The North-Central All Progressives (APC) Forum has distanced President Bola Ahmed Tinubu from blame on the alleged lopsided appointments of government functionaries from the zone. The forum led by Saleh Zazzaga, in a statement, Monday heaped the blame on the secretary to the government of the federation (SGF), Sen George Akume, for the alleged infraction.…

A Chieftain of All Progressive Congress (APC) in Kano, Ilyasu Kwankwaso, has challenged the Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF), to prefer workable solutions to end the myriad of security threats bedeviling the Northern region. Kwankwaso insisted that rather than threatening President Bola Tinubu's administration with change in 2027, the ACF would have come up with pragmatic…

The Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) has alleged that the North “is currently under siege of the bad governance of President Bola Tinubu's administration”, stating that the “poor socio-economic policies” of the Federal Government were affecting the region adversely.

Governor Dauda Lawal of Zamfara State has been called upon to steer clear of politicising the ongoing effort to curb the nefarious activities of terrorists and bandits in the northern part of the country. President of Zamfara APC Youth Integrity Network (ZAYIN), Alhaji Idris Ibrahim, alleged that Tuesday's protest against the Minister of State for…

The Coalition of Arewa Groups, representing 300 organisations from Nigeria’s 19 northern states, has expressed support for President Bola Tinubu’s Nigeria Tax Bill 2024, urging the National Assembly to expedite its passage. The coalition, which met in Kaduna, praised the bill’s potential to reshape Nigeria’s fiscal landscape, drive economic growth, and promote sustainability. They endorsed…

The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) says it has restored full power supply through the Gombe-Damaturu- Maiduguri 330 Kilo Volt (KV) transmission line. Mrs Ndidi Mbah, TCN’S General Manager, Public Affairs, said this in a statement in Abuja on Friday. Mbah said that power supply had been fully restored on Gombe–Damaturu line at about 7:25…

The Transmission Company of Nigeria has announced Sunday, November 3, 2024 as the date it will complete the restoration of power in its effort to end the blackout in the northern region of Nigeria. The Managing Director of TCN, Sule Abdulaziz, made this disclosure at a press briefing on Tuesday in Abuja, updating Nigerians on…

Electricity has been restored to Plateau, Bauchi, Gombe, and Benue states, all under the Jos Electricity Distribution franchise, following a prolonged blackout that lasted 10 days. Power returned around 7:20 p.m. on Wednesday, sparking jubilation across the affected areas. In Jos, the capital of Plateau State, residents took to the streets, celebrating the return of…

Former Senate Majority Leader, Mohammed Ali Ndume, on Wednesday aligned with leaders of Northern extraction in opposing plans by the Federal Government to review the country’s tax regime upward. In a statement in Abuja, Ndume said the Federal Government must get things right first, expand sources of income for Nigerians, and ensure that the people…

The Coalition of Northern Groups (CNG) has expressed deep concern over the ongoing power outages that have plagued large parts of Northern Nigeria for the past eight days, urging swift restoration efforts. The coalition is calling on the Federal Government, the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN), northern governors, lawmakers, and relevant stakeholders to expedite actions…

University don and Head of the Department of Information and Media Studies of Bayero University, Kano (BUK), Professor Nura Ibrahim, has condemned the electricity blackout in the North, saying that it has caused frustration and destroyed businesses among the people in the region. According to him, the recent total electricity collapse affecting 14 northern states…

The Minister of State for Defence, Dr. Bello Muhammed Matawalle, has assured the people of the North West that the Federal Government will