Aminu Imam, Author at Voice of Liberty NG

Fuel: Ɗangote Refinery bypasses marketers, begins direct supply to major consumers

June 26, 2025June 26, 2025 Aminu Imam

Ɗangote Refinery has announced a major shift in its fuel distribution strategy, revealing that it will begin supplying premium motor spirit (PMS) and automotive gas oil (diesel) directly to large-scale consumers such as manufacturers, telecommunications companies, the aviation sector, and other heavy users. The 650,000 barrels-per-day facility shared the update via a statement posted on its official X account on Sunday, noting that the new supply initiative will commence on August 15, 2025. This move marks a departure from the traditional reliance on fuel marketers, as the refinery takes full…

“APC heading for collapse, Senate now rubber-stamp” – Ndume

June 26, 2025June 26, 2025 Aminu Imam

… May join opposition if Tinubu fail Senator representing Borno-South and a former Chief Whip of the Senate, Ali Ndume, has issued a scathing critique of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the current administration under President Bola Tinubu, warning of a looming political collapse due to unprincipled defections, erosion of legislative independence, and failures in governance. Speaking during a televised interview on Tuesday, Ndume said the APC is behaving like an “overloaded ship” on the verge of capsizing, as it continues to accept defectors without ideological grounding or long-term…

Kaduna Govt counters el-Rufa’i, says Tinubu projects were Uba Sani’s achievements

June 25, 2025June 25, 2025 Aminu Imam

The Kaduna State Government has accused former governor Nasir el-Rufa’i of peddling “bare-faced lies” over claims that all projects recently commissioned by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu during his state visit were initiated under el-Rufa’i’s administration. In a strongly worded statement released on Monday, the State government dismissed el-Rufa’i’s assertions as “misleading” and a “blatant distortion of facts,” asserting that key projects commissioned by the President were either launched or completed by Governor Uba Sani. The projects in question include: The Bola Ahmed Tinubu Specialist Hospital; Three Institutes of Vocational Training…

INEC rejects ADA registration

June 25, 2025June 25, 2025 Aminu Imam

…Cites failure to meet requirements The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has announced that the proposed All Democratic Alliance, (ADA), cannot be registered as a political party at this time due to its failure to meet necessary criteria. INEC’s National Commissioner and Chairman of the Information and Voter Education Committee, Sam Olumekun, disclosed this to journalists in Abuja on Tuesday. He stated that while the Commission has received several letters of intent from aspiring political groups, none, including ADA, have fulfilled the requirements to advance to the formal registration process.…

DSS arrests 6 suspected bandits returning from Hajj at Kaduna airport

June 25, 2025June 25, 2025 Aminu Imam

A major security operation at the Kaduna International Airport has resulted in the arrest of six suspected bandits, including 3 women, moments after their return from the holy pilgrimage to Makkah. A source who begged to remain anonymous said operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS) and other sister agencies moved swiftly in the early hours of yesterday morning, intercepted the suspects at approximately 3:40 a.m. as they disembarked from a flight bringing Nigerian pilgrims home from Saudi Arabia. The source also revealed that intelligence reports linked the 6…

Adamawa: Gov. Fintiri strips Atiku Abubakar, others of chieftaincy titles

June 25, 2025June 25, 2025 Aminu Imam

Adamawa State Governor Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri has stripped former Vice President Atiku Abubakar of his revered traditional title of Wazirin Adamawa, in a directive that also affects other prominent title-holders. Although officially attributed to non-indigeneship, the decision is widely perceived as stemming from an underlying rift between the two political figures. The move was communicated in a circular dated June 20, 2025, signed by the Permanent Secretary, Department of Chieftaincy Affairs, Mrs. Adama Felicity Mamman, under the Ministry for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs. “Following the creation of new Chiefdoms…

Alleged FCCP Act breach: FG to arraign MultiChoice chairman, MD, others

June 25, 2025 Aminu Imam

The Federal Government will, on Oct. 7, arraign the Chairman of MultiChoice Nigeria Limited, Adewunmi Ogunsanya and the Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of the company John Ugbe, over allegations bordering on breach of Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Act, 2018. Justice James Omotosho fixed the date yesterday, after counsel to the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC), Chizenum Nsitem made the application due to the absence of the defendants in court. Others to be arraigned alongside the duo are six top officers of the pay-Tv company, including CEO of…

Zamfara: Bandits leader, Turji kills 44 security operatives, burns military truck

June 25, 2025June 25, 2025 Aminu Imam

Notorious bandit leader, Bello Turji, has reportedly killed no fewer than 44 security operatives, including 40 members of the Joint Task Force (JTF) and four soldiers, in a deadly ambush near Shinkafi local government area of Zamfara State. The attack was revealed in a post by security analyst Bakatsine on X yesterday. According to him, the insurgents also set fire to a military vehicle during the assault. “Bello Turji reportedly killed 40 JTF members and four soldiers near Shinkafi LGA, Zamfara State, burning a military vehicle”, Bakatsine wrote. Turji also…

Outrage, as NNPCL fails to account for ₦210tr

June 25, 2025June 25, 2025 Aminu Imam

…Transparency Int’l demands probe Public outrage has erupted over the alleged disappearance of ₦210 trillion from NNPCL’s 2017–2023 audited financials, revealed during a Senate hearing. The Senate Committee on Public Accounts issued a one-week ultimatum for NNPCL to explain. Recall that on Wednesday last week, at a session of the Senate Committee on Public Accounts chaired by Aliyu Wadada, the Nigerian public was exposed to the missing ₦210 trillion on NNPCL’s audited statement. Wadada did not mince words when he and his committee issued a one-week ultimatum to NNPCL to…

Crisis rocks SDP; Chairman, Gabam suspended, as thugs invade party HQ

June 25, 2025June 25, 2025 Aminu Imam

…Gabam denies allegations The Social Democratic Party, (SDP) has plunged into crisis following the suspension of its National Chairman, Shehu Gabam, alongside National Auditor Nnadi Clarkson and National Youth Leader Chukwuma Uchechukwu, over serious allegations of financial misconduct. Announcing the decision, SDP’s National Publicity Secretary, Rufus Aiyenigba, said the party’s National Working Committee (NWC) took the action based on overwhelming evidence linking the trio to embezzlement, misappropriation of party funds, and unauthorized transactions. Aiyenigba stressed that the suspension was necessary to uphold the party’s integrity and allow for a thorough…