Hadiza, who was unanimously elected on Monday for a two-year tenure, takes over from Amina Bello, wife of Niger Governor Abubakar Bello. Hadiza, the wife of Kaduna Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, has emerged Chairperson of the Northern Governors Wives’ Forum (NGWF). Hadiza, who was unanimously elected on Monday for a two-year tenure, takes over from Amina … Read more
Northern Governors Forum has preached peace and calm between Kaduna State Government and organised labour, to resolve the ongoing warning strike by workers in the state. The Northern Governors Forum has called for calm and dialogue between Kaduna State Government and organised labour, to resolve the ongoing warning strike by workers in the state. The … Read more
The Northern Governors’ Forum, has decried the killing of 12 army personnel in Konshisha local Government Area of Benue. The chairman of the forum and Plateau governor, Simon Lalong, criticized the act in a statement issued by his Director of Press and Public Affairs, Dr Makut Macham, on Tuesday, in Jos. He cited the act … Read more
He said Baba’s appointment by President Muhammadu Buhari was well deserved, considering his track record of diligent service to the nation, across various police formations in the country. The Northern Governors Forum has urged the Acting Inspector General (IG) of Police, Usman Baba, to take proactive measures in tackling crimes in the country. The Chairman … Read more
President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday said there will be no back-pedalling of the ongoing measures aimed at tackling insurgents, bandits, kidnappers, and other criminals constituting a threat to innocent citizens across the country. The President gave the warning through his Chief of Staff, Professor Ibrahim Gambari, during a security meeting of the Northern State Governor’s … Read more
Pandemonium was let loose last Friday at the Market when Hausa and Yoruba Traders clashed Some northern governors alongside Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde on Tuesday visited Shasha Market in Ibadan the state capital to assess the destruction at the scene of the clash between Yoruba and Hausa communities. The governors include Abdulahi Ganduje of … Read more
Northern govs visit Makinde You May Also Like FG Delegation, Service Chiefs Meet Northern Governors Over Security Challenges Governors from four Northern states, on Monday, evening, visited Gov Seyi Makinde of Oyo state, in Ibadan, over the recent clash between Yoruba and Hausa traders at Shasha market in Ibadan. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) … Read more
The meeting follows several cases of insecurity such as banditry, abductions, etc. reported in the northern region A delegation of the Federal Government and the newly appointed service chiefs on Monday met with northern governors over security issues affecting the region. FG Delegation, Service Chiefs Meet Northern Governors Over Security Challenges The meeting which held … Read more
The Governors of the North Forum on Saturday comforted former Kano state governor Rabiu Kwankwaso, over the death of his father, Musa Saleh Kwankwaso. The deceased was the chief of the Madobi district at Kano. The chairman and governor of the Plateau, Simon Lalong, described the death as a great loss for the traditional institution. … Read more
EKOHOTBLOG, 22ND NOVEMBER, 2020 Northern elders have expressed support for Igbo presidency in 2023 and tasked the All Progressives Congress and the Peoples Democratic Party to zone its presidential tickets to the South East. The elders say their demand follows the need for all regions of the country to be treated equally in the political … Read more
Former Senator representing Kaduna Central Senatorial district, Shehu Sani has questioned the rational behind Northern Governors clamour for censorship of social media. Ekohotblog had reported how the Governors unequivocally lent their voices to regulation of social media. They averred that the move would help check “the spread of fake news”, noting that effect of uncontrolled … Read more
Governors of northern states have thrown their weight behind the proposed regulation of social media by the federal government. At a meeting in Kaduna on Monday, the governors call for censorship of social media to check the spread of fake news. They averred that the effect of uncontrolled social media is devastating. They also decried … Read more
Governors of the 19 northern states have opposed the scrapping of the special anti-robbery squad (SARS) of the Nigeria Police Force (NPF). Plateau state governor and chairman of the Northern Governors Forum, Simon Lalong, made the position of his contemporaries know on Thursday. Addressing state house correspondents l after a meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari … Read more
The Northern Governors Forum (NGF) has expressed concern over the grave allegation levelled against one of them by a former deputy governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Obadiah Mailafia. Simon Lalong, the forum’s chairman and Plateau state governor, said the allegation is too weighty to be treated with scant regard. Obadiah Mailafia, a … Read more
The Northern Governors Forum has condemned Sunday killing of 25 people during a church service at Okokolo Village in Agatu Local Government Area of Benue state. The forum in a statement by its Chairman, Governor Simon Lalong of Plateau State, described the killings as a heinous crime that must not go unpunished. The forum expressed … Read more