Tag: quit notice
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Atiku hails Niger Delta militants over withdrawal of quit notice to Yoruba, northerners
Former Vice President and chieftain of All Progressives Congress, Atiku Abubakar has commended Niger Delta militants for withdrawing a quit notice earlier served to persons of Northern and Southwestern descent to quit the South South region. Atiku who made the commendation in a statement forwarded to TheNewsGuru.com by his media office, said instead of divisions,…
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Niger Delta militants suspend quit notice to Yoruba, northerners
A coalition of Niger Delta militants on Friday withdrew the quit notice issued to Northerners and Yorubas in the region. A group, the Pan Niger Delta People’s Congress (PNDPC), said the issuers of the quit notice gave them the mandate to withdraw it. The militant groups appointed His Royal Majesty Pere Ayemi-Botu, paramount ruler of…
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N’Delta militants insist on quit notice for Yoruba, northerners
The Coalition of Niger Delta Agitators has said that despite the volte-face by the Arewa youths on the quit notice to the Igbo in the North, it will stand on its position that the northerners and the Yoruba in the oil-rich region must leave before October 1, 2017. The militants, who made the statements in…
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BREAKING: Arewa youth coalition withdraws quit notice to Igbos
The coalition of Northern youth groups on Thursday temporarily withdrew its quit notice to Igbos living in the region. TheNewsGuru.com reports that the groups, under the aegis of the Arewa Youth Consultative Forum, issued the quit notice in June, asking Igbos to leave before October 1 and claiming their demand was in response to the…
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Ortom distance self from quit notice to herders
The Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom yesterday distanced himself from the quit notice reportedly issued to herders by a group known as Middle Belt Renaissance Forum. The group was said to have met in Abuja few days ago where they issued the quit notice to herders in the region. Ortom, reacting to the development through…
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Quit notice: Igbo, Arewa youths reach truce, set up 10-man peace committee
Sequel to the crisis triggered by the quit notice recently issued to Igbos residing in the north, the Arewa youth and Igbo leaders have started resolving the imbroglio to douse tensions in both regions. TheNewsGuru.com reports that the Coalition of Northern Groups and Igbo leaders in the North met on Friday in Kano on the…
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Quit Notice on Igbos: I’ll turn myself in when declared wanted – Yerima
Sequel to the quit notice issued to Igbos in the north and the subsequent controversies this has generated, the leader of the Arewa Youths Consultative Forum, Shettima Yerima, who was among those that issued the threat said he would submit himself for questioning if declared wanted. According to him, he was not on the run…
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Northern women condemn quit notice to Igbos, call for peaceful resolution
Northern Women under the platform of Jam’iyar Matan Arewa, JMA, has kicked against the three-month notice issued to Igbos to vacate the north. The women urged the youths behind the order they described as “unfortunate development ” to understand the importance of peaceful coexistence and sheath their swords of acrimony against the Igbos residing in…
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Ambode goes tough gives ‘danfos’ quit notice on Lagos roads
Governor Akinwunmi Ambode, Lagos State Governor on Monday vowed plans are up to remove yellow buses popularly known as ‘Danfo’ from Lagos roads for a more efficient, well-structured and world class mass transportation system that would ease movement within the city. Governor Ambode also said that his administration would soon roll out a comprehensive environmental…