Tag: south
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South West regional railway will connect 44 cities – DAWN
The Development Agenda for Western Nigeria Commission has said South Western railway will connect 44 cities in South West region of Nigeria. The commission’s Chairman, State Focal Officers, Mr. Boye Ologbese, said the proposed integrated transportation network project was part of the blueprint of the commission as part of efforts to fast-track the development of…
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Appoint southerner as next EFCC Chairman – HURIWA tells Tinubu
The Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA) has urged President Bola Tinubu to appoint a southerner as the next Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). This is contained in a statement signed by the National Coordinator of HURIWA
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N950bn Derivation fund: How South South govs short change states through banks-Sen Ita Enang alleges
…advise state assemblies to probe deeper The Directorate of Parliamentarians of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the South- South geo-political zone, has alleged that the six governors in the region of misappropriated N950 billion that accrued to their states as proceeds of excess crude oil sales and 13% derivation. Director of the group…
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2023: Northern group appeals to Buhari to zone presidency to South
The Northern Progressive Agenda (NPA) has appealed to the political elites in the All Progressives Congress (APC) to zone the presidency to the South. The appeal was made known by the spokesperson of the group, Mr. Dominic Alancha at a press conference held in Abuja on Friday.
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2023 presidency: We cannot be intimidated to give up our rights to South, Northern groups reject ‘unconstitutional’ zoning arrangements
The Coalition of Northern Groups (CNG) has opposed the zoning arrangement by political parties, describing it as unconstitutional and a plot to intimidate the north from contesting for the presidency in 2023.
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2023: Ex-Kano Gov tells APC to zone Presidency to South, knocks southern governors for ‘gang up’
Former Kano State Governor, Ibrahim Shekarau, on Monday said there is nothing wrong if a Nigerian from the southern region succeeds President Muhammadu Buhari in 2023.
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2023: How zoning of PDP’s chairmanship to North signals return of Atiku, northern presidency
The Peoples Democratic Party has zoned the national chairman’s office to the North – a clear signal of the region now holding sway in the oppositional party. The development has been falsely calculated by many observers as an indication that the party is considering a power shift to the Southern region – this line of…
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2023: El-Rufai clarifies Northern Governors’ position on power shift to South
Governor Nasir El Rufai of Kaduna state has clarified that the Northern States Governors’ Forum did not oppose the idea of
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[Trending Video] 2023: North must produce Nigeria’s next president – Northern groups
…insist North must balance 14 years of southern ruler …say with over 160 million Northern population, South has no say By Emman Ovuakporie Seventy five northern groups under the umbrella of Northern Consensus Movement, NCM have vowed to produce Nigeria’s next president by 2023 The groups stated this in a trending Video where the leader…
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2023: Why Presidency should return to South; Borno Governor backs Southern colleagues
Governor Babagana Zulum of Borno State has reechoed calls for power to shift to the southern part of the country, backing the Southern Governors’ Forum’s resolution on the zoning of the presidential seat in 2023. TheNewsGuru.com, TNG reports that the southern governors had during a meeting in Lagos on Monday agreed that the region should…