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BREAKING: Northern Elders, Stakeholders Lay Seven Demands Before Tinubu, Back #EndBadGovernanceInNigeria Protest

5 months ago12010 min

Some elders and stakeholders in Northern Nigeria have announced their full support for the planned nationwide hunger protest tagged #EndBadGovernanceInNigeria scheduled to hold from August 1 to 10.     The elders and the stakeholders who made their position know in a statement signed by Prof. Usman Yusuf; ⁠Hajia Najatu Muhammad; ⁠⁠Mallam Salihu Lukman; and ⁠Dr. Umar Ardo, also made seven demands to the President Bola Tinubu-led Nigerian government.   In the statement obtained by...

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Britain Merged Northern And Southern Protectorates In 1914 To Finance Northern Nigeria With Southern Resources –Historian, Prof. Akintoye

9 months ago1664 min

The historian alleged that the amalgamation was not done for the benefit of the people of Nigeria but for business reasons by the British colonial rulers. A prominent Nigerian historian, Prof. Banji Akintoye has claimed that the British Colonial masters amalgamated Nigeria in 1914 basically to use the wealth from the southern region to finance the northern region.   The former leader of Ilana Omo Oodua Worldwide, the umbrella/apex body of the Yoruba self-determination struggle...

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We Regret Voting Tinubu In 2023, Won’t Repeat Such Mistake – Northern Elders

9 months ago925 min

      The Northern Elders Forum (NEF) has expressed its regrets that the region voted for President Bola Tinubu in the 2023 general elections. Of the three leading candidates in the 2023 presidential election, Tinubu, who ran on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC), polled the highest votes from the region. In an interview with Guardian on Tuesday, Abdul-Azeez Suleiman, spokesman of the forum, said going forward, the region would prioritise unity...

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We Regret Voting Tinubu In 2023, Won’t Repeat Such Mistake – Northern Elders

9 months ago1025 min

      The Northern Elders Forum (NEF) has expressed its regrets that the region voted for President Bola Tinubu in the 2023 general elections. Of the three leading candidates in the 2023 presidential election, Tinubu, who ran on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC), polled the highest votes from the region. In an interview with Guardian on Tuesday, Abdul-Azeez Suleiman, spokesman of the forum, said going forward, the region would prioritise unity...

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Military Sources Allege Bias, Injustice In Release Of Northern Soldiers Court-Martialled For Killing

9 months ago8019 min

  Some soldiers have berated the Nigerian Army spokesperson, Major General Onyema Nwachukwu for defending the ‘biased’ release of a soldier of Northern extraction facing murder charges before a Court Martial in 82 Division, Enugu.   SaharaReporters had exclusively reported that multiple military sources confirmed that two soldiers who were being court-martialled in the 82 Division of the Nigerian Army for murder were freed and re-absorbed into service.   The two soldiers said to be...

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Why Soldier Of Northern Extraction Facing Murder Charge Was Freed By Court Martial In Enugu – Nigerian Army

9 months ago1025 min

The Nigerian Army has explained why one of its soldiers of Northern extraction facing murder charges before a Court Martial in 82 Division, Enugu was set free by the Court Martial.    SaharaReporters had exclusively reported that multiple military sources confirmed that two soldiers who were being court-martialled in the 82 Division of the Nigerian Army for murder were freed and re-absorbed into service.   The two soldiers said to be of Northern extraction were...

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EXCLUSIVE: Nigerian Army Allegedly Frees Soldiers Of ‘Northern Extraction’ Facing Murder, Reabsorbs Them Into Service While Others Remain In Detention In Enugu 

9 months ago50117 min

        Two Nigerian soldiers who were being court-martialled in the 82 Division of the Nigerian Army for murder have been freed and re-absorbed into service, multiple military sources have told SaharaReporters.     The two soldiers are Pte Usman Shonva and another identified only as Audu.     While Shonva allegedly shot and killed one of his course mates in Ohoafia, Abia State in 2022, Audu was accused of killing a Togolese...

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