The Arewa Youth Advocate for Good Governance and other support groups have called on the government to allow defence minister Christopher Musa to deliver on his mandate, saying political interference is risking Nigeria’s peace. At a press conference, the groups expressed concern that security decisions are being driven by partisan considerations rather than professional judgment, […]
The Arewa Renaissance Group, a socio-political organization committed to the advancement of Northern Nigeria, has issued a strong condemnation of a recent press statement by a coalition of Northern groups threatening to shut down federal highways. This warning was made in response to the suspension of Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, which they demanded be reversed. The […]
The Arewa Reformers Network (ARN) has condemned Governor Dauda Lawal’s alleged misuse of Zamfara State resources to pursue personal vendettas against his predecessor, Bello Matawalle, the Minister of State for Defence. Instead of investing in the state’s development, the youths said Governor Lawal has prioritized discrediting Matawalle, diverting substantial funds towards this agenda. According to […]
The Arewa Good Governance Coalition (AGGC) has congratulated Rt. Hon. Abubakar Kabir Bichi on his honorary doctorate from the Federal University Dutsin-Ma, Katsina State, citing his exemplary leadership and tireless efforts in promoting good governance and development in Nigeria. The group said Hon. Bichi has demonstrated commitment to his constituents and the nation, adding that […]
The Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) has called for a united approach in tackling the multifaceted challenges facing Northern Nigeria. The Chairman Board of Trustees of the ACF Alhaji Bashir Dalhatu made the call at an extraordinary meeting with Northern leaders Wednesday in Kaduna. Dalhatu who expressed gratitude to the attendees, clarified the meeting’s non-partisan nature, […]
The Arewa Young Leaders Forum (AYLF) has issued a stern warning to Governor Bala Mohammed of Bauchi State over his constant attacks on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, vowing to take action if he fails to desist. In a strongly-worded statement, signed by Alhaji Ibrahim Maikifi and Dr. Anthony Apochi, its President and General Secretary respectively, […]
The Arewa Young Leaders Forum (AYLF) has thrown its weight behind President Bola Tinubu and Minister of Water Resources and Sanitation, Prof. Joseph Terlumun Utsev, in their quest to provide clean water and sanitation to all Nigerians. In a statement signed by its President, Alhaji Mohammed Sanusi, the group said the initiatives and innovations introduced […]
The Arewa Truth and Justice Iniative has berated the Kano State Governor, Abba Yusuf for using the purported removal of Emir Ado Bayero to divert attention from his monumental failure in office as Governor for one year. Recall that Governor Yusuf sparked outrage after signing the Kano State Emirate Council Repeal Bill into law; abolishing […]
The Arewa Development Initiative (ADI) has assured President Bola Tinubu of the support of the North in future elections. In a statement signed by its national coordinator, Hon. Muritala Garba, the group described President Tinubu as the best thing to happen to the North. Garba said the President’s Renewed Hope Agenda is already being felt […]
By BENJAMIN OMOIKE A group, the Arewa Youths Progressive Alliance, has dissociated itself from a comment credited to the presidential candidate of the New Nigerian Peoples Party (NNPP), Rabiu Kwankwaso, that voters from the North would only vote for the region’s presidential candidates. The spokesman for the group, Alhaji Sambo Galadima, noted that “the North […]
By Idibia Gabriel The Amalgamation of Arewa Youth Groups (AAYG), an Umbrella body of 225 active Socio-cultural and Socio-religious associations in northern Nigeria, has given the Federal Government five days ultimatum to sack Chief Timipre Sylva, the Minister of state for Petroleum, Mr Mele Kyari, the Group Managing Director (GMD) of NNPC Limited and Mr […]
Idibia Gabriel, Kaduna Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) has called for a full, open and transparent investigation into the arrested helicopter reportedly dropping supplies to bandits. ACF, in a statement by its National Publicity Secretary Emmanuel Yawe, on Tuesday in Kaduna, stated that it is convinced that full open and transparent investigation on the order of […]
The Arewa Mandate Initiative (AMI) has backed Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Rotimi Amaechi, Orji Uzor Kalu and others to succeed President Muhammadu Buhari in 2023. The AMI in a statement issued by Malam Muhammad Mubarak, FCT, Coordinator and Alhaji Aminu Muhammed, Sokoto Secretary respectively, said the endorsement was in line with the gentleman agreement reached by […]
Arewa Youth Consultative Council (AYCC), in a letter addressed to the Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Isa Pantami, called on the government to enforce a strict monitoring policy that will remove pornographic content. AYCC has asked the Federal Government to block ‘sexual and immorally-related’ websites from the Nigerian cyberspace. In a statement signed by the […]
The Federal government has been called upon to ensure even distribution of COVID-19 relief materials to the grassroots in order not to increase hunger-virus in the country Alhaji Ado Shuaibu Dansudu National President Arewa United Consultative Forum, National Vice Chairman, Areas Youth Development Association of Nigeria who made this call in an interview with journalists […]
***Resigns as YDP Deputy National Chairman A renowned activist and human rights crusader, Mallam Yerima Usman Shettima appears to have interest in the National Assembly as checks revealed that the Kaduna born Youth Leader has relocated back home from Lagos for the project. Shettima, who is the current National President of the Arewa Youth Consultative […]
The leadership of various youth forum in Nigeria, including the Arewa Youth Consultative Forum, the youth wing of the Ohanaeze Ndigbo, the Ijaw Youth Council Worldwide, the Yoruba Youth Council and 54 other groups met in Abuja on Monday and issued a communiqué issued at the end of their meeting, asserting that the President Muhammadu […]
Leadership of the Arewa Traders Union at the disputed Utako market Abuja has thrown their support to their fellow Igbo traders in the fight for the stoppage of the plan to demolish the market. Speaking to The Abuja Times on its readiness to dive and swim with the Igbo friends, the Secretary of Arewa Traders’ […]
Arewa youths have commended the Oyo Kingdom monarch, His Imperial Majesty, Oba Lamidi Adeyemi over his choice of the National Coordinator of the Oodua Peoples Congress (OPC), Otunba Gani Adams as the latest Aare Ona Kakanfo (Generalissimo) of Yoruba land. The youths under the umbrella of the Arewa Youth Consultative Forum (AYCF), in a statement […]
Listening to president Muhammadu Buhari’s independence day broadcast, I was left wondering if, in addition to Hausa/Fulani Muslim supremacy, hypocrisy has equally been made official government policy under his rule. Aside reminding us of how he took part in killing over 2 million Biafrans during the Biafran war and threatening to kill more in his […]