The attack on Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom, by gunmen on Saturday, has been condemned by the Northern Governors Forum, describing it as disturbing. The governors,...
Governors of four Northern states in the country on Monday visited their Oyo State counterpart, Seyi Makinde, over last week’s clash between Yoruba and Hausa traders...
The Northern States Governors Forum (NSGF), has called for an end to open grazing, saying the current system of herding conducted mainly through open grazing by...
The Northern Governors Forum says it is worried about the recent spate in killings and kidnapping tied to herdsmen belonging to the Fulani ethnic group, thereby...
Northern governors have said that their position on the disbandment of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) unit of the Nigerian Police was misconstrued by some people....
Plenty political vibes rent the air last week and provided rich talking points for Nigerians. Among these were the porous hypothesis by the Attorney General of...
The International Press Centre (IPC) Lagos has condemned the call for social media censorship by Northern States Governors following a forum with Northern States Emirs and...
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has threatened to sue the Northern Governors and the National Assembly if the social media bill is passed and...
Former Senator representing Kaduna Central Senatorial district and Human Rights Activist, Shehu Sani, has rebuked the Northern Governors for calling for the censorship of social media....
The Northern Governors’ Forum on Monday called for the censorship of social media. The governors, who made the call at the end of their meeting in...
Northern governors on Monday met in Kaduna over insecurity in the country occasioned by the peaceful #EndSARS protests which later turned violent. Reports say top on...
Governors of the 19 northern states in Nigeria met on Thursday over the violence and tension resulting from the ongoing #EndSARS protests and other security situations...
Governors of the 19 northern states in Nigeria have expressed disaproval over the disbandment of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) of the Nigeria Police Force (NPF),...
The Northern Governors’ Forum has called for a thorough investigation into claims made by Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Dr Obadiah Mailafia, who...
As part of efforts to stem the rising spate of insecurity in Northern Nigeria, the Northern Governors Forum (NGF) has set up a committee to engage...
Governors of the 19 northern states in Nigeria said on Wednesday they would continue with the repatriation of the Quranic Education pupils (Almajiris) to their home...
The Northern Governors Forum on Friday, had another teleconference meeting on how to tackle COVID-19 in the region. During the meeting chaired by the forum’s Chairman,...
A civil society group, Concerned Nigerians, has disagreed with the deportation of Almajiris by state governors in the North, describing the action as unconstitutional and abuse...
The Northern Governors’ Forum has expressed fears over the risk posed by the Almajiri system in this period of Covid-19 pandemic. The governors, have therefore, vowed...
The Coalition of Northern Groups (CNG) has asked President Muhammadu Buhari not to give any money to Northern state governors in the name of fighting the...
Moves to set up regional power generation has been taken by governors of the North East region who have signaled their interest in supporting the Mambilla...
A former senator representing Kaduna Central, Shehu Sani, on Monday condemned the bandits’ attacks that killed 50 people in Kaduna State. In a statement he personally...
The Northern Governors’ Forum on Wednesday described as sad and unfortunate the execution of the chairman of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) in Michika local...
The Northern governors would continue working closely with President Muhammadu Buhari to ensure meaningful development of the region and the country as a whole, Plateau State...
The Northern States Governors Forum, comprising of the governors of the 19 northern states on Thursday adopted the National Livestock Transform okation Plan of the Federal...
These 10 top stories from Nigerian newspapers will make your Friday morning, August 2, 2019. 1. My govt has lifted 5m Nigerians out of extreme poverty...
Herdsmen in the country have been banned from carrying arms publicly by Northern governors at a meeting with the Inspector General of Police, Muhammed Adamu in...
In a bid to restore security to northern parts of the country, President Muhammadu Buhari has scheduled today (Monday) for a meeting with 19 northern state...
Borno state Gorvernor, Kashim Shettima has revealed that the Northern Governors had made secret efforts to quell the tension over Kano Emirate. Gov. Shettima disclosed this...
Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State claims that many governors of northern states have told him that they were impressed with his education reforms which have...
The senator representing Kaduna Central, Shehu Sani, has berated those campaigning for President Muhammadu Buhari’s 2019 election bid at a time when the country was experiencing...
In spite of the health challenges of President Muhammadu Buhari, governors on the platform of the All progressives Congress (APC) in the northern states of the...
The Northern Governors’ Forum and the Northern Traditional Rulers Council held a meeting in Kaduna State to review the security situation in the region. The Monday...
By Churchill Obinna Okonkwo… In one of his famous proverbs, Chinua Achebe wrote that, “A madman may sometimes speak a true word, but you watch him,...
By Femi Fani-Kayode…Last week I wrote an essay titled ‘The Road To Kigali’ which was widely published. The callous response of the northern governors...
In a move that may further cause bad blood in the nation, the 19 Northern states Governors, on Friday, rose to the defence of Fulanis, saying...
