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South-South Elders Issue Threat Over 2023 Presidency

January 19, 2020 2:39 pm
The South-South Elders on Sunday declared that there will be a crisis that could consume Nigeria if the North should insist on retaining power.

The two-term tenure of President Muhammadu Buhari expires in 2023.

The South-South elders noted that it was logical to allow their zone to produce the President for another four years so as to “complete its second tenure”.

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Buhari’s victory in 2015 stopped former President, Goodluck Jonathan from clinching a second term.

National Coordinator of South-South Elders Forum, HRH Anabs Sara Igbe, told Vanguard, that

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When A Child Eats With Elders: Buhari’s Daughter And Jet

January 12, 2020 1:05 pm

The presidency has reacted to a debate raging on social media over the decision of President Muhammadu Buhari to allow his daughter, Hanan Buhari, to use the Presidential jet for her photoshoots.

For a man who has a “so-called’ drive for expunging corruption from the country, this comes both as a shock and surprise to Nigerians.

If a mere college graduate can freely access the presidential jet at will for party invitations, what else goes on in the Presidential Villa?

 

Hanan Buhari, who is a certified creative photographer with a first-class degree in Photography from Ravensbourne University in London, …

Kano

Group Disagrees With Kano Elders Over New Emirates Creation

December 13, 2019 5:19 am

Kano Integrity Forum on the Creation of New Emirates has disagreed with the Bashir Othman Tofa-led, 12 elders in the state on the creation of additional councils, saying that all evidence indicates that the advantage of the new policy outweighs its disadvantages,

Led by Professor Abdul Salihi, a one time commissioner in the state, the Forum said that the decision by Governor Abdullah Umar Ganduje was in line with efforts to make Kano modern in the eyes of Nigerians and the world.

Speaking at the press center of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) in the state, the professor maintained …

Boko Haram: Where Are Nur Alkali And the Borno Elders Now?

Boko Haram: Where Are Nur Alkali And the Borno Elders Now?

October 12, 2019 5:53 pm

By Yemi Adebowale

In early March 2013, former President Goodluck Jonathan was in Maiduguri to engage Borno elders on the Boko Haram scourge. It was the final day of his 48-hour on-the-spot assessment of Yobe and Borno, the epicenter of the insurgency. The Borno elders openly, and rightfully too, confronted Jonathan over the escalating assault by the terrorists. They challenged Jonathan to rise to the occasion as Nigeria’s Chief Security Officer and tame Boko Haram. At the town hall meeting, the Borno elders blamed the federal government for the terrorism and also accused the soldiers of the Joint Task Force …

Ganduje disagrees with Northern elders’ recall of Fulani

Ganduje disagrees with Northern elders’ recall of Fulani

July 22, 2019 12:12 am

Governor Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano State has described the recall of Northerners, especially the Fulani herders, from the southern part of the country as unpatriotic and retrogressive.

In the height of unrest between herders and farmers in the south, the Northern Elders Forum (NEF) and Coalition of Northern Forum (CNF) called Fulani herders to return to the North to curtail the killings.

Vehemently rejecting the position, Ganduje insisted that regardless of ethnic or religious inclination, Nigerians possess the right to reside in any part of the country, without fear of attack or molestation.

The governor spoke yesterday when he hosted …

Fulani Dominance: Yoruba elders in diaspora take case to UN

Fulani Dominance: Yoruba elders in diaspora take case to UN

July 21, 2019 2:00 am

Yoruba elders in the Diaspora, under the aegis of the Yoruba Council of Elders in Europe and America, have petitioned the United Nations (UN) against the prevailing security situation in Nigeria, calling on the international body to prevent every attempt to foist Fulani dominance in the country, a situation they say may lead to crisis.

In the letter to the UN Secretary General, Mr. António Guterres by the Coordinating Secretary of the Yoruba Council of Elders, Elder Michael Olawale Shadare, the group alerted the world to the dangerous build-up to a possible genocide, owing to such grim occurrences as mindless …

Christian elders investigating Fatoyinbo’s rape allegation

Christian elders investigating Fatoyinbo’s rape allegation

July 7, 2019 2:12 pm

Christian elders have waded into the rape accusation against Senior Pastor of Commonwealth of Zion Assembly (COZA), Biodun Fatoyinbo by celebrity photographer, Busola Dakolo.

The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) revealed this on Sunday in a statement by its Acting General Secretary Joseph Daramola.

CAN advised the general public to allow the investigating team by the elders to come out with their findings.

According to a statement on Sunday by the Acting General Secretary of CAN, Joseph Daramola, the Christian body has resisted the temptation of jumping into any conclusion since the truth will soon be uncovered.

CAN said: “Since …

Fulani elders lambaste Bodejo over comment on Tinubu

April 28, 2019 9:39 pm

Fulani elders have distanced themselves from Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore president, Alhaji Bello Bodejo, for attacking All Progressives Congress (APC) stalwart Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, over 2023 presidency.

Bodejo attacked the former Lagos State governor in a newspaper interview on Saturday.

But in a statement yesterday, Concerned Fulani Leaders Forum, led by Muhammad Musa Bawa (Manman) from Sabin Garin Nabordo in Bauchi State, said Bodejo made the statement to serve some dubious interests.

The forum questioned Bodejo’s credentials to speak for the Fulani and slammed him for attempting to arrogate to himself the power of Nigerians to determine who leads …

Atiku not endorsed by Northern Elders’ Forum – Dr Junaid

February 12, 2019 2:51 am

A Second Republic lawmaker and prominent member of the Northern Elders’ Forum (NEF), Dr. Junaid Muhammed, has said the socio-cultural group did not endorse People’s Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate former Vice President Atiku Abubakar.

According to Muhammed, only some members of the group, led by Prof. Ango Abdullahi, backed Atiku.

Last week, leaders and elders of some geo-political zones announced their endorsement of the PDP candidate as their preferred choice for the February 16 presidential polls.

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Feb. 16th Elections: Northern Elders endorse Jubril

February 9, 2019 11:21 am

A group of northern elders under the aegis of Kungiyar Dattawan Area Initiative, KDAI, on Saturday gave their  endorsement to Jubril Al-Sudani who is being misperceived as President Mohammadu Buhari  for reelection in the forth coming presidential election.

Vanguard reports him as President Mohammadu Buhari:

The northern elders also dissociated themselves from the endorsement of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, presidential candidate and former Vice President, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar.

But one of the members of KDAI and former deputy governor of Plateau state, Mrs Pauline Tallen has said that God should choose the best for the country. The group while …

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