Tag: northern elders
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Tinubu’s approach to insecurity “calming the storm” – Northern elders
The Northern Elders Progressive Group, has commended President Bola Tinubu’s “bull by the horns’ approach in the fight against insecurity in the northern region. Chairman of the group in the Northwest, Alhaji Mustafa Dutsinma, in a statement on Thursday in Kaduna, praised Tinubu’s new strategy, dubbed “Fansan Yamma,” which has recorded significant positive results in…
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Northern Elders caution Tinubu against plans to reconcile with bandits’ kingpin, Bello Turji
A Northern group, the Arewa Elders Progressives has cautioned President Bola Tinubu against falling for the antics of notorious Zamfara bandits’ kingpin, Bello Turji,
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2023: Implosion looms in PDP as northern elders dump Atiku for Saraki, Mohammed
The PDP Northern Elders after a closed-door meeting with General Ibrahim Badamosi Babangida on Friday evening in Minna adopted Dr Bukola Saraki and Bauchi State Governor Bala Mohammed as their consensus candidates.
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Insecurity: Northern Elders warn against declaring all Fulanis terrorists
Northern Elders under the aegis of the Northern Elders Forum, have warned against any move targeted at designating all Fulani persons as terrorists. The elders warned against the backdrop of a Federal High Court in Abuja, presided by Justice Taiwo had declared the bandits terrorising parts of the North as terrorists, saying their criminal activities…
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Northern Elders: Why Buhari should not release IPOB leader, Nnamdi Kanu
The Northern Elders Forum, NEF has advised President Muhammadu Buhari not to release detained Leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu from custody. Recall that Buhari after a meeting with the Southeast elders promised to consider a lighter resolution but worried that such would interfere with the principles of separation of…
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Zoning: North has pride, nobody can buy us come 2023 – Northern elders
The Northern Elders Forum (NEF) has said that the North is not for sale no matter the pressure or antics from the southern governors to zone the presidency to the south. The NEF spokesman, Dr. Hakeem Baba-Ahmed disclosed this at the weekend while delivering a keynote address at the Inaugural Maitama Sule Leadership Lecture Series…
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Northern elders call for sack of NSA over NDA attack
Northern Elders have called for the review of security architecture and the immediate sack of the National Security Adviser, Major General Babagana Monguno (Rtd) over the attack on the Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA). The group attributed Tuesday’s morning attack by bandits, which left two military officers dead and one other kidnapped to failure of…
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NDA attack: Northern Elders demand immediate sack of NSA; say no place, person safe in Nigeria again
Northern elders have alleged a failure of Nigeria’s intelligence network following Tuesday morning’s attack on the Nigerian Defence Academy, NDA, Kaduna, by bandits. The Nigerian Army had confirmed the killing of two of its officers and abduction of a senior officer at the Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA), in Afaka, Kaduna State. Demanding the immediate sack…
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Your threats on Plateau killings empty, Northern elders tell Buhari
The Northern Elders Forum has told President Muhammadu Buhari and the Plateau State Governor, Simon Lalong, that they have only been issuing empty threats in regard to the killings in Plateau State. The NEF spoke in a statement on Monday following another round of killing in the state, which left 23 persons dead. The attack…
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2023: We’re not opposed to southern presidency – Northern elders spokesman
…but we don’t want these crop of leaders again …insist present leaders ran Nig aground …we’re worst hit security and economic wise …all we want is that the Electoral process should be followed …we are supporting the South this time and wait for our turn – Middlebelt Forum The Northern Elders Forum has said it…