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Tomorrow is Here Movement is Grassroot-Based – Obiajulu Princess Ugwu

Posted October 6, 2025 by Freedom Square TV

—------ Says Tomorrow is Here Movement of Governor Peter Mbah is a grassroot-based initiative committed to transforming lives at the community level. Media Director and Publicity, Tomorrow is Here Movement, Enugu State, Obiajulu Princess Ugwu emphasized that the movement goes beyond rhetoric, focusing instead on direct engagement with the…

BREAKING NEWS: Chief Chekwas Okorie quits partisan politics

Posted September 4, 2025 by Freedom Square TV

……I Quit Partisan Politics says Chief Chekwas Okorie A Frontline Igbo politician, Chief Chekwas Okorie, Convener, Igbo Agenda Dialogue 2025, who is also the founder and Pioneer National Chairman of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) announced his formal withdrawal from partisan politics Chief Okorie made this known…

Professional Diversity, Not Proliferation: A Rejoinder to ICAN’s Misplaced Concerns

Posted September 3, 2025 by Freedom Square TV

The comments credited to the President of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria, Mallam Haruna Nma Yahaya, and reported by The Guardian on August 29, 2025, under the headline “At 60, ICAN Moves Against Proliferation of Professional Bodies”, demand a clear response from all who care about the growth,…

The Weight Men Were Never Meant to Carry: Rethinking 1 Timothy 5:8 and the Myth of Male-Only Provision in Africa

Posted September 3, 2025 by FreedomsquareTV

Introduction Few biblical texts have been as widely quoted yet profoundly misapplied in African contexts as 1 Timothy 5:8: “But if anyone does not provide for his relatives, and especially for members of his household, he has denied the faith and is worse than an unbeliever.” For many men, this…

Africa’s Democratic Dilemma: Dr. Agada Elachi Calls for Strong Institutions Over Strong Men

Posted August 27, 2025 by FreedomsquareTV

Amidst growing political instability across Africa, the debate over democracy and conflict management has once again taken centre stage. From electoral disputes in Nigeria to military coups in West Africa, ethnic conflicts in the Horn, and governance crises across the continent, Africa continues to wrestle with the dual challenge of…

Fake Titles Are Not Nigeria’s Problem—Rotten Professors Are

Posted August 22, 2025 by FreedomsquareTV

A group of Nigerian academics has launched a petition against the misuse of “Dr.” and “Professor” titles. Their outrage is directed at quacks, diploma mills, and honorary degree holders who prefix their names with academic distinctions they did not earn. They call it a national disgrace. But titles are costumes,…

Abia’s ₦58.3 Billion Puzzle in Context: How South-East States Turn Budgets into Year-End Sprints

Posted August 19, 2025 by Freedom Square TV

Budgets are not neutral numbers. They are moral documents—contracts between governments and citizens. Each line item is a promise that classrooms will be safer, clinics more functional, and roads truly connective. When these numbers are reshaped into a frantic year-end sprint, what should be a disciplined program of public investment…

Oyinlola’s crocodile and Fayose’s carcass _Festus Adedayo

Posted July 27, 2025 by Freedom Square TV

Praise and dispraise are two usages for which the tongue of a Nigerian politician can be put. This is a common perception among politicians themselves. In Nigerian politics, back-trackers are as common a sight as a fisherman daily sees shrimps in the creeks. Last Friday, Ekiti State’s former Peoples Democratic…

ADC: Death, Onikoyi and a hunter’s pouch _Festus Adedayo

Posted July 6, 2025 by Freedom Square TV

“Death does not kill alone/Nor does he fight singly/He goes to war with plenty of warriors…/He sends Disease first/He sends Paralysis next/He sends Loss/He sends Curses…/Death finally comes to kill the hunter’s father/Who drinks now of heavenly water.” The lines above are from Professor Bade Ajuwon's, 'Ogun’s Iremoje: A…

Nigeria’s 2025 Tax Laws: A New Fiscal Dawn or Another Paper Reform?

Posted July 3, 2025 by Freedom Square TV

For decades, Nigeria’s tax system has symbolised everything wrong with the country’s broader fiscal culture—narrow tax bases, overburdened workers, under-taxed elites, a thriving informal sector, and rampant corruption. With a tax-to-GDP ratio that has hovered between 6% and 8%, Nigeria remains one of the poorest tax performers in Africa. This…

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