Tag: Ango Abdullahi

The YNaija Cover – the 17th of July

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The Big 5: Act now before it’s too late – Anyaoku tells Buhari, NASS; Northern Elders wants herdsmen to relocate from the South | Other top stories

These are the stories that you should be monitoring today: Relocate from the south - Northern elders tells herdsmen The Northern Elders Forum (NEF) on Tuesday asked herdsmen to leave…

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The Big 5: Northern Elders Forum says ‘June 12 declaration’ not enough, W.H.O warns of possible cholera spread and other stories

These are the stories you should be monitoring today: The Northern Elders Forum (NEF) has expressed reservations on President Buhari's declaration of June 12 as Democracy day and award of posthumous…

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The YNaija Cover this evening – the 23rd of September

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If I was marking Nigeria’s script at 57, I will grade her a failure – Ango Abdullahi

Spokesman of the Northern Elders Forum (NEF), Ango Abdullahi has said Nigeria is a failure, 57 years after it gained independence. In an interview with The Sun, Abdullahi said Nigeria has…

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Ango Abdullahi is one principal loser from the anti-Igbo song

by Alexander O. Onukwue Reactions continue to trail the anti-Igbo song that has been on the internet over the past days. While there are speculations about the brains behind it,…

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Farooq Kperogi: Ango Abdullahi and his lie about Northern Nigerian Colonial Economy and Niger Delta Oil

by Farooq Kperogi In my May 6, 2017 column titled “Top 8 Popular National Lies that Won’t Die in Nigeria,” I called attention to out-and-out historical lies that vast swathes…

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You are an ingrate | Ganduje, Abdullahi, Mohammed blast Jerry Gana

Kano State Governor, Dr. Abdullahi Ganduje; Prof. Ango Abdullahi, and Dr. Junaid Muhammed, on Monday described former information minister, Jerry Gana as an 'ingrate'. They said this while reacting to…

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Igbo quit notice: I have freedom of speech, I didn’t commit any crime – Ango Abdullahi

Former Vice Chancellor of Ahmadu Bello University, Ango Abdullahi has said he committed no crime by supporting Northern youths ultimatum to Igbos living in the region. Abdullahi had supported an…

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James Comey and his book deal, #HalleluyahChallenge | Here are last week’s winners and losers

Last week saw the political audience across the world torn in separate directions as the United States and the United Kingdom witnessed defining moments in their political terrain. The UK…

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Should the presidency call Ango Abdullahi to order?

by Alex O. Onukwue   The duty of the President and the Executive, by extension, is to ensure the safety and security of all citizens in Nigeria. But, no, this…

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The YNaija Cover this evening – the 10th of June

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Groundnut Economy: What is Ango Abdullahi talking about?

by Alexander O. Onukwue   The Government College Umuahia, the buildings that came to be after the Ajayi Crowther structures in Badagry and the refineries, all were developed with money…

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Why Ango Abdullahi should be dropped by the Northern Elders Forum

by Alex O.Onukwue   A former Vice Chancellor of a top Nigerian University, Prof Ango Abdullahi, has left very many persons bemused. Standing not to be corrected, the Kaduna-born elder…

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Northern Youth Council asks FG to arrest supporters of ‘The Kaduna Declaration’

The Northern Youth Council of Nigeria (NYCN), has asked the Federal Government to arrest Arewa Youth that asked Igbo to vacate the North within three months. They also demanded arrest…

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Ango Abdullahi is not new to making polarizing statements | 5 odd things he has said in the past

by Alex O. Onukwue   Nigerians are at a loss as to how to react to the statements attributed to Prof Ango Abdullahi, which appear to support the declaration by…

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Akin Osuntokun: For every Dangiwa Umar, there is Ango Abdullahi

by Akin Osuntokun Personally I cannot wait for the day when my sense of dignity will be enhanced by the knowledge that Nigerians no longer need to prostrate before the…

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Opinion: Of Ango Abdullahi’s Born to Rule Mentality

by Remi Oyeyemi Of all the above three variables, the South is more favoured than the North. It is only in Nigeria that the Sahara Desert is more populated than…

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Michael Orodare: Enough of the politics of every man for himself (Y! Politico)

by Michael Orodare The truth is that we have been infected with the age-long 'virus' - lack of trust, which our leaders battled with after gaining independence. Every time we gather at…

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Opinion: The North has no right to demand power in 2015

by Emmanuel Onwe To refer to other regions of Nigeria, populated by patriotic and freeborn citizens as mere enclaves is to suggest that such regions are not qualified either to…

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Opinion: Wole Soyinka and his army of nay-sayers

by Obi Nwakanma But to demean her, and to ask the president to “call his wife to order” without as much as understanding the intricate issues behind the Rivers situation…

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We will not support Jonathan in 2015 – Northern elders

The Northern Elders’ Forum on Monday said that the North would not support President Goodluck Jonathan in the 2015 presidential election. The spokesman for the group, Prof. Ango Abdullahi, stated…

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Opinion: Zaria – My encounter with depression

by Gimba Kakanda I compared that young and ambitious Maitama Sule to the defeated old and blind philosopher I saw in Zaria. And that was when, with tears in my…

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“How can the President begin to worry governors simply because of their regular meetings?” – Northen elders

Northern Elders Forum (NEF), yesterday, examined the rift between President Jonathan and governors under the aegis of the Nigerian Governors’ Forum, NGF, and passed a verdict on the matter: Jonathan…

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Obasanjo (co)created all the problems we have now – Prof Ango Abdullahi

A former Vice-Chancellor of the Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Prof. Ango Abdullahi, who is also a leading member of the Northern Elders Forum, speaks about the controversies of his tenure,…

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President Jonathan reportedly no longer opposed to amnesty for Boko Haram

by Isi Esene There are indications that President Goodluck Jonathan nay have agreed to grant amnesty to Boko Haram militants after a meeting with Northern Elders Forum (NEF) which took…

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