Tag: Traditional Rulers

2023: Northern traditional rulers, retired military officers back Atiku

Aminu Imam

Prominent traditional rulers and notable retired military officers from the Northern part of the country have thrown their weight behind the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, over what they perceived as the unsalutary manner the Rivers State governor, Nyesom Wike, is insisting Atiku must force the national chairman of the party, Senator Iyorchia Ayu, to resign. The eminent northern leaders have also resolved to adopt a campaign slogan of ‘Atiku, namu namu ne‘, meaning ‘Atiku is our own’ in Hausa language, as their slogan.…

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Insecurity: 113 traditional rulers kidnapped in 4 yrs – Report

Aminu Imam

At least 113 traditional rulers have been kidnapped in different parts of Nigeria in the past four years, according to published data yesterday. The data published covered the years 2018 to date during which several monarchs fell victims to this menace, which has become a new normal in the country. The unabated rising insecurity in Nigeria, which manifested with intensity across the country, with various attacks on schools and individuals, is now threatening the traditional institutions. Given the recent scenarios, the traditional rulers have particularly come under increasing attack. Apart…

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Kaduna: Adara communities kick against el-rufai’s planned traditional institutions reform

Aminu Imam

The National President of Adara Development Association (ADA), Dio Awemi Maisamari, has accused the Kaduna State governor, Nasiru Ahmed el-Rufa’i, of harbouring a hidden agenda against the Adara communities and majority Christian domains of Kaduna State under the guise of reforms in the Bill. The accusation came via a press statement issued in Kaduna after the association’s congress, which was held yesterday. The Adara people, the second-largest ethnic nationality in Kaduna State, who claim a population of one million and occupy Kachia and Kajuru local government areas (LGAs), in the…

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