Sentences with phrase «northern leaders»

Segun Ayobolu, that cerebral Saturday columnist of The Nation, just quoted late academic, Billy Dudley's testimony of the taunting, by some Igbo in the North, of the locals; on the killing of northern leaders, during the first coup, later christened the «Igbo coup».

The former FCT minister had advised Clerk to stop attacking northern leaders in his unguarded utterances.

Osinbajo said this while meeting with northern leaders over the recent vacation ultimatum issued by northern youths to Igbo resident in the region.

The forum led by Alhaji Maigida Musa Abdu had from last week began visiting notable northern leaders to seek their opinions on how best to handle the Yar» Adua mess and at the same time ensuring that the region does not lose out completely in the power equation, especially as the country approaches 2011.

In a statement issued by his Chief Press Secretary (CPS), Mr Idowu Adelusi, in Ado - Ekiti, the Ekiti State capital, Fayose added that «the sudden U-turn made by Northern leaders, who had realised that Buhari would be made to shortchange the North, had rattled the party.»

Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose, has called on Nigerians, especially northern leaders, to save All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate, General Muhammadu Buhari (rtd) from former Lagos State governor, Senator Bola Tinubu, and his cabal in the party.

Indications that the peace moves had failed emerged at the meeting of the PDP Northern Leaders Forum where both Prof. Jerry Gana and Senator Ibrahim Mantu, told the delegates that the convention would hold as planned.

The meeting of the PDP Northern Leader Forum, where both men spoke, was called to discuss issues relating to the planned convention and how the general interest of the northern region will be protected at the event.

Other prominent northern leaders at the event are a former governor of Niger State, Dr. Babangida Aliyu; Senator Bala Mande and Senator Solomon Ewuga.

It is unfortunate that because of the solidarity that the North has pledged to you, many Northern leaders have chosen to keep quiet rather than criticize you.

President of the Senate, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki, on Wednesday told northern leaders to join hands with the Federal Government in finding lasting solution to the incessant killings taking place in the country.

Founder and leader of Biafra Independence Movement, BIM, Chief Ralph Uwazuruike, has accused Northern leaders of plotting to Islamise the country.

The Battle of Antietam, Northern leaders fail at Fredericksburg and Chancellorsville - Lee marches toward Gettysburg

Gani Adams, Aare Ona Kakanfo of Yorubaland, has called for collaboration with Northern leaders to end herdsmen attack in some parts of the country.

The Middle Belt Youth Forum has noted with keen interest, the series of unfortunate utterances, campaigns and propaganda by some notable Northern leaders, including traditional and...

Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose, has called on Nigerians, especially northern leaders, to save All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate, General Muhammadu Buhari (rtd) from former...

From the northern leaders» handling of the Igbo quit threat, they would appear living in eternal regret of that epochal bestiality.

He attacked the Northern leaders of the party, saying, «PDP in the North ganged up against Jonathan.

«It is true a meeting was held between some Northern leaders and youths in Birnin Kebbi where the issue of how PDP can present a credible and popular candidate and supports across board was discussed extensively.

Some northern leaders met in Kaduna and accused the elite of failing their people.

«As there is no other alternative to stop Biafra freedom, the northern leaders have resorted to using their youths wing to start terrorising the people of Biafra living in the northern region.

«What we want is that this time round, let us have the opportunity to come together so that whatever is decided for the North, it is the northern leaders who decide it and then we get support from other regions.

He recalled that during the militancy era in the Niger Delta and the Oodua Peoples Congress (OPC) struggle in the West, Niger Delta and Yoruba leaders met with leaders of the groups and stopped the crises in their various areas, wondering why it had been difficult for Northern leaders to stop the Boko Haram insurgency.

«What we want is that this time round, let us have the opportunity to come together so that whatever is decided for the North, it is the northern leaders who decide it and then we get support from the (other) regions,» the northern elders added in their communique.

Saraki made the call while addressing a delegation of the Northern Leaders and Stakeholders Assembly (NLSA) who visited him at the National Assembly, led by its Chairman, Alhaji Tanko Yakasai.

Saraki made the call while addressing a delegation of the Northern Leaders and Stakeholders Assembly (NLSA) who visited him at the -LSB-...]

Northern Leaders and Stakeholders Assembly (NLSA) has inaugurated five standing committees to strategise on a peaceful conduct of the 2019 elections, restructuring and security in the...

Northern Leaders and Stakeholders Assembly, NLSA, Wednesday, admitted that there is disquiet, distrust and loss of confidence by the mass populace on the President Muhammadu Buhari - led...

For example, since 1999 that Nigeria returned to democracy, there is no northern leader that has really ruled this country up to one term.

As for GEJ, he is doing every thing humanly possible for Nigeria irrespective of the problems caused by ACN and Northern leaders (BH) and nobody seem to see that.

Saraki made the call while addressing a delegation of the Northern Leaders and Stakeholders...

In order not to be caught unaware, the northern leaders meeting set up a special screening committee to look at the qualifications of all aspirants to various offices convention, and recommend to the region, aspirants to be adopted for the various offices.

The committee headed by Mantu is expected to submit its report on Tuesday, in Port - Harcourt to the northern leaders for consideration.

these northern leaders are laughable most shocking is shehu sani and of cause papa boko haram buhari, they think they are punishing Gej by not wanting to be part of those who seek to bring peace to the north

Erstwhile Head of State, General Ibrahim Babangida, yesterday, lambasted elder statesman and frontline Ijaw leader, Chief Edwin Clark over his recent claims that some Northern leaders...

While the governors are said to be queuing behind Secondus, some northern leaders are said to be behind Adeniran.

Reacting to chief Edwin Clark's allegation that the northern leaders had not done enough to fight against the spate of violence in the country, el - Rufai had warned Clerk to avoid making unverified comments that will degrade him instead of uphold him.

They believed the canal amounted to theft of the south's water resources by the northern leaders and their backers in Egypt, for whom the water was ultimately intended.