The Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) has expressed deep concern over the worsening insecurity, poverty, and humanitarian challenges confronting Northern Nigeria, warning that terrorism, banditry, and kidnapping are increasingly displacing communities and disrupting livelihoods. The alarm was raised yesterday by ACF Chairman, Mamman Mike Osuman, ...
The Arewa Consultative Forum has expressed concern over the continued captivity of worshippers abducted from Kurmin Wali village in Kajuru Local Government Area of Kaduna State, urging authorities to act swiftly to secure their release. The worshippers were abducted about a week ago when gunmen invaded three churches in the community during wo...
The Unified Nigeria Youth Forum (UNYF) has expressed concern over the growing number of unregistered and disenfranchised Nigerians, urging the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Joash Amupitan, to prioritise accessibility, transparency, and institutional accountability as he assumes office. National Preside...
•Philip Shaibu and Omobayo Marvellous at the former deputy governors event There was a little tension as Philip Shaibu and Omobayo Godwins clashed over who should represent Edo State at the Former Deputy Governors’ Forum during its fourth annual national conference. The drama began when Omobayo was introduced as the former deputy governor at t...
•Babachir David Lawal Former Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Babachir Lawal, says northern political leaders outside government have formed a new platform to unify their position ahead of the 2027 presidential election, with support to be given to any candidate who understands the region’s problems, regardless of origin. Lawal d...
•Southern governors The new chairman of the Southern Governors Forum, Governor Dapo Abiodun has listed the five-point agenda of the forum under his leadership as security, infrastructure, food security and agriculture, transportation, and devolution of powers. Speaking on a Channels Television programme yesterday evening, Abiodun said the focu...
•Abiodun Dapo Abiodun, the Governor of Ogun State, has been voted Chairman of the Southern Governors Forum. Chukwuma Soludo, the governor of Anambra State, was named Vice Chairman. This follows a Monday Southern Governors Forum meeting in Abeokuta, Ogun State, reports Daily Sun. The conference lasted nearly five hours and was attended by 13 go...
•Tinubu Yesterday was exactly six days after President Bola Ahmed Tinubu attended the World Economic Forum’s (WEF’s) Special Meeting on Global Collaboration, Growth and Energy for Development in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, and he is yet to return to Nigeria. The two-day forum, which aimed to help public and private sector leaders address shared glob...
•Senator Adetokunbo Abiru Barely 24 hours after a dramatic plenary culminating into the suspension of the Chairman of the Northern Senators Forum, Senator Abdul Ningi, Southern Senators have revived their forum, electing Senator Adetokunbo Abiru representing Lagos East, as Chairman. The inauguration of Abiru who replaces the Senate Leader, Sen...
The Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) has agreed to collaborate with a group of House of Representatives members pushing for a return to the parliamentary system. The 60 federal lawmakers, led by Minority Leader, Kingsley Chinda, had met with the ACF yesterday with the aim of garnering support for their proposed legislation transitioning from the...

