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The Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, made the declaration on behalf of the Federal Government in a statement signed by the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry, Dr Magdalene Ajani, on Wednesday. Tunji-Ojo congratulated Nigerians at home and […]","published":"2026-09-30T11:50:06Z","seen":"2026-09-30T12:09:28Z","lang":"en","country":"NG","source":{"id":"kite-thisday-com-ng-1951be","name":"thisday.com.ng","domain":"thisday.com.ng"},"via":"kite-thisday-com-ng-1951be","topics":["headlines"],"authors":["todaynews"],"story":"st_zqn4x7nqvn7e433vh2za","category":"politics","category_p":0.30000001192092896,"sentiment":"negative","tone":-0.4000000059604645,"political":0.5099999904632568},{"id":"n_uxala33p5m2fcpobijia","seq":896643,"kind":"article","title":"BREAKING: FG declares Oct. 1 public holiday for Independence anniversary","url":"https://tribuneonlineng.com/breaking-fg-declares-oct-1-public-holiday-for-independence-anniversary","summary":"The Federal Government has declared Thursday, October 1, 2026, a public holiday to commemorate Nigeria’s 66th Independence anniversary. Minister of Interior, Hon. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, announced the holiday on behalf of the Federal Government in a statement signed by the ministry’s Permanent Secretary, Dr Magdalene Ajani. Tunji-Ojo congratulated Nigerians at home and abroad on the occasion, […] The post BREAKING: FG declares Oct. 1 public holiday for Independence anniversary…","published":"2026-09-30T11:49:23Z","seen":"2026-09-30T12:09:34Z","lang":"en","country":"NG","source":{"id":"kite-tribuneonlineng-com-0494fe","name":"tribuneonlineng.com","domain":"tribuneonlineng.com","outlet":{"wikidata":"Q7033024","name":"Nigerian Tribune","type":"newspaper","country":"NG","designations":["newspaper"]}},"via":"kite-tribuneonlineng-com-0494fe","topics":["latest news","fg","october"],"authors":["Adam Mosadioluwa"],"image":"https://tribuneonlineng.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/image-351-e1773419497351.webp","mentions":2,"story":"st_zqn4x7nqvn7e433vh2za","category":"politics","category_p":0.36000001430511475,"sentiment":"negative","tone":-0.09000000357627869,"political":0.6499999761581421},{"id":"n_zqn4x7nqvn7e433vh2za","seq":896527,"kind":"article","title":"FG declares Thursday public holiday for Independence Day","url":"https://punchng.com/independence-fg-declares-thursday-public-holiday","published":"2026-09-30T11:46:00Z","seen":"2026-09-30T12:08:36Z","lang":"en","country":"NG","source":{"id":"punchng.com","name":"punchng.com","domain":"punchng.com","outlet":{"wikidata":"Q7758737","name":"The Punch","type":"newspaper","country":"NG","designations":["newspaper"]}},"via":"gdelt-gkg-english","topics":["economy","politics"],"authors":["Solomon Odeniyi"],"mentions":3,"story":"st_zqn4x7nqvn7e433vh2za","category":"politics","category_p":0.46000000834465027,"sentiment":"neutral","tone":0.4000000059604645,"political":0.6800000071525574}]}