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June 12: Broken bottles on our foreheads, bludgeon on the back; democracy, is this your face?

Posted June 14, 2026 by Freedom Square TV

It was the year 2000 or 2001. We were seated almost in a circumference. The venue was the Presidential Villa in Aso Rock, Abuja. We awaited the arrival of President OIusegun Obasanjo. The event was the monthly Presidential Media Chat. It was a forum where the president took questions from…

Heart Disease in Children: Are We Doing Enough? UNTH Expert Raises Concern Over Gaps in Care

Posted June 11, 2026 by Freedom Square TV

A Consultant Paediatrician and Professor of Paediatrics at the University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital (UNTH), Enugu, Prof. Fortune A. Ujunwa, has raised concerns over what he described as significant gaps in the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of childhood heart disease in Nigeria, warning that many children continue to die from…

Atiku’s Speech and the Illusion of Choice: Rhetoric, Reality, and Nigeria’s 2027 Question

Posted May 28, 2026 by Freedom Square TV

In his recent speech, Atiku Abubakar delivered what, on the surface, appears to be a confident and compelling roadmap for Nigeria’s recovery. The tone was firm, the language deliberate, and the message carefully crafted to resonate with a nation weighed down by economic hardship and governance failures. It is, without…

South-East Must Reduce Borrowing, Focus on Economic Growth — Prof. Chiwuike Uba

Posted May 27, 2026 by Freedom Square TV

A Chartered Accountant, Chartered Economist, Public Affairs Commentator and Analyst, Prof. Chiwuike Uba, has expressed concern over the rising external debt profile of South-East states, warning that increasing borrowings without corresponding economic growth and transparency could further worsen the region’s financial situation. Prof. Uba made the remarks while speaking…

World Asthma Day 2026: Can Nigeria Prosper If Its Children Cannot Breathe?

Posted May 4, 2026 by Freedom Square TV

Annually, every first Tuesday in May, the world pauses to confront a disease that too often hides in plain sight. World Asthma Day 2026, marked under the theme “Access to anti-inflammatory inhalers for everyone with asthma, still an urgent need,” is not merely a symbolic observance. It is a global…

INEC 2027 Timetable Debate Reflects Subjective Fairness in Electoral Process – Prof. Chiwuike Uba

Posted April 20, 2026 by Freedom Square TV

------Says credibility of any election timetable would depend not only on the dates announced but also on how fairly the rules are applied to all stakeholders. A Renowned Academic, Public Affairs Analyst and Welfare Officer, Guild of Public Affairs Analysts of Nigeria, Enugu State Chapter, Prof. Chiwuike Uba, made…

Nigerian Copyright Commission (NCC) Partners Ogbuefi Book Foundation ( OBF) and Freedom Square TV for Grand 2026 World Book and Copyright Day Celebration

Posted April 16, 2026 by Freedom Square TV

------ Say the partnership is built on a long standing relationship between the Foundation and the commission in the promotion of education, creativity and protection of literacy works The Nigerian Copyright Commission has paid a courtesy visit to Ogbuefi Book Foundation and Freedom Square TV ahead of the 2026…

South-East Fiscal Reality: Debt Discipline or Hidden Risk Migration?

Posted April 16, 2026 by Freedom Square TV

The subnational debt data for the five South-East states, Abia, Anambra, Ebonyi, Enugu, and Imo, between June and December 2025 reveals more than a set of fiscal adjustments. It reflects an evolving Public Financial Management landscape in which debt behaviour is increasingly shaped by macroeconomic constraints, institutional capacity, governance incentives,…

Nigeria’s Continuous Voters Registration Illusion

Posted April 10, 2026 by Freedom Square TV

As Nigeria moves toward the 2027 general elections, a difficult question is beginning to surface beneath the surface of political campaigns and electoral promises. What if millions of Nigerians who will determine the outcome of that election are not on the voters register, not because they are ineligible, but because…

CHINUA ACHEBE: IN MEMORY

Posted March 24, 2026 by Freedom Square TV

In Memory Of Prof Chinua Achebe Who Died 13 Years Ago On 21 March 2013, Wale Okediran, Secretary General of the Pan African Writers Association Recalls His Article Written On July 2013 In Honor Of The Iconic Writer.------ The funeral was over Everywhere was quiet and there were no…

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