Coalition of Indigenous Middle Belt Organisations (CIMBO) has declared its total support for the Middle Belt Forum (MBF) in rejecting the proposed monthly ₦1 billion contribution by northern governors to the Northern Nigeria Security Trust Fund (NNSTF), urging governors of Middle Belt states to instead deploy the funds to...
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The 19 Northern States Governors’ Forum has inaugurated the Board of Trustees of the Northern Nigeria Security Trust Fund as part of renewed efforts to tackle insecurity across the region through coordinated action, intelligence sharing and resource mobilisation. Former Minister of Defence, Alhaji Mahmud Yayale Ahmed, and former Chief...
Former Kano State Governor and national leader of the Kwankwasiyya movement, Rabiu Kwankwaso, has faulted comments made by former Borno State Governor, , over the political strength of in Northern Nigeria. Reacting in a post shared on X on Tuesday, Kwankwaso said he was disappointed by Sheriff’s remarks during...
Arewa Youth Forum (AYF), representing millions of youth across northern Nigeria, has commended the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Joash Amupitan, SAN, for his leadership of the Commission and the marked improvement in the conduct of recent elections, pledging the Forum’s full support and active...
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has reaffirmed the Federal Government’s commitment to strengthening collaboration with traditional institutions as part of efforts to advance peace, security, national cohesion, and sustainable development across Nigeria. Representing President Tinubu at the 8th Executive Committee Meeting of the Northern Traditional Rulers’ Council (NTRC) on Monday...
A storm is brewing within the Arewa Consultative Forum (APC) following allegations of grievous misconduct against the Chairman of its Board of Trustees (BOT) Alhaji Bashi Dalhatu prompting a recommendation for his suspension and a full forensic audit of the forum’s finances. Chairman of the Ethics and conduct Committee,...
Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) has warned that Nigeria’s worsening insecurity is fast crippling the nation’s economy and threatening food security, calling for an urgent redirection of government spending toward ending the crisis. In a communiqué issued after its 38th Board of Trustees meeting in Abuja, presided over by its...
Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) has expressed deep concern over the escalating wave of terrorist attacks across parts of the country, warning that Nigeria risks sliding into anarchy if urgent and decisive measures are not taken. In a statement issued by its National Publicity Secretary, Prof. T. A. Muhammad-Baba, the...
Christian leaders from the 19 Northern states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) have formally adopted a new identity, unveiling the Forum of Northern Christians, also known as the Northern Christian Association, in a move aimed at clarifying their mandate and strengthening their regional voice. The decision was taken...
Non-governmental organisation, the Coalition of Northern Groups (CNG), has urged Nigerians to vote for leaders in the 2027 general elections based on their ability to tackle the nation’s economic and security challenges, rather than along religious, tribal or regional lines. The call was made during a one-day public lecture...
Northern Nigeria Youth Leaders Forum (NNYLF) on Monday formally declared its support for the re-election of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in 2027, unveiling a N200 million fund to purchase the President’s nomination form when it becomes availab The declaration was made at a high-level youth leadership and stakeholders’ engagement...
Northern leaders plan major conference to review region’s challenges 60 years after Sardauna’s death
Northern leaders plan major conference to review region’s challenges 60 years after Sardauna’s death
Board of Trustees (BoT) Chairman of the Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF), Alhaji Bashir M. Dalhatu, has announced plans by Northern groups and institutions to organise a major conference to reassess the region’s trajectory, sixty years after the assassination of Sir Ahmadu Bello, the Sardaunan Sokoto. Dalhatu disclosed this on...
Northern Christian Association of Nigeria (Northern CAN) has distributed food items to no fewer than 1,000 vulnerable households as part of its Christmas humanitarian intervention in violence-affected communities of Kaduna State. The exercise, which was flagged off on Wednesday in Maraban Rido, Kaduna, targeted victims of violence, widows, orphans,...
Arewa Joint Initiative for Peace has condemned what it described as a coordinated smear campaign against the Minister of State for Defence, Bello Mohammed Matawalle, accusing the Coalition of Northern Groups (CNG) of engaging in divisive and unpatriotic conduct. Addressing a press conference in Kaduna on Tuesday, the group...
The Chairman of the Northern States Governors’ Forum and Governor of Gombe State, Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya, CON, has called for an extraordinary level of unity, courage and collective responsibility to confront the deepening security and socioeconomic crises threatening Northern Nigeria. Speaking at the Joint Northern States Governors’ Forum and...
Northern governors and traditional rulers on Monday opened a crucial joint meeting in Kaduna, with insecurity, climate change and the alarming rise in Almajiri and out-of-school children dominating deliberations. Chairman of the Northern States Governors’ Forum (NSGF) and Governor of Gombe State, Alhaji Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya, in his keynote...
Kaduna State Governor, Senator Uba Sani, has described the Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) as the North’s foremost intellectual engine room, urging the body to continue shaping policy, guiding governance, fostering dialogue, and preserving unity across the region. The governor made the remarks in Kaduna at the 25th anniversary celebration...
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has warned that the North faces prolonged stagnation and worsening insecurity unless its leaders urgently rebuild unity and embrace a clear, development-driven vision for the region. Speaking at the 25th anniversary dinner of the Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) in Kaduna on Friday, Atiku said...
Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) has rolled out a series of major activities to celebrate its 25th anniversary, marking what it described as a “significant milestone in the region’s pursuit of unity, peace, and development.” The chairman of the ACF Board of Trustees, Alhaji Bashir Dalhatu, announced this while addressing...
Northern governors lament ‘senseless’ kidnapping of Kebbi schoolgirls, demand swift rescue operation
Northern governors lament ‘senseless’ kidnapping of Kebbi schoolgirls, demand swift rescue operation
Northern States Governors’ Forum (NSGF) has denounced the attack on Government Girls’ Comprehensive Senior Secondary School, Maga, in the Danko/Wasagu area of Kebbi State, where 25 female students were kidnapped and a school official reportedly killed. Speaking in Gombe on Monday, the forum’s chairman and Gombe State Governor, Inuwa...