Aminu Imam, Author at Voice of Liberty NG

Rivers: CJN intervenes in crisis, summons judges over conflicting court rulings

October 29, 2024October 29, 2024 Aminu Imam

Chief Justice of Nigeria, (CJN), Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun, has stepped into the political crisis in Rivers State, which has seen Governor Siminalayi Fubara battle with his predecessor, Nyesom Wike. The CJN has now summoned judges involved in conflicting rulings on political cases in the State. A panel of the National Judicial Council will probe the judges, and Justice Kekere-Ekun has ordered the report to be submitted this week. The panel, headed by a former Court of Appeal justice, includes two heads of courts. The CJN has also summoned the Chief…

�Almajirai, out-of-school children core problem for Northern leaders� – Sultan

October 29, 2024October 29, 2024 Aminu Imam

Sultan of Sokoto and President-General of the Nigeria Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA), Muhammad Sa�ad Abubakar II, has stated that the issue of almajirai and out-of-school children remains a serious challenge leaders in Northern Nigeria must tackle. The Sultan, who made these comments while addressing the Northern Governors Forum (NGF) during a meeting held in Kaduna yesterday, noted that there are millions of such children roaming around towns, cities, and villages across the region. He urged the governors to include this issue in their discussions, emphasising the need to…

Why Bama is suitable for Agric varsity

October 28, 2024October 28, 2024 Aminu Imam

Bama, a seventy-six kilometers from Maiduguri, the capital of Borno state, which borders Chad and Cameroun Republics, and hitherto was headquarters of the Boko Haram, has faced profound challenges due to fourteen years of insurgency, resulting in a weakened agricultural sector, stunted urban and rural development, a disrupted educational system, and severe socio-economic setbacks. Despite these hardships, Bama, strategically located in the central senatorial zone of the state, bordering the Republics of Cameroon and Chad, holds tremendous potential for growth and development. The region boasts vast expanses of fertile agricultural…

“Power outage,� deliberate move to destroy region”,Coalition of Northern Groups allege

October 28, 2024October 28, 2024 Aminu Imam

The Coalition of Northern Groups, (CNG), has expressed its deep concern over the power outage that has paralysed large parts of Northern Nigeria over the past five days. Recall that the blackout has thrown millions of households into darkness, crippled businesses, and worsened the already dire economic situation in the region. An issued statement yesterday, signed by CNG’s National Coordinator, Comrade Jamilu Aliyu Charanchi, said: �We learnt too that the first other line has been faulty for months. Yet, no effort to fix it could have saved the current avoidable…

SSANU, NASU to begin indefinite strike today

October 28, 2024October 28, 2024 Aminu Imam

The Joint Action Committee of the Non-Academic Staff Union of Educational (NASU) and Associated Institutions and Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities, (SSANU), will commence an indefinite strike on Sunday night. According to an issued statement yesterday, signed by the National President of SSANU, Mohammed Ibrahim, NASU’s General Secretary, Prince Peters Adeyemi, said the ultimatum it gave the Federal Government over its withheld salaries would expire on Sunday midnight. The unions are demanding, among others, the payment of the four-month withheld salaries, improved remuneration, earned allowances and implementation of the…

Goje disowns viral video of dollar spraying at daughter�s wedding

October 28, 2024October 28, 2024 Aminu Imam

The family of the former Governor of Gombe State, and Senator representing Gombe-Central Senatorial District, ?anjuma Goje, has refuted a viral video in which guests were spraying a couple. Recall that the wedding between Fauziyya Goje and her groom, Aliyu Abubakar, was held on Friday at the Central Mosque in Abuja. Prominent dignitaries at the wedding included President Bola Tinubu, Senate President Godswill Akpabio, Speaker of the House of Representatives Tajuddeen Abbas, former Vice-president Atiku Abubakar, serving and former governors, serving and former members of the National Assembly, and the…

NDLEA intercepts US, Europe-bound� N16.68bn drugs in shoe soles

October 28, 2024October 28, 2024 Aminu Imam

Consignments of opioids concealed in soles of shoes and hair attachments heading to the United States, United Kingdom and Cyprus have been intercepted by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, (NDLEA), at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Ikeja, Lagos and three courier companies in the State. The Agency’s Director of Media and Advocacy, Femi Babafemi, confirmed the seizures in a statement he issued yesterday. Babafemi said a total of 2,118 pills of tramadol concealed in soles of 13 pairs of shoes going to Cyprus were seized at the…

Kano Electoral Commission issues Certificates of Return to new LG chairmen

October 28, 2024October 28, 2024 Aminu Imam

The Kano Independent Electoral Commission, (KANSIEC) has issued Certificates of Return to the newly elected 44 Local Government Chairmen across the State. The certificates were issued by the Commission�s Chairman, Prof. Sani Malumfashi, yesterday. Malumfashi noted that the commission has the mandate to issue the certificates and urged the newly elected LG chairmen and councillors to discharge their duties effectively. While issuing the certificates, he said, “The Commission has the mandate to do that. They are now charged with the responsibility of attending to the official needs of their respective…

‘How farmers sold 100 solar pumps worth N400m’ � Niger Foods

October 28, 2024October 28, 2024 Aminu Imam

A food and beverages company, the Niger Foods Security Systems and Logistics Ltd., has revealed how some farmers in Niger state had sold over 100 solar pumps worth N400 million during the last dry season farming. Its Executive Director, Patience Koku disclosed this when speaking with stakeholders during the townhall meeting on preparation of the 2024/2025 dry season farming across the state, which was held at Gawu Babangida in Gurara local government area of the State. According to her, Niger Foods had installed the solar pumps in the various farms…

Gani Adams sues Sunday Igboho for N5bn over alleged privacy invasion

October 28, 2024October 28, 2024 Aminu Imam

The Aare Ona Kakanfo of Yorubaland, Iba Gani Adams, has filed a ?5 billion lawsuit against Yoruba Nation activist Chief Sunday Adeyemo, popularly known as Sunday Igboho, in an Oyo State High Court. Adams claims Igboho illegally recorded and publicly released a private phone conversation between him and another individual, without his consent, which he says has damaged his reputation. The self-styled Yoruba “nation activisy, in the suit, is seeking the enforcement of his fundamental rights, citing Section 37 of Nigeria�s 1999 Constitution (as amended), which guarantees the right to…