Tag: Northern Youths

Northern youths raise alarm over alleged plot to remove Service Chiefs

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Arewa Youth Assembly

Northern youths under the umbrella of the Arewa Youth Assembly (AYA) have raised concerns over what they described as an alleged plot by certain political actors and power brokers to orchestrate the removal of Nigeria’s Service Chiefs, warning that any attempt to politicise the nation’s security leadership could undermine ongoing efforts to tackle insecurity. The spokesperson of the group, Aliyu Sanni Mohammed, at a press conference in Abuja, alleged that credible concerns had emerged suggesting that some influential individuals may have held meetings outside Nigeria aimed at engineering the removal…

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Kidnappings: Northern youths urge criminalisation of ransom payments

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Northern youths on kidnappings

The Northern Youth Council of Nigeria, (NYCN), has urged security authorities to urgently criminalise and enforce laws against ransom payments to end kidnappings in Nigeria. This was contained in an open letter yesterday in Kaduna by the NYCN national president, Isah Abubakar, addressed to the National Security Adviser (NSA) and other top security officials. The letter, dated January 3, 2026, was also copied to the minister of defence, Chief of Defence Staff, service chiefs, and the Inspector-General of Police, (IGP). Abubakar said he wrote on behalf of the NYCN and…

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Northern youths storm Kano mosque, hold prayers for Seyi Tinubu

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Kano youths Seyi Tinubu

…Says ‘he deserves this honour’ Some Northern youths on Friday gathered at Ansar-Ud-Deen Society Mosque, Sabon-Gari in Kano, where they held special prayers as part of activities to mark the 40th birthday of President Bola Tinubu’s son, Seyi Tinubu.  The youths who gathered under the auspices of Youth Alliance for Northern Development (YAND), prayed to God to grant Seyi Tinubu a long life and prosperity as he celebrated his 40th birthday.  The Convener of the group, Seyi Olorunsola, told journalists that the special prayer session was part of the activities…

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“El-Rufa’i must face scrutiny” – Northern youths

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Civic Group on el Rufa'i

The Northern Youth Frontiers, (NYF), has called on former Kaduna State governor, Nasir el-Rufa’i to submit himself to scrutiny over allegations of misappropriation of state funds during his tenure, insisting that accountability is non-negotiable for public officers. The group also urged all leaders, past and present, to embrace responsibility to the public, noting that true leadership is characterised by humility and a willingness to be held accountable. In a statement issued yesterday by its National Coordinator, Sama Musa, the group expressed concern that el-Rufa’i has allegedly resisted attempts to probe…

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Well take over ACF Secretariat if Chairman is not reinstated- Northern Youth group

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Northern Youth group threatens

The Northern Youth Assembly (NYA) has threatened to take over the Secretariat of the Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF), in Kaduna in protest if Chairman of the Forum, Mamman Mike Osuman, is not reinstated back to office in the next seven days. Recall that Mamman was recently suspended by the Board of Trustees (BOT) of the ACF for saying that ACF will only support a Northern Presidential candidate in the 2027 general election. According to the NYA, it received with shock, the statement jointly signed by Bashir Muhammad Dalhatu and Murtala…

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“Sack Wike now” Northern youths urge Tinubu

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Northern youths on Wike

Northern Youth Leaders Forum, (NYLF), has demanded the sack and arrest of the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, over what they described as a threat to democracy. This was expressed in a statement by the NYLF, comprising almost 50 youth groups from the 19 Northern states and FCT. Recall that Wike, on Saturday, August 31, 2024, in Port-Harcourt, Rivers State, publicly threatened to cause a crisis of whatever form in the PDP-controlled States because the PDP governors expectedly identified with one of them in the Rivers…

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Northern Youths agree to denounce planned nationwide protest

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Northern Youths agree

The Sir Ahmadu Bello Memorial Foundation, in partnership with ‘Arewa Think Tank’, have organised a one-day conference “Youth Assembly” on the nationwide planned protest by aggrieved youths against the Government of President Bola Ahmad Tinubu over socio-economic hardship in the country. According to the communiqu, issued and read after the meeting by its Convener, Muhammad Alhaji Yakubu, held at Ahmadu Bello Memorial Lecture Hall in Kaduna, noted that the conference theme: “Fuel Your Creativity: Choosing Entrepreneurship for Progress”, resonated well with the Northern youths and held significant potential for the…

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Tinubus lopsided appointments: “North has no right to complain over” – Northern Forum

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The Northern Youth Leaders Forum (NYLF) says the northerners have no right to complain about President Bola Tinubus lopsided appointments. This development is coming after an earlier report on some northern leaders who accused President Tinubu of lopsided appointments in favour of the South West, the region he (Tinubu) hails from. Also, recall that an Islamic cleric, Ahmad Gumi, had during one of his sermons recently, attacked Tinubu for appointing Southern Christians into key positions, saying the President would not get a second term in office, while also accusing the…

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Alleged N20bn payment: Northern Youths tell Mele Kyari to step aside for unfettered probe

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Northern Youth Council of Nigeria, NYCN has called for National Petroleum Corporation Limited NNPCL, Chief Executive Officer Kolo Mele Kyari, to step aside to allow for an unfettered probe by the House of Representatives into the alleged payment of 20 billion naira to a ghost consultant. The group accused the NNPC of manipulating the fuel subsidy regime, as seen during the acute fuel scarcity that lasted over six months. A statement issued by the president of the group, Isa Abubakar, revealed that Nigerians were buying fuel at about 400 Naira…

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Calls For Gumis Arrest: “Touch cleric, touch fire”, Northern Youths warn

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Following the call for the arrest of the Kaduna-based Islamic scholar, Sheikh Ahmed Abubakar Gumi, the Northern Youths Council of Nigeria, (NYCN), has warned that anyone who touches the cleric will have it to contend with. The NYCN, in an issued press statement yesterday, signed by its National President, Isah Abubakar, expressed its dissatisfaction with some individuals, under the aegis of Coalition for Peace in Nigeria (COPIN), over a statement allegedly issued, urging the Department for State Services (DSS) to arrest and prosecute the Kaduna-based Islamic cleric over his alleged…

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