Tag: Northern Elders Forum
Minister to Tinubu’s adviser: Defend president, not Northerners
The Minister of State for Defence, Bello Matawalle, has asked the Special Adviser on Political Matters in the Presidency, Dr Hakeem Baba-Ahmed, to defend...
‘Burden to Northerners’: Minister slams NEF over comments against Tinubu
The Minister of State for Defence, Bello Matawalle, has berated the Northern Elders Forum (NEF) over its recent comment that it regretted supporting President...
NEF chair, Ango Abdullahi, loses son
The chairman of the Northern Elders Forum (NEF), Prof. Ango Abdullahi, has lost his eldest son, Isah Ango Abdullahi.
It was gathered that Isah passed...
Presidency slams Northern elders over calls for break-up
The Presidency has lashed out at the Northern Elders Forum (NEF) for asking a region of the country to leave the federation.
The Presidency said...
Train attack: Terrorists release Ango Abdullahi’s son
Terrorists have released one of the victims abducted during the March 28 attack on an Abuja-Kaduna-bound train.
This is coming barely a week after the...
2023: Northern elders disown Saraki, Bala as consensus candidates
The Northern Elders Forum (NEF) has distanced itself from the report which endorsed a former Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki, and Bauchi State Governor,...
Presidency to NEF: Buhari’s resignation not solution to insecurity
The Presidency has said that the resignation call on President Muhammadu Buhari is not a solution to the security problems facing the country.
The Presidency...