A coalition of northern groups under the Forum for Growth and Development of Arewa (FGDA) has condemned the recent tax reform initiative backed by some northern leaders, threatening to stage a protest on Wednesday against what it describes as “Anti-North bills.” The coalition expressed concerns over the Fiscal Policy and Tax Reform Bill transmitted to … Read more
The Arewa Consultative Forum, ACF, has called on the Federal Government to declare a State of Emergency on power outages. This is as the Forum lamented that over the past week and still counting, most parts of the northern states of Nigeria have been battling with sustained electric power supply outages, leading to near-total paralysis … Read more
Ekohotblog reports that the Chairman of the Arewa Community in the Lagos State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Alhaji Sa’adu Yusuf Dandare Gulma, has extended his warmest congratulations to Cardinal Omolaja Odumbaku, MFR, on his 78th birthday. In a statement, Alhaji Sa’adu commended Cardinal Odumbaku, affectionately known as “Baba Eto,” for his exemplary … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that the National Youth Council of Nigeria (NYCN), Epe Branch, has called for national dialogue over the ongoing nationwide protests in the country. The council made its position known on Wednesday, 31st July 2024, at a press conference held at the Epe Local Government Secretariat in Epe, Lagos State. Representatives from … Read more
Peter Obi says Nigeria’s biggest wealth lies in the northern part of Nigeria and he’s willing to unlock it. Eko Hot Blog reports that Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), has said northern Nigeria houses the country’s biggest and sustainable wealth. EDITOR’S PICKS Peter Obi, Baba-Ahmed Visit Bandit Negotiator, Sheikh Gumi … Read more
Obi’s visit to Gumi has split opinions on social media. Eko Hot Blog reports that the decision of Peter Obi, presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), to pay a courtesy visit to Ahmad Gumi, an Islamic cleric, has left some angry and others impressed. EDITOR’S PICKS Peter Obi, Baba-Ahmed Visit Bandit Negotiator, Sheikh Gumi … Read more
Why We Won’t Endorse Peter Obi— Ohanaeze EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Pan Igbo organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide has said that it is not its duty to endorse the Presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi. Rather, the organisation said its duty is to commend people who have seen the … Read more
“The fact of the matter is that the crisis emanates from the belief by most herdsmen that they are free to enter any farm” The Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) has expressed its support for outright prohibition of open grazing in the south. Ekohotblog reports that Audu Ogbe, the forum’s chairman, said the move would help … Read more
“Our only regret is that millions of naira were alleged to have been paid to the bandits” The Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) has expressed its opposition to the payment of ransom to bandits to secure the release of abducted persons. Emmanuel Yawe, national publicity secretary of the ACF, made the position of the forum known … Read more
Nigerians should hold the government responsible for the widespread and perennial insecurity that plagued the country, The Arewa Youths Consultative Forum (AYCF) has said. AYCF National President, Yerima Shettima said this in an interview with the DAILY POST on Sunday. Shettima said the government has failed in its responsibility to secure the lives and properties … Read more
It can be recalled that the Chairman of ACF, Audu Ogbeh, had called on the governor to give the names of the perpetrators and let the heavens fall. The spokesman said the emir and the district head have been on suspension since June last year and were under investigation The Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) has … Read more
For some period of time now, traders in the North have refused to allow the influx of goods from their region to the South Over claims they are not happy with the way their people are being treated there. The Amalgamated Union of Foodstuffs and Cattle Dealers had vowed to stop the transport of food … Read more
Afenifere, a foremost sociopolitical group in the south west, says the Yorubas will no longer fold their arms while the Fulanis unleash terror on them on their lands. Ekohotblog had reported how some houses and vehicles were set ablaze by Irate youths who attacked Fulani enclave. The incident took place on Friday after Sunday Adeyemo, … Read more
Emmanuel Yawe, national publicity secretary of the Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF), says President Muhammadu Buhari’s has been woeful in addressing the security challenges of the country. Ekohotblog reports that Yawe said this when he featured on Channels Television’s ‘Politics Today’, on Wednesday. He noted that Buhari had been unable to replicate what he achieved concerning … Read more
The request was first directed to the Ministry of Communications and Digital Economy, and later to the Ministry of Information and Culture, headed by Lai Mohammed. The group says individuals or companies that refuse to comply with the ban should be fined. The Arewa Youth Consultative Council (AYCC) has asked the Federal Government to block … Read more
The Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) has withdrawn the registration certificate of Ohanaeze Ndigbo General Assembly, the Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF), and other socio-cultural groups in Nigeria. Disclosing this at the weekend in Abuja, the Registrar General of CAC, Mr. Garba Abubakar, said the measure was part of the reforms the Commission was putting in place … Read more
– Arewa Youth said that EFCC may not Probe Asiwaju Bola Tinubu – “To the best of our knowledge, Mr Bola Ahmed Tinubu is a private citizen who ordinarily should not be seen with a convoy of Bullion Vans – “Who owns the content, believing to be cash in the Bullion Vans that were seen … Read more
Kaduna State Governor, Malam Nasiru El-Rufai, on Saturday described the Northern part of Nigeria as backward, uneducated and unhealthy. El-Rufai said during the Northern Youth Summit organized by Northern Hibiscus Initiative in Kaduna, that the region has made Nigeria a country of nations. “Looking at the statistics, Nigeria appears to be a middle income country, … Read more
The President of Arewa Consultative Youth Forum , Yerima Shetimma, yesterday expressed displeasure over the outcome of 2019 general elections even as he accused the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC of playing the All Progressives Congress script. Shetimma who spoke during a Geo-political mega rally in Lagos tagged, “#SaveOurDemocracy” said the kind of democracy playing … Read more