Tag: North

2027: North yet to decide on Tinubus fate – Arewa youths

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AYCF Yerima Shettima

President-General of the Arewa Youth Consultative Forum, (AYCF), Yerima Shettima, has said the northern region is yet to take a unified position on whether to support, or oppose, President Bola Tinubus second-term bid in 2027. Recall that the suspended National Chairman of Arewa Consultative Forum, (ACF), Mamman Osuman, had last week said the North would support a candidate from the region against Tinubu in 2027, to save the north and the country from hardship. However, Shettima, in a published interview yesterday, said while discussions were ongoing on the matter, the…

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North will not be party to Tinubus Tax Reform Bills Gov. Zulum

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Gov. Zulum on Tax Reform Bills

Borno State governor, Babagana Zulum, has stressed that President Bola Tinubus Tax Reform Bills, currently before the National Assembly, will have detrimental effects on the North and other parts of the country if passed. In an interview on a British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) Hausa service programme yesterday, which was posted on X, Zulum stressed that the North will not be party to the proposed legislation, warning that the tax reforms would lead to economic decline, hunger, poverty, and insecurity, especially in the northern region. The governor also questioned the rush…

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Time for North to address Almajiri system challenges – Gov. Sule

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Gov. Sule on Almajiri

Nasarawa State governor and Chairman of the North-Central Governors Forum, Abdullahi Sule, has called for decisive action to address the longstanding challenges of the almajiri system in Northern Nigeria. Speaking at the inaugural regional conference on population dynamics, security, climate change, out-of-school children, and vulnerable children, held in Lafia on Tuesday, the Governor emphasised the need for the region to take responsibility for resolving the issue. According to him, “The almajiri problem is indeed a huge issue for us. Its time we stopped complaining and took the bull by the…

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ACF urges North to prioritise self-defence, amid rising insecurity

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ACF urges North

The Arewa Consultative Forum, (ACF), has called for increased public awareness on the importance of self-defence in the face of rising insecurity in northern Nigeria. Speaking during the National Executive Committee meeting held yesterday, ACF Chairman, Mamman Mike Osuman (SAN), highlighted the alarming rate of attacks, kidnappings, and killings in the region. According to the ACF, there is a need for public awareness to educate the people on the importance of self-defence in the North due to the prevailing insecurity. The chairman highlighted the alarming rate of attacks, kidnappings and…

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“WeII restore North’s electricity within 5 days” Power Minister, Adelabu assures

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Power Minister, Adelabu assures

Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, has assured that in the next five days, electricity would be restored to the 17 northern States suffering blackout due vandalisation of the Shiroro-Kaduna transmission line. The Minister gave the assurance yesterday, while briefing State House correspondents after a meeting with President Bola Tinubu. According to him, the vandalized transmission line would be repaired within three to five days. He said that the President had already instructed the National Security Adviser, (NSA) and security chiefs to provide the required security for the people that will…

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“Restore power in Kano, Kaduna, Jigawa, others” Northern senators tell FG

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Northern Senators demand

The Northern Senators Forum has asked the federal government to swiftly restore electricity supply in Kano, Kaduna, Katsina, Jigawa and other States in the North. The senators specifically asked the federal government to expedite repairs of the Shiroro-Kaduna transmission lines in order to restore reliable power supply. Recall that some parts of the North are in total blackout following a fault in the 330kV DC Transmission Line. In an issued communiqu, signed by Chairman of the Northern Senators Forum, Senator AbdulAziz ?aradua, the senators asked the Federal Government to expedite…

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“20m out-of-school children recruitment pool for Boko Haram” Obasanjo

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OBJ on out of school children

Former Nigeria’s President, Olusegun Obasanjo, says the growing number of out-of-school children in the country poses a great security risk for the nation in the future. He said that the over 20 million out-of-school children in Nigeria are only being prepared for recruitment into Boko Haram and banditry in the next 10 to 15 years. The former president said this in Bauchi yesterday, at the commissioning ceremony of some selected projects executed by Governor Bala Mohammed. He said, Let me emphasise what we want to do, human capacity building, education…

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Self-determination: “North must prepare for possible separation” - Wazirin Katsina, Prof. Lugga

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Wazirin Katsina, Prof. Lugga

Prof. Sani Abubakar Lugga, the 5th Wazirin Katsina, has called on the northern region of Nigeria to unite and prepare for self-determination, much like their southern counterparts. Speaking at a community engagement event organised by the Coalition of Northern Group (CNG) in Katsina, Lugga stressed the need for northerners to brace themselves for the possibility of separation from Nigeria, reflecting on the persistent calls for secession from the South. Lugga lamented the lack of unity among northerners in defending their rights, contrasting it with the determination of groups like the…

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“North, largest beneficiary of Tinubu’s road, bridge projects” – Ohanaeze replies Umahiscritics

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Ohanaeze replies critics

The apex Igbo socio-cultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide, has dismissed claims of inequity in the distribution of road and bridge projects across Nigeria.  These allegations were raised by one Muhammad Jamil, also known as Jadda Garko, accusing the Minister of Works, Senator David Umahi, of favoring the Southern region over the North. In a statement released by the Secretary-General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Okechukwu Isiguzoro, the organization asserted that the Northern region has actually received a larger share of infrastructure projects under the administration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. According to…

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“Truck drivers spend over N450,00 as levies transporting food from North” Presidential C’ttee Chair

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Presidential C'ttee Chair

Chairman of the Presidential Committee on Fiscal Policy and Tax Reforms, Taiwo Oyedele, has disclosed that a truck driver spends more than N450,000 as levies to transport food items such as yams from the northern part of the country to the South. Oyedele, who shared this information while speaking at the 2024 Annual Cooperate Forum hosted by Access Bank in Lagos, said the multiplicity in taxes, most of which are not official have added to the high prices of goods and services in the country. According to the committee Head,…

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