July 4, 2026 - Voice of Liberty NG

Banditry: “Hunger fuelling members’ recruitment in the North”, UN warns

July 4, 2026July 4, 2026 Aminu Imam

…Says 17m face ‘worst food crisis in a decade’ The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has warned that worsening hunger in northern Nigeria is pushing some desperate residents into joining bandit and armed groups, as more than 17 million people across conflict-affected states battle the region’s worst food security crisis in nearly a decade. In a statement issued on Thursday, the UN agency said a recent Cadre Harmonisé analysis revealed that over 17 million people in nine northern states are currently facing crisis, emergency or catastrophic levels of food…

FG settles NITEL, PHCN, bank workers’ ₦39bn pension liabilities

July 4, 2026July 4, 2026 Aminu Imam

The Federal Government has announced the payment of more than N39 billion in inherited pension liabilities owed to thousands of pensioners under the Defined Benefit Scheme, saying the settlement fulfils President Bola Tinubu’s commitment to clearing longstanding pension debts. The payment, announced yesterday by the Pension Transitional Arrangement Directorate, covers outstanding liabilities owed to pensioners of the defunct Nigerian Telecommunications Limited (NITEL), Mobile Telecommunications Limited (M-Tel), Power Holding Company of Nigeria (PHCN), Assurance Bank, NICON and the defunct People’s Bank of Nigeria. According to PTAD, the payments include N25.05 billion…

Sheikh Gumi condemns Igboho’s arrest of suspected bandits in Yoruba land

July 4, 2026July 4, 2026 Aminu Imam

…Warns against ethnic tension Islamic cleric Ahmad Gumi has condemned the arrest and public parade of suspected bandits by Yoruba ‘nation’ activist Sunday Adeyemo (a.k.a Sunday Igboho), warning that such actions could heighten ethnic tensions and undermine national unity. According to reports circulating on social media, Gumi cautioned against individuals or groups taking security matters into their own hands, stressing that the responsibility for arresting and prosecuting criminal suspects rests solely with law enforcement agencies. He warned that targeting people based on ethnic identity could inflame divisions and potentially trigger…

“Govt. has been compromised, looks away as Nigerians are killed” — Ex-Naval Chief

July 4, 2026July 4, 2026 Aminu Imam

A retired Nigerian Navy Commodore, (Prof.) Kunle Olawunmi has delivered a scathing assessment of Nigeria’s worsening security situation, alleging that the Federal Government had become compromised and was deliberately looking the other way while citizens were being killed by bandits and terrorists. Speaking at the maiden edition of ‘Boiling Point Extra’, a public policy discourse focused on school kidnapping and the safety of children, the retired naval officer also alleged that hostile foreign interests were playing active roles in fueling insecurity across the country. Olawunmi, a Professor of Global Counter-Terrorism,…

Counter-terrorism: US withdraws military personnel from Nigeria

July 4, 2026July 4, 2026 Aminu Imam

The United States has pulled back many of its troops in Nigeria following the May operation that killed Abu-Bilal al-Minuki, the second-in-command of ISIS, in the Lake Chad Basin. Commander of US Africa Command (AFRICOM), Dagvin Anderson, who announced the development on Thursday at a press briefing Luanda, Angola, after the conclusion of the 2026 African chiefs of defence conference, said the US, would however, retain its intelligence partnership with Nigeria. Speaking on security challenges in Africa and the US approach to supporting partners without external interference, the AFRICOM commander…

2027: PDP crisis deepens, as rival camps lay claim to candidate nominations

July 4, 2026July 4, 2026 Aminu Imam

The crisis within the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has entered a more critical phase, with rival factions now battling over the legitimacy of nomination forms and the authority to produce candidates for the 2027 general elections. What began as a leadership dispute has evolved into a contest over electoral legitimacy, raising fresh questions about which faction will ultimately present candidates recognised by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). The camp aligned with the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, insists it remains the only structure recognised by INEC…

Flooding: Kaduna govt. presents ₦2bn compensation cheques to victims

July 4, 2026July 4, 2026 Aminu Imam

Kaduna State government has presented ₦2 billion in compensation cheques to victims of flooding in the state. The state governor, Uba Sani, handed over the cheques to the affected persons during the groundbreaking ceremony for the 34 billion Rigasa/Tudun-Wada Flood and Gully Erosion Control Project on Thursday. In an issued statement, Governor Sani described the compensation and the new project as part of the state government’s commitment to tackling the persistent challenges of flooding, gully erosion, and environmental degradation across Kaduna State. “This important intervention reflects a fundamental principle that…

ADC demands judicial probe into PFIPC scandal

July 4, 2026July 4, 2026 Aminu Imam

…Names Akume, Ribaɗu, Walson-Jack, Budget Office DG The opposition African Democratic Congress (ADC) has called for a comprehensive investigation into the controversy surrounding the alleged Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council (PFIPC), insisting that several top government officials should be questioned over the matter. According to the party, in a statement issued yesterday, and signed by its National Publicity Secretary, Bolaji Abdullahi, the ADC said the Presidency’s explanation on the matter failed to answer key questions. the probe should extend beyond the man at the centre of the controversy, Adeniyi Adeyemi,…