Aminu Imam, Author at Voice of Liberty NG

South-East: Schools shut, streets deserted for Biafra Day

May 31, 2025May 31, 2025 Aminu Imam

Schools and businesses across the Southeast states of the country have been shut down following the commemoration of May 30, Biafra Day. Also, banks and financial institutions remained closed with streets in Owerri, Imo State; Umuahia and Aba in Abia State; and Enugu deserted. Recall that the leadership of the banned Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) had announced the enforcement of a sit-at-home order in the South-East states. The IPOB said the sit-at-home order in these states is aimed at honouring the soldiers who died during the cause of the…

Kaduna ranks 1st in Transparency, E-Governance, Service Delivery

May 31, 2025May 31, 2025 Aminu Imam

Kaduna State has been ranked the best-governed state in Nigeria, clinching the top spot in the newly released CIAPS Governance Performance Index (CGPI) with a score of 73%. The ranking reflects Kaduna’s outstanding strides in transparency, e-governance, and service delivery under the leadership of Governor Uba Sani. The CGPI, published by the Centre for International Advanced and Professional Studies (CIAPS), evaluated all 36 states across key metrics including digital governance, public accountability, responsiveness, and administrative efficiency. Kaduna outperformed Delta (70%), Anambra (65.5%), Niger (65.1%), and Lagos (64%), among others. This…

Former IGP Muhammad Adamu Condoles Nasarawa Community, Decries Banditry After Village Chief’s Abduction

May 30, 2025May 30, 2025 Aminu Imam

…Urges Unity Against Insecurity Former Inspector-General of Police, (IGP) Muhammad Abubakar Adamu, has condoled with the people of Sangarin Dari village, in Kokona Local Government Area of Nasarawa State, after bandits abducted a village chief, Emmanuel Omanji. Adamu, who served as IGP from 2019 to 2021 under the Muhammadu Buhari’s administration, who expressed his condolence to newsmen on Friday,said he was deeply saddened by the way the bandits abducted the monarch, praying that God would rescue him safely and reunite him with his family. According to the former IGP, the…

SURWASH raises alarm over implementation bottlenecks

May 30, 2025May 30, 2025 Aminu Imam

Half way through the 6-yr period the Sustainable Urban and Rural Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (SURWASH) to implement its mandate, the seven participating states are alleging undue interference by the supervising ministry. The programme consist of financing by utilizing a $700m investment financing instrument that is being used to facilitate technical assistance for states and selected implementing institutions to address critical institutional development. Participating States, Delta, Ekiti, Gombe, Imo, Kaduna, Katsina and Plateau, are expected to fund projects from their state budgets and after verification by an independent verification…

Nigeria’s silent crisis: Why schools are struggling to hire teachers

May 29, 2025May 29, 2025 Aminu Imam

By Habib Tijani Despite a surplus of education graduates, Nigeria faces an alarming shortage of teachers. Stakeholders blame poor renumeration of teachers, politicization of the recruitment system and a loss of respect for the profession as the root causeof the crisis in Nigerian education system. Schools across Nigeria are groaning under the weight of a growing crisis—an acute shortage of qualified teachers. While thousands of young Nigerians graduate from colleges of education and universities each year, the number of employed teachers in public schools remains woefully inadequate. Recent data from…

4 Pakistanis arrested, as Army links foreign mercenaries to Boko Haram, ISWAP fighters

May 29, 2025May 29, 2025 Aminu Imam

Foreign mercenaries are increasingly bolstering the capabilities of groups such as Boko Haram and the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP), according to the Theatre Commander of ‘Operation Haɗin Kai’, Major-General AbdulSalam Abubakar,. Addressing newsmen during a media tour in Maiduguri, Borno State, Abubakar warned that the infiltration of foreign fighters has significantly escalated the threat level, introducing more sophisticated tactics and weaponry into the conflict. “These foreign elements have not only brought in arms but are providing tactical and strategic training to terrorist groups”, he said. “We have seen…

Two Years of Renewed Hope: IGP (Rtd) Adamu Salutes President Tinubu’s Transformative Strides

May 28, 2025May 28, 2025 Aminu Imam

In a goodwill message to mark the second anniversary of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s administration, former Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Muhammed Abubakar Adamu, has described the President’s leadership as impactful and transformative. He commended the strides made across key sectors and urged Nigerians to support the government’s reform efforts. Recall that President Tinubu, who assumed office in May 2023, has spent the last two years implementing wide-ranging reforms under the Renewed Hope Agenda. The administration is credited with improvements in power supply, with generation rising to over 6,000 megawatts, and…

Saudi Arabia declares June 6 as Eid-el-Adha, after crescent moon sighting

May 28, 2025May 28, 2025 Aminu Imam

Saudi Arabia has officially announced the sighting of the Dhul Hijjah crescent moon, marking the beginning of the 12th and final month of the Islamic lunar calendar. According to Haramain Sharifain, a prominent Saudi-based Islamic news platform, the new month will commence today, Wednesday. The sighting sets the stage for key Islamic observances that follow in the month of Dhul Hijjah, including the Day of Arafah on Thursday, June 5, and Eid-el-Adha (Sallah) on Friday, June 6. The Day of Arafah is the spiritual peak of the Hajj pilgrimage, during…

May 27: Tinubu pledges ‘renewed commitment’ to Nigerian children

May 28, 2025May 28, 2025 Aminu Imam

President Bola Tinubu has reaffirmed his administration’s commitment to protecting the rights, dreams, and futures of every Nigerian child, as the nation marks the 2025 International Children’s Day yesterday. In an address to children across the country yesterday, the President described them as “the pride and future of our great nation,” underscoring the government’s moral, constitutional, and intergenerational duty to ensure their protection, development, and safety. “Our children are the most precious part of our national fabric, the heartbeat of our nation’s future, and the custodians of tomorrow’s promise, innovation,…

FG clears 200,000 passport backlogs, pays ₦28bn debts – Tunji-Ojo

May 28, 2025May 28, 2025 Aminu Imam

Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, says the Federal Government has cleared over 200,000 unprocessed passport applications since he assumed office. Tunji-Ojo also revealed that ₦28 billion in old debts have been paid off, all without extra funding from the Government. The Minister, who made these announcements during the ‘Access Bank Guest Lecture Series’, which was held in Lagos on Monday, spoke on the topic: “Dare to Dream, Dare to Innovate”, and called for bold leadership, system reform, and the smart use of technology. “Leadership is not about reacting to problems,…