Aminu Imam, Author at Voice of Liberty NG

Kwankwaso threatens to leave NDC if his candidates are replaced

June 9, 2026June 9, 2026 Aminu Imam

…As Party insists on 60/40 formula The Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) has replaced several candidates earlier submitted by the Kwankwasiyya faction in Kano State over an alleged breach of a power-sharing agreement according to reports. According to a document signed by Kano State NDC Chairman, Hon. Hussaini Isah Mairiga, the changes were made to reflect the earlier agreement on the distribution of party positions and elective tickets between the existing NDC structure and the Kwankwasiyya bloc. The document was copied to National Leader Senator Seriake Dickson, Kwankwasiyya leader Rabiu Musa…

Judiciary: “Go to court’ has become a shield for injustice” – Jonathan

June 9, 2026June 9, 2026 Aminu Imam

…Warns against compromised justice, strongman politics Former President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan has ignited widespread debate across Nigeria’s political and social landscapes with a pointed remark on Nigeria’s judicial system. Delivered during the ‘2026 Law Week’ of the Nigerian Bar Association’s Yenagoa Branch in Bayelsa State, his home state, the statement blends a purported East African proverb with sharp criticism of contemporary governance and judicial trust. Speaking at an event where he served as chairman and alongside Kenyan Pan-Africanist Prof. Patrick Lumumba (whom he referenced for confirmation of the saying), Jonathan…

“2027 will be a tough battle” – Senator Ndume

June 9, 2026June 9, 2026 Aminu Imam

…Says Tinubu faces Obi, Atiku Senator representing Borno-South constituency, Ali Ndume, has broken ranks with the APC’s public optimism, admitting that the 2027 presidential race will be “a tough fight” while accusing President Bola Tinubu’s inner circle of failing to tell him “the fact—the truth” about the looming opposition threat. Speaking on television yestrday, Ndume responded to the host’s warning that “the storm is coming. Atiku is coming, Peter Obi is coming, Seyi Makinde is coming” and that 2027 could see “APC packing from the Villa.” “I’m not that worried,…

Court voids ₦110bn SUVs, allowance schemes spending for NASS members

June 8, 2026June 8, 2026 Aminu Imam

The Federal High Court sitting in Lagos has declared unlawful the 10th National Assembly’s controversial ₦110 billion vehicle and allowance schemes, ruling that the spending of ₦40bn on 465 vehicles for lawmakers and ₦70bn in support allowances for newly elected members breached procurement laws, constitutional obligations, and the public trust. The court also ordered the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, and Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas “to ensure that all future procurements or expenditure of public funds by the National Assembly comply strictly with due process requirements and…

Households groan, as rising cooking gas cost hits ₦2,400/kg

June 8, 2026June 8, 2026 Aminu Imam

Nigerians in major cities are groaning under the rising cost of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG), commonly called cooking gas, as the price has climbed to as high as ₦2,400 per kilogramme in some retail outlets. The sharp increase has worsened hardship for households already struggling with high food prices, transport costs and other living expenses. Findings have showed that while some filling stations sold cooking gas between ₦1,650 and ₦1,900 per kilogramme, neighbourhood retailers and black market operators charged as much as ₦2,400 per kilogramme, depending on location. A housewife…

PDP Crisis: Wabara-led BoT sues INEC over recognition of Turaki-led Interim NWC

June 8, 2026June 8, 2026 Aminu Imam

The Board of Trustees (BoT) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), led by Senator Adolphus Wabara, has sued the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), seeking recognition of the party’s interim National Working Committee (NWC) headed by Tanimu Turaki. In the suit filed at the Federal High Court in Abuja on June 4, the PDP BoT asked the court to compel INEC to update its records and publish the Turaki-led NWC, whose details were submitted to the Commission on May 4. The plaintiffs, including former Senate President Wabara, ex-Niger State governor…

Political leaders, activists to storm Lagos for June 12 anniversary

June 8, 2026June 8, 2026 Aminu Imam

Movement for Credible Elections, (MCE), in conjunction with ‘June 12 Pro-Democracy Movement of Nigeria’, has announced that it will host top political leaders and leading activists in the country in commemoration of this year’s ‘June 12 Democracy Day’ anniversary in Nigeria. According to an issued statement yesterday, signed by the Chairman, LOC, June 12 Movement of Nigeria, Anthony Kila: “The focus of the 2026 National Democracy commemoration will be: ‘Electoral Acts 2026, INEC and Sanctity of the 2027 Elections’ and ‘Poverty, Insecurity and Credible Elections in Nigeria’, as stakeholders at…

Atiku accuses Babachir Lawal of ethnic prejudice

June 8, 2026June 8, 2026 Aminu Imam

Former Vice-President and presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Atiku Abubakar, has accused former Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Babachir Lawal, of promoting ethnic prejudice and peddling conspiracy theories. Atiku said Lawal’s recent attacks on him were not backed by facts or evidence but were driven by ethnic profiling and inflammatory rhetoric. In an issued statement issued yestetday by his Senior Special Assistant on Public Communication, Phrank Shaibu, Atiku said the most troubling part of Lawal’s comments was the attempt to link an entire ethnic group…

Oyo Abduction: Mbaka faults Makinde, says Govs. must secure citizens

June 8, 2026June 8, 2026 Aminu Imam

Spiritual Director of Adoration Ministry, Enugu, Nigeria (AMEN), Rev. Fr. Ejike Mbaka, has stated that state governors must be held responsible for the safety of citizens. The clergyman stated this while reacting to the abduction of teachers and pupils from schools in Oriire local government area. Recall that the abductors, who attacked three schools in Esinele, Yawota and Alawusa communities on May 15, reportedly demanded the release of detained terrorist commanders, payment of ransom, two Hilux vehicles and the implementation of Sharia-related law before freeing the captives. Reacting to the…

“Declare ‘State of Emergency’ on insecurity now”, CAN urges FG

June 8, 2026June 8, 2026 Aminu Imam

The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), South-West region, has decried the escalating insecurity affecting many parts of the country, calling on governments and other stakeholders to act decisively on the matter. To this end, the group has urged the Federal Government to declare a state of emergency on insecurity in Nigeria. This call was articulated in a statement issued by the CAN Chairman in the South-West region, Bishop Barnabas Akin-Akinsanya, which was made available to our correspondent in Akure, Ondo State, yesterday. The statement expressed profound concern and deep anguish…