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“We will work against Northern candidates in 2023 Presidential Poll” -Niger Delta leaders vow

Aminu Imam

Leaders of the Niger Delta, under the aegis of the Pan Niger Delta Forum, (PANDEF), have re-echoed the warning that any political party that fields a northern candidate will not enjoy the support of four regions the South-South, South-West, South-East and the Middle Belt in the 2023 presidential election. The Niger Delta leaders warning was in a reaction to the Coalition of Northern Groups (CNGs) description of the chairman of the Southern Governors Forum and governor of Ondo State, Rotimi Akeredolu, as a threat to democracy for warning…

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Insecurity: ‘Rise up against terrorists, killers’, CNG tells Northern States

Aminu Imam

The Coalition of Northern Groups, (CNG), has urged residents of Sokoto, Zamfara, Katsina and Niger States to protect themselves against terror groups who might want to attack or impose levies and taxes on them. The CNGs National Coordinator, Balarabe Rufai, stated this while briefing newsmen in Abuja yesterday, after its meeting to review the security situation in the region. The northern group, which observed that there had been reports of an upsurge in killings, abductions, maiming and exploitation by AK47-wielding non-State actors in the 4 States, said it was high…

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2023: “Your blackmail to cede power to South wont work” CNG tells South/Middle-Belt Forum

Aminu Imam

The Coalition of Northern Groups, (CNG), Abdul-Azeez Suleiman, has said the North will not yield to the threats and provocative statements made by the Southern and Middle-Belt Forum, (SMBLF), on the 2023 presidency. Recall that the leaders from the South and Middle-Belt regions had promised not to support any political party that fields a northerner as its presidential candidate ahead of the 2023 presidential poll. The leaders, in a communiqu issued after its meeting in Abuja on Friday, said it will be backing any party that zones its presidential ticket…

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IPOBs cattle meat boycott: Northern groups ban Igbo goods to the North

Aminu Imam

The Coalition of Northern Groups, (CNG), has reacted to the Proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOBs ban on the consumption of Fulani cows (beef) in South-East, calling for a total boycott of all businesses operated by the Igbo all over the North. The CNG, through its spokesperson, Abdul-Azeez Suleiman, noted that IPOBs order, issued in a statement on Monday, by one Emma Powerful, amounts to a grave provocation and serious threat to northern commercial interests in the South-East, and by extension to the physical well-being of Northerners living as minorities…

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“Save Nigeria from bandits in 2022”, Arewa leaders urge Buhari

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…’Insecurity will affect elections’ – CNG warns…As President promises to seek support, in New Year message The Arewa Consultative Forum, (ACF), has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to improve the poor security situation in the country in 2022, reminding him that this was the primary reason the majority of Nigerians voted him into power in 2015.  The ACF National Publicity Secretary, Emmanuel Yawe, who stated this in an interview yesterday, reminded the President and his Security Chiefs that Nigerians want to feel safe and secure anywhere in their country from this…

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“Insecurity: “We were safer during Jonathan’s presidency”, Coalition of Northern Groups lament

Aminu Imam

The Coalition of the Northern Groups, (CNG), has lamented the alarming rate of killings, kidnapping, and general insecurity across the country. The CNGs Director of Strategic Communications, Isma’il Musa, said President Muhammadu Buhari should return Nigeria back to the era of ex-President Goodluck Jonathan, when the country experienced minimal insecurity. Musa, who made the call on Wednesday, berated the President over his handling of insecurity in the country. According to him, What we are begging them for now is, you know human life is very important, in fact its very…

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“Were ready for reprisal action when next any Northerner comes under attack in S/East” CNG threatens

Aminu Imam

The Coalition of Northern Group, (CNG), yesterday declared that the North would no longer remain idle when next its people are deliberately targeted and massacred in the South-East region, or anywhere in Nigeria. Its spokesperson, Abdul-Azeez Suleiman, who made this known to newsmen at a press conference, which was held in Kano State, said that the power to release the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra, (IPOB)’s separatist leader, Nnamdi Kano, only wrested and vested in the Judiciary. According to the CNG spokesperson, the North will no longer remain idle when…

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Northern students threaten to shut down Zaria city over abduction of 13 LG workers

Aminu Imam

The Student wing of the Coalition of Northern Groups, (CNG), has threatened to shut down Zaria, in Kaduna State, over the abduction of 13 local government area council workers. It was gathered that the victims were abducted while returning from a condolence visit. Some of the victims were identified as Director, Education and Social Development, Mrs. Deborah Mugu, and her deputy, Dalhatu Aliyu-Awai. They were reportedly kidnapped at Kidandan, Giwa local government area of Kaduna State, on Monday. According to a security source, the driver of the 18-seater bus which…

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Northern coalition advocates S/Easts speedy exit from Nigeria

Aminu Imam

Some members of the Coalition of Northern Groups, (CNG), have approached the Federal High Court in Abuja, asking it to order the National Assembly to ensure the exit of the South-East from Nigeria. The members said the exit could be made before the conclusion of the ongoing constitutional amendment. The plaintiffs, led by Nastura Ashir Shariff, Balarabe Rufai, Abdul-Aziz Sulaiman and Aminu Adam, explained that their action is informed on the need to curtail violence and destruction as a result of the agitation for secession championed by the proscribed Indigenous…

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North to boycott DSTV as CNG drags MultiChoice before NBC

Aminu Imam

The Coalition of Northern Groups, (CNG), has threatened that the 19 northern States may enforce a region-wide boycott of DSTV over the failure of its parent company, MultiChoice, to change its position and consider transmitting northern-based television stations. MultiChoice is the operator of DSTV and GOTV subscription TV brands. The group said it would not hesitate to embark on the boycott unless MultiChoice shows readiness to embrace content diversity towards national growth and development, which will be of benefit to the North.The group said in MultiChoices nearly three decades of…

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