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By Marie-Therese Nanlong The Northern States Governors’ Forum has felicitated with Vice President Yemi Osinbajo as he marks his 64th birthday. In a statement, Chairman of the Forum and Governor of Plateau State, Simon Lalong described the Vice President as a patriotic Nigerian who has combined character, professionalism and pragmatism in handling national issues. Governor
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The 19 Northern Governors have resolved to work with the Federal Government to tackle the insecurity bedevilling the region and to create a conducive atmosphere for socio-political, economic growth and development of the country. In a communique issued at the end of a meeting in Kaduna, the Chairman of the Northern Governors Forum, Governor Simon
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By Ibrahim HassanWuyo The Northern States Governors’ Forum, NSGF, has resolved that It would partner with the traditional institutions, religious leaders and all relevant stakeholders in the entrenchment of communal harmony, peace and security of the region and the country at large. This was part of the resolutions of the forum’s meeting with northern states’
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Governors of the 19 Northern States and traditional rulers of the region are meeting in Kaduna over security challenges bedeviling the region. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the two-day meeting, which opened on Thursday, is also being attended by Senate President, Ahmad Lawal, Chief of Staff to the President, Prof. Ibrahim Gambari
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The Northern Governors Forum (NGF) has condemned the abduction of some students, staff and families of the Government Science School, Kagara in Niger by suspected bandits. The Chairman of the forum and Governor of Plateau, Simon Lalong in a statement by his Director of Press and Public Affairs, Dr Makut Macham on Wednesday in Jos,
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By Marie-Therese Nanlong – Jos In view of the growing population and urbanization, Governors from the 19 Northern States in Nigeria under the auspice of Northern Governors’ Forum have unanimously agreed that the current system of herding conducted mainly through open grazing is no longer sustainable and called for intensive sensitization of herdsmen to adopt
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…Say criminal elements shouln’t be used to tar any ethnic group …Urge leaders at all levels to stop inflammatory remarks capable of worsening insecurity …El-Rufai condemns eviction of herders, says Nigerians can live wherever they want …Suspected herdsmen set school ablaze in Kogi By Marie-Therese Lalong, Boluwaji Obahopo & Hassan IbrahimWuyo The Northern Governors Forum
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By Ibrahim HassanWuyo The Arewa Youth Development Association (AYDA) has said that a genuine effort by the 19 Northern Governors to confront the worsening insecurity in the north head on, will restore the desired peace in the region. The youth therefore called on the Governors to review their stand and come together with a view
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The Northern Governors’ Forum (NGF) has applauded the Federal Government, Katsina state government and the security agencies over the release of the abducted students of Government Secondary School, Kankara in Katsina state The chairman of the forum and governor of Plateau, Mr Simon Lalong, made the commendation in a statement on Friday in Jos. According
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…say separative agenda will fail By Ibrahim HassanWuyo Northern Governors on Monday in Kaduna have rejected and condemned the subversive actions of the Endsars protests, and alleged that the superlative agitations and other change-regime actions outside the ballot box soon take advantage of the peaceful protests to push for their seperative agenda. The Governors however,
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