Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir, Author at Voice of Liberty NG

Bandits Attack: NSCDC hands over corpses to families of personnel in Kaduna

January 14, 2023January 14, 2023 Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir

The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) Kaduna State Command, on Saturday handed over the remaining four corpses of its personnel killed by bandits to their families for burial. Seven personnel and five others were killed by bandits in an ambush in Kuriga village in Birnin Gawri Local Government Area of the state on Monday. Earlier, the NSCDC had handed over the body of late Inspector Fidelis Yusuf for final internment on Thursday, while ASC1 Shamsudeen Labaran was buried on Jan. 10 at Anguwan Dosa cemetery according to Islamic rites.…

2023: Labour Party National Scribe says Party has taken half of Kaduna State House of Assembly

January 14, 2023January 14, 2023 Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir

National Secretary of the Labour Party (LP), Umar Farouk Ibrahim popularly called Mai-Rakumi said with two serving members of Kaduna State House of Assembly, who defected from the All Progressive Congress (APC) to Labour Party, the House is on the of the verge of being taken over by the opposition party. Ibrahim said the Deputy Speaker of the State Assembly, Isaac Auta from Kauru constituency and Suleiman Dabo from Zaria constituency, contesting now under the Labour Party to return to the Assembly, is a pointer to the victory of the…

Nigeria�s MDI Poverty Rate Blame Debate and Lessons Therefrom

January 12, 2023January 12, 2023 Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir

By;�Abubakar Ahmed Since the disclosure after the weekly Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting by Nigeria�s Minister of State for Budget and National Planning, Clement Agba insisting that the FG had done its part on poverty alleviation in the country; in response to the released document by the country�s National Bureau of Statistics that 133 million Nigerians are currently living in multidimensional poverty, reactions have trailed the disclosure especially from one of Nigeria�s tier of governments; the state governments under the auspices of Nigerian Governors� Forum, NGF. According to Agba, 72…

Appeal Court upholds Zamfara PDP Governorship primary election

January 6, 2023January 6, 2023 Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir

The Court of Appeal Sokoto division on Friday upheld the primary election which produced Dr Dauda Lawal-Dare as candidate of the PDP for the March 11, governorship election in Zamfara. The first PDP Governorship Primary election was held on May 25, 2022. The primary was challenged at Federal High Court in Gusau. The court ordered for fresh primary election which the re-run was conducted on Sept. 23, 2022 and also quashed by the same court for irregularities. Not satisfied, the Appellants, Lawal-Dare, Adamu Maina-Waziri, the chairman primary election committee and retired…

Uzbekistan arrests 4 over Indian cough syrup deaths

January 6, 2023January 6, 2023 Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir

Uzbek state security service on Friday reported that Uzbekistan arrested four people in an investigation into the deaths of 19 children who consumed cough syrup made by Indian drug maker Marion Biotech. The state security service said two of the detained were senior employees of the Scientific Centre for Standardization of Medicines, who circumvented the proper testing procedures for the Doc-1 Max cough syrup. Two others were executives of the Quramax Medikal Company that imported the Marion Biotech drugs. Marion Biotech in December 2022 said shortly after the series of…

Botswana ex-president Khama prays court to set aside arrest warrant

January 6, 2023January 6, 2023 Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir

Botswana�s former president Ian Khama on Friday filed an urgent court application seeking to strike down an arrest warrant issued against him by a magistrate. Khama, whose father Seretse Khama was Botswana�s founding president, is in a dispute with his successor and incumbent President Mokgweetsi Masisi which resulted in him quitting the ruling Botswana Democratic Party in 2019. The warrant was issued after Khama, who has been living in South Africa since November 2021, failed to show up in court to answer charges laid against him in April. They include…

Journalist arrested, more than 80 media workers detained in Iran

January 6, 2023January 6, 2023 Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir

The head of the political editorial department at the reformist newspaper Etemad has been arrested in Iran, the paper reported on Friday, citing his wife. Mehdi Beyk was arrested on Thursday and his mobile phone and notebook confiscated. In recent weeks, numerous Iranian journalists have been detained as part of a wave of arrests. According to the Committee to Protect Journalists in New York, more than 80 media workers have already been arrested. The possibilities for reporting are massively restricted in the country. Iran�s political leadership has been under enormous…

Christmas: Let’s Keep Hope Alive – Ashiru

December 26, 2022December 26, 2022 Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir

As the Christian faithful celebrate Christmas with families and friends, Right Honourable Isah Ashiru rejoices with them and all other Christians in Nigeria on this occasion which he says speaks of togetherness, peace and love. The Peoples Democratic Party PDP Gubernatorial candidate says though this year�s celebration comes amidst certain bleakness because of the varied physical challenges confronting the people, he urges them to remain steadfast and appropriate the hope that Christmas comes with, as they work towards removing these foisted difficulties. Ashiru said because Christmas tells of rekindled hope,…

Aminu Adamu�s Arrest: Coalition of Northern Group Students Wing condemns act by Aisha Buhari

December 2, 2022December 2, 2022 Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir

The Students Wing of the Coalition of Northern Groups, (CNG) has joined other concerned Nigerians in condemning what it termed the impunity with which Nigeria’s First Lady, Aisha Buhari ordered the unlawful arrest and detention without trial of a fellow student of the Federal University, Dutse, Jigawa State, Aminu Adamu. CNG in a statement signed by the Secretary, Iskil Abubakar said it find the action of the First Lady Aisha Buhari and the Department of State Services (DSS) over the arrest of a young Nigerian for merely passing a remark…

Full resignation statement of Sani Shaban from All Progressive Congress

November 28, 2022November 28, 2022 Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir

LETTER OF RESIGNATION FROM THE ALL. PROGRESSIVES CONGRESS (APC) As you may be aware, my entire Political career has been devoted to the Progressive opposition ideology, which seeks to provide good governance at all levels to the citizenry of Nigeria. I was a founding member of the All People’s Party (APP) at the advent of this 4h Republic in Nigeria. In fact, I was one of the Four (4) persons who brought to, and built up the APP in Kaduna State from inception. As you may also recall, the APP…