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...
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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...
Kaduna State Governor, Uba Sani, has said the North possesses sufficient human capital to address its long-standing development problems if its elites work together with shared purpose and renewed commitment. The governor stated this when the leadership of the Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF), led by its Board of Trustees...
A group, known as Northern Nigeria Bridge Builders (NNBD), has faulted calls for the removal of the Service Chiefs, insisting that the military top brass are making significant progress in the fight against insecurity across the country. Speaking at a press conference in Kaduna, the Convener, Archie Sheyin, and...
Borno State Governor, Prof. Babagana Umara Zulum has reaffirmed the commitment of the Northern Governors’ Forum to reposition the New Nigeria Development Company Limited (NNDC) to a viable platform of regional economic growth. Governor Zulum chairs the implementation committee for the revitalisation of the company, which has governors of...
Northern Elders Progressive Group has urged governors in Nigeria’s North-West to collaborate with the Office of the National Security Adviser (NSA) and security agencies to pursue dialogue with bandits, aiming to halt the region’s persistent violence. In a statement made in Kaduna on Tuesday, Yusuf Abubakar, the group’s coordinator...
By HARUNA AHMED, Kano – New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) has called on Northern youths to dismiss allegations by Sen. Rabiu Kwankwaso, its former 2023 presidential candidate, that the Federal Government is marginalizing the North, labeling the claims as baseless. In a statement issued on Sunday in Lagos by...
By AMOS MATHEW, Kaduna – Former governor of Sokota State, Alhaji Attahiru Dalhatu Bafarawa, has unveiled a broad-based northern initiative focused on tackling insecurity, rebuilding social cohesion, and empowering youth, declaring that “peace is possible, unity is achievable and development is within our reach.” He made it known in...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja- Labour Party presidential candidate in the 2023 election, Peter Obi, has called on northern leaders to prioritize education as a solution to the region’s numerous challenges, including poverty. In a statement issued by his media spokesman, Ibrahim Umar, Obi emphasized the importance of education while...
The Northern Ethnic Youth Group Assembly (NEYGA), has lauded the Department of State Services (DSS) for its contributions to national stability and its ongoing fight against banditry and terrorism. In a statement signed by spokesperson of the group, Ibrahim Dan-Musa, the group noted what it said were indications of...