Vice President, Senator Kashim Shettima, has issued a rallying cry to the North for President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s reelection in the 2027 presidential election, declaring that the region has absolutely nothing to fear from a second term for the President. With urgent intensity, he implored northern leaders and citizens...
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Former Kaduna Central Senator, Shehu Sani, has warned that attempts by northern political leaders to reclaim the presidency in 2027 could reignite separatist agitations in southern Nigeria, arguing that the prospect of continued southern leadership has helped ease calls for secession. Sani said the expectation that President Bola Tinubu...
A prominent northern youth leader, Alhaji Ibrahim Dan-Musa, has lauded the Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lieutenant General Waidi Shaibu, noting that the nation is currently witnessing the tangible impact of a revitalized military force. Speaking in Lafia following a meeting of the Northern Ethnic Youth Group Assembly, Alhaji...
The Office of the Vice President has clarified recent remarks by Vice President Kashim Shettima on the role of northern governors in President Bola Tinubu’s emergence as the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) ahead of the 2023 general election. In a statement issued on Thursday by...
Student leaders from tertiary institutions across the 19 Northern States and the Federal Capital Territory have endorsed President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for re-election in 2027, pledging to mobilise students across the region in support of his candidacy. The endorsement was announced at the inauguration of the Students’ Wing of...
Northern leaders and stakeholders have acknowledged deep-rooted social, political and leadership failures across the region, warning that insecurity, neglect of education, corruption, elite rivalry and the Almajiri crisis are threatening the future of Northern Nigeria. The concerns were contained in the communiqué of the third Late General Hassan Usman...
Kaduna State Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs, Hon. Sadiq Mamman-Lagos, has urged Northern politicians agitating for a change of government in 2027 to allow President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to complete his constitutional tenure. Mamman-Lagos said it was the turn of the South to occupy the presidency, urging...
Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has congratulated the Hausa community across Nigeria on the occasion of International Hausa Day, commending the ethnic group for its enduring contributions to the country’s unity, economic growth and cultural heritage. In a goodwill message released on Thursday as the Hausa...
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...
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...