus Adedayo

Posted August 17, 2025 by Freedom Square TV

When the weight of words spoken is weightier than whatever response it may attract, my people say Oro p’esi je. The English say such wordless period is an ineffable moment. In its literal rendition, perhaps saying it better than the English and more graphically too, the Yoruba say ‘word has…

Former President Goodluck Jonathan Sees Hope in Nigeria's Economic Future

Jonathan’s Possible 2027 Comeback: North Sees Him as One-Term Bridge to Power in 2031

Posted August 16, 2025 by Freedom Square TV

The prospect of former President Goodluck Jonathan making a political comeback in 2027 has set tongues wagging across Nigeria’s political space. Reports indicate that influential northern power brokers, some of whom were key players in his ouster during the 2015 elections, are now considering rallying behind him for the presidency.…

Kano Governor Abba Yusuf Sacks Two Aides for Misconduct, Reaffirms Zero-Tolerance for Corruption

Posted August 10, 2025 by Freedom Square TV

Kano State Governor, Abba Yusuf, has dismissed two of his Senior Special Assistants (SSAs) after they were found guilty of misconduct by separate investigative committees. The first SSA was sacked for his part in securing the bail of an alleged drug trafficker, Sulaiman Aminu Danwawu. This action follows the…

Nigerian Institute of Town Planners’ President Calls for Urgent Implementation of 1992 Planning Law to Tackle Nigeria’s Urban Crisis

Posted August 8, 2025 by Freedom Square TV

In a revealing appearance on Beyond the Headlines with Sir Uchenna Cyril Anioke on Freedom Square TV, the National President of the Nigerian Institute of Town Planners (NITP), TPL Dr. Ogbonna Chime, made a compelling case for urgent reforms in Nigeria’s urban planning system. Speaking on the topic “Nigerian Institute…

Deadly Farmland Dispute in Ebonyi: Couple Abducted as Ezza–Ishiagu Clash Escalates

Posted August 5, 2025 by Freedom Square TV

Tension has gripped the Ivo Local Government Area of Ebonyi State following a violent clash between the Ezza and Ishiagu communities, leaving many feared dead and resulting in the abduction of a husband and wife. The unrest is said to have stemmed from a dispute over farmland between the Ezzas…

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