July 17, 2026 - Voice of Liberty NG

NBMOA seeks Tinubu’s intervention over alleged Northern Media exclusion from NRS tax campaign

July 17, 2026July 17, 2026 Aminu Imam

…Cites marginalisation by MDAs Aminu Imam Chairman of Liberty TV/Radio and Chairman, Board of Trustees (BoT) of the Northern Broadcast Media Owners Association (NBMOA), Alhaji (Dr.) Ahmed Tijjani Ramalan, has appealed to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to intervene over what he described as the deliberate marginalisation of northern privately-owned radio and television stations in the Nigeria Revenue Service (NRS) ongoing nationwide tax awareness campaign. Ramalan accused the NRS of failing to patronise private radio stations and television channels under the association’s umbrella despite repeated proposals for their inclusion despite a…

‘Poverty still threatens 79% of Nigerians despite reforms’ – World Bank

July 17, 2026July 17, 2026 Aminu Imam

The World Bank has said about 79 percent of Nigerians remain poor or vulnerable to poverty despite recent economic reforms by the Federal Government. In its new Country Partnership Framework (2026–2032) and Streamlined Country Diagnostic, the Bank said 61% of Nigerians live below the poverty line, while 33% are ultra-poor and about 139 million people live in poverty, particularly in northern Nigeria. The report acknowledged that reforms introduced by the Tinubu administration – including the removal of petrol subsidy, exchange rate liberalisation and tax reforms – have stabilised the economy,…

PDP crisis: Group urges court to uphold rule of law ahead of BoT-INEC judgment

July 17, 2026July 17, 2026 Aminu Imam

A group, Democratic Nigerians, has called on the Federal High Court in Abuja to uphold the rule of law and judicial precedents as it prepares to deliver judgment in the suit filed by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Board of Trustees (BoT) against the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). In a statement issued yesterday ahead of tomorrow Friday’s judgment, the group described the case before Justice Ibrahim Olashupo Salem as a defining moment for Nigeria’s judiciary, urging the National Judicial Council (NJC), the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), and the public…

Senate queries NNPCL auditors over unexplained ₦210tr

July 17, 2026July 17, 2026 Aminu Imam

…Sets 1-week deadline The Senate Public Accounts Committee has given the external auditors of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd.) one week to provide documents explaining over ₦210 trillion recorded as receivables and payables in the company’s audited financial statements. At a hearing on Wednesday, the committee directed the auditors to submit detailed schedules and audit working papers supporting about ₦107 trillion listed as receivables and ₦103 trillion recorded as payables. The auditors had requested two weeks to retrieve the documents, saying the schedules formed part of their…

“State Police need first-line funding to block Govs.’ control” – Senate leader

July 17, 2026July 17, 2026 Aminu Imam

Leader of the 10th Senate, Senator Opeyemi Bamidele, on Wednesday, said funding of the proposed state police services should be established as a first-line charge in the 1999 Constitution, stressing that it is the only way to protect it from possible interference by state governors. He insisted that financial autonomy was key to prevention of political interference and protection of the integrity of the new policing structure. Similarly, Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Tajudeen Abbas, said a proper funding mechanism must be well spelt out before the establishment…

Alleged Kickback Defamation: Gbajabiamila sues PFIPC DG for ₦15bn

July 17, 2026July 17, 2026 Aminu Imam

Chief of Staff to the President, Femi Gbajabiamila, has filed a ₦15 billion defamation suit at the FCT High Court against Prince Adeniyi Adeyemi Matthew over allegations that he demanded a 48% kickback from a ₦27.3 billion take-off grant approved for a federal agency. Chief of Staff to the President, Femi Gbajabiamila, has filed a ₦15 billion defamation suit at the FCT High Court against Prince Adeniyi Adeyemi Matthew, who has described himself as the Director-General of the disputed Presidential Foreign Investment Promotion Council (PFIPC), over allegations that he demanded…

Religious Violence: U.S. H’Reps. backs amendment to withhold all aid to Nigeria

July 17, 2026July 17, 2026 Aminu Imam

The United States (U.S) House of Representatives has passed a spending Bill that would condition half of America’s assistance to Nigeria on the country’s measurable efforts to protect Christians from religiously motivated violence, in a move that could significantly reshape U.S.-Nigeria relations if the legislation becomes law. The provision is contained in the Fiscal Year 2027 National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs (NSRP) Appropriations Act, championed by Republican Congressman Riley M. Moore, who said the measure aligns with President Donald Trump’s “America First” foreign policy agenda. The House…