Olubadan, Ooni, Olugbon, others secure full freedom for Sunday Igboho

Except for any unforeseen contingency, the Yoruba Nation activist, Chief Sunday Adeyemo, popularly known as Sunday Igboho, may return to the country any moment from now and will also be fully reintegrated after his clearance had been granted by the Presidency. The activist had fled the country in July 1, 2021, following the invasion of his Ibadan […]

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The Press: Between Freedom and Responsibility, By Onikepo Braithwaite

World Press Freedom Day: Freedom of Expression and the Press is Not Absolute  Last Friday was World Press Freedom Day, and consequently, it seems apposite for me to, once again, examine the topic of Freedom of the Press and Expression vis-à-vis the issue of regular allegations of abuse of these fundamental rights of others by […]

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Yearning for One Nation Bound in Freedom, Peace and Unity, By Matthew Hassan Kukah

Today, most Nigerians have become cynical about conferences, seminars, committees, commissions and so on, because it is generally perceived that these initiatives are largely a distraction from the main problems of our dear country. There are two classes of respondents to these events. The first are those who believe that governments do not have the […]

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Freedom vs. Fatwa, By Abimbola Adelakun

Last Friday, author Sir Salman Rushdie was stabbed at a literary event in New York. The attack culminated the many years of harassment by religious fundamentalists over his 1988 novel, The Satanic Verses. When the book was published, Muslims took umbrage over its contents and demonstrated their feelings through public protests and book burnings. Several […]

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Nigeria: Taking a stand for freedom and liberty, By Bamidele Ademola-Olateju

Everyday, every new evil, every mass abduction, kidnapping for ransom, herdsmen killing, has become a test of what we can tolerate. When evil visit To purge evil from this land and to rid all antecedents that fed it, our best is what we have to do by every legal, constitutional, and moral means.To purge evil […]

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After 7 months in Boko Haram captivity, Plateau Pastor regains freedom

Rev. Polycarp Zongo, a pastor at COCIN Wild Life Park, Jos, Plateau State, Nigeria, has regained freedom seven months after he was kidnapped by Islamic State militants in Gombe State. The cleric was among several humanitarian workers and civilians released by the terrorists on Monday, June 14 in Maiduguri, Borno State. Rev. Zongo on Tuesday, June […]

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