The Coalition of Northern Groups (CNG) has expressed its opposition to the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) regarding the removal of fuel subsidy. On Wednesday, the federal government announced the removal of fuel subsidy, leading to a significant hike in the price of petroleum from N195 per litre to N540 per litre. The CNG claimed that … Read more
EKOHOT BLOG reports that the Coalition of Northern Groups, CNG has rejected the adoption of the former Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Senator Godswill Akpabio and a member of the House of Representatives, Hon. Tajudeen Abbas, as the next Senate President and Speaker of the House of the Green Chamber, respectively. The group also called … Read more
Northern Coalition has urged the United Nations to stay off Nnamdi Kanu’s case. EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Coalition of Northern Groups, CNG, on Monday warned the United Nations, UN, against interfering in the trial of Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB. Recalls that the UN agreed and … Read more
…any attempt to release Kanu “will inadvertently reduce Nigeria to a completely lawless state… EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Coalition of Northern Groups (CNG) has rejected Igbo leaders call on President Muhammadu Buhari to release Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB). Igbo leaders had visited the president at Aso … Read more
Recall that the governors of the 19 northern states opposed the call by their southern counterparts that the Presidency should be zoned to the south in 2023 The Coalition of Northern Groups (CNG) has opposed the zoning arrangement by political parties, describing it as unconstitutional and a plot to deter the north from contesting for … Read more
The group said it received the news of the arrest and repatriation of Nnamdi Kanu with mixed feelings of apprehension and appreciation The Coalition of Northern Groups (CNG) has said that the arrest of Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), is not the end of the Biafran agitation. In a … Read more
The Coalition of Northern Groups (CNG) has threatened to drag President Muhammadu Buhari to court over the retention of the nation’s service chiefs. This is coming after several calls for their removal over what they described as non-performance, stating that they have overstayed. CNG’s spokesperson, Abdul-Azeez Suleiman, stated this in an exclusive chat with The … Read more