Aminu Imam, Author at Voice of Liberty NG

22 arraigned over 13 Plateau wedding guests’ killing

July 12, 2025July 12, 2025 Aminu Imam

The Plateau State Police Command has announced the commencement of the trial of the 22 suspects arrested in connection with the death of 13 wedding guests in Mangun community, Mangu local government area of the state. Recall that the incident occurred on June 20, 2025, when a bus carrying passengers from Kaduna State was attacked by a mob, resulting in the deaths and injuries of several people. Addressing newsmen at the Command’s headquarters in Jos on Thursday, the state Commissioner of Police, Emmanuel Adesina, said the police command had swiftly…

After gulping ‘$18bn in repairs, NNPCL may sell P’Harcourt, Kaduna, Warri refineries – GCEO

July 12, 2025July 12, 2025 Aminu Imam

Citing complications in revamping the Port-Harcourt, Warri and Kaduna refineries, the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) has revealed that the facilities could be sold off. The decision came after the moribund refineries had allegedly gulped about $18 billion in turnaround maintenance. The NNPCL Group Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Bayo Ojulari, disclosed the possible sale of the refineries on the sidelines of the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) International Seminar in Vienna, Austria on Thursday. Ojulari, who spoke with Bloomberg, said the NNPCL was reassessing its refinery strategies and…

FG secures fresh ₦1.2tr ($747m) loan for Lagos-Calabar highway

July 11, 2025July 11, 2025 Aminu Imam

The President Bola Ahmed Tinubu administration has secured a $747 million (roughly ₦1.2 trillion) World Bank loan facility to finance Phase-1 Section-1 of the Lagos-Calabar highway. According to a statement issued on Wednesday by the Director of Information and Public Relations at the Ministry of Finance, Mohammad Manga, the loan will finance Phase-1 Section-1 of the project, stretching 47 kilometres from Victoria Island to Eleko Village in Lagos. The project is a flagship under the ‘Renewed Hope Infrastructure Development Agenda’ of the Tinubu administration, and is expected to boost regional…

“Without Tinubu, Buhari wouldn’t have won APC primary” – Presidency

July 11, 2025July 11, 2025 Aminu Imam

The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Tomitope Ajayi, has stated that former President Muhammadu Buhari would not have secured the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential ticket without the pivotal support of President Bola Tinubu. Ajayi’s remarks follow comments made by the immediate past Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Boss Mustapha, during a book launch authored by Garba Shehu, former Senior Special Assistant to President Buhari on Media and Publicity. At the event, Mustapha asserted that no single individual was responsible for Buhari’s…

“We’re in Senate to make sacrifices, not money” – Akpabio

July 11, 2025July 11, 2025 Aminu Imam

Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, has said that lawmakers serve to sacrifice for future generations rather than to enrich themselves. Akpabio disclosed this during Wednesday’s plenary, while contributing to a debate on the general principles of the Bill for an Act to amend the Electricity Act, 2023. The Bill was sponsored by the Chairman of the Senate Committee on Power, Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe. According to him, “People think we are here in the Senate to make money, not knowing that we are here to sacrifice for future generations”. Akpabio emphasised that…

“Why I won’t support Northern candidate in 2027” – Ortom

July 11, 2025July 11, 2025 Aminu Imam

Former Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom, has reiterated his preference for the continuation of presidential leadership from the southern region in Nigeria’s next election cycle. Speaking in Makurɗi yesterday, Ortom declared his refusal to support any northern aspirant in the 2027 race, citing the need for the South to complete what he described as an uninterrupted eight-year tenure. According to him, his stance remains unchanged regardless of political developments within his party. “Till today, I, Ortom, believe in the southern presidency”, he stressed. He further insisted that if the Peoples…

Kano: Gov. appoints new Chief of Staff, DG Special Services

July 11, 2025July 11, 2025 Aminu Imam

Kano State governor, Abba Kabir Yusuf, has approved the appointment of Dr. Suleiman Wali Sani as the new Chief of Staff, Government House, Kano. The appointment, announced yesterday by the Governor’s Spokesperson, Sunusi Bature Dawakin Tofa, marks the restoration of the Office of the Chief of Staff, which was scrapped in December 2024. Dr. Sani, an accomplished medical doctor and policy expert, brings over 40 years of public service experience to his new role. A graduate of Ahmadu Bello University (ABU) Zaria, he also holds a Diploma from Bayero University…

NMDPRA branch defies PENGASSAN leadership

July 11, 2025July 11, 2025 Aminu Imam

…Vows to uphold union democracy A major rift has erupted within Nigeria’s oil workers’ union, as over 500 members of the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA) Branch have invoked the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) Constitution to hold branch elections, defying what they describe as stone-walling and unilateral control by the union’s national leadership under President Festus Osifo. The staff, under the umbrella of the NMDPRA Congress, have openly rejected the caretaker committee installed by the National Secretariat of PENGASSAN. The decision,…

Plateau: Bandits abduct palace officials, burn houses

July 11, 2025July 11, 2025 Aminu Imam

Suspected bandits have abducted three persons, including two palace administrators, and burned several houses in the Bunyun community, Bashar District in Wase local government area of Plateau State. The attack, it was gathered, occurred on Wednesday around 7:30 pm, and is believed to be linked to last Sunday’s clash between vigilantes and bandits, which resulted in the deaths of several vigilantes and the destruction of several houses. The paramount ruler of the community, Abdulbari’u Muhammad, confirmed the latest incident to newsmen in Jos, the state capital yesterday, stating that the…

“You can hate el-Rufa’i, but you can’t ignore him” – Shettima stirs 2027 speculation

July 11, 2025July 11, 2025 Aminu Imam

…Reveals Jonathan’s plot to unseat him Vice-President Kashim Shettima has stirred political debate over the 2027 presidential race when he praised former Kaduna State governor, Nasir el-Rufa’i, describing him as a force who cannot be ignored, while also revealing how former President Goodluck Jonathan once tried to remove him as Borno State governor. Speaking yesterday at the public presentation of OPL 245: Inside Story of the $1.3bn Nigeria Oil Block, a book by former Attorney General of the Federation, Mohammed Bello Adoke (SAN) – Shettima hailed el-Rufa’i as a major…