The 19 governors from the northern states under the umbrella of the Northern States Governors Forum, NSGF have decried the labeling of Fulanis as the brains behind atrocities being committed by herdsmen across the country.
The Chairman of the NSGF and Governor of Borno State, Alhaji Kashim Shettima said after a meeting of the forum in Kaduna on Friday that it is an insult to consider criminals as Fulani.
“We want to unequivocally condemn the recent...
Saturday, 30 April 2016
Governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai has expressed his determination to ensure the safety of lives and property in Kaduna State by putting an end to the rampant kidnappings in the state.
During a town hall meeting in Kachia, Kachia Local Government Area of the state on Saturday, El-Rufai said the frequent abductions in the state have been giving his administration sleepless nights.
“We have put in place as part of our statutory function, security...
Friday, 29 April 2016
The Presidential Initiative for the North East, PINE, has donated relief materials to Internally Displaced Persons, IDPs from Borno State being camped at different locations in Taraba State.
The materials were received on behalf of the displaced persons by Gov Darius Ishaku from the Secretary of PINE, Alhaji Umar Gulani,
Gulani assured the IDPs of Federal Government's commitment to put an end to insurgency and communal clashes across the country...
Lagos State governor, Akinwumi Ambode was at the State House, Abuja on Friday on a courtesy visit to President Muhammadu Buhari.
He lauded Buhari on his purposeful leadership, especially his recent trip to China where he secured investment agreements worth over $6b.
Ambode said the agreements would benefit Lagos especially as regards the Lagos-Kano rail line and the Lagos metro project.
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Owing to what he described as the failure of Nigerian coaches to separate coaching from business, the President of the Nigeria Referees Association, NRA, Tade Azeez has advised the Nigeria Football Federation to hire a foreign coach to rebuild the Super Eagles.
He told the News Agency of Nigeria, NAN in a telephone chat that a foreign coach is the only way forward for the NFF.
"If the board believes they can get a foreigner that will work very...
Senator Ben Murray-Bruce (PDP Bayelsa East) has called on the Federal Government to disarm cattle rearers in the country.
He said while speaking on the floor of the Senate in the wake of Monday's killings at Nimbo community in Enugu State that if the activities of Fulani herdsmen were the checked, the situation could lead to reprisals and ultimately plunge the country into war.
"That day is here and that day is now when retaliation begins. The...
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