Kaduna Declaration: Osinbajo meets with Igbo traditional rulers

Kaduna Declaration: Osinbajo meets with Igbo traditional rulers

Yemi Osinbajo met with traditional rulers from the South East in continuation of his consultations on the agitations that started with the Kaduna Declaration. The meeting held behind closed doors at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. Osinbajo’s media aide, Laolu Akande giving details of the meeting said the Acting President met with “Southeast traditional rulers in... Read More

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June 13, 2017

Reuben Abati: Igbo haters, the Arewa ultimatum and our nation

by Reuben Abati Fifty years after the civil war ended, Igbos do not yet feel a sense of belonging, acceptance or safety in the Federation called Nigeria. The sad part is that this belief is shared not just by the generation that witnessed the war and its deadly consequences, but Igbos across all generations,... Read More

Opinion

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June 12, 2017

Hausa, Fulani are safe in Cross River – Ayade

Cross River Governor, Ben Ayade, has assured that the Hausa/ Fulani in the state are safe. Speaking through his special adviser on non-indigenes affairs, Musa Maigoro, the governor said he has met with all the stakeholders of the northern community to assure them of their safety and that they should go about their legitimate business... Read More

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June 11, 2017

“On October 1, 2017 we shall declare our independence” | See our top 10 quotes from the past week

What a dramatic week it has been. From Nigeria -where several groups have openly threatened the sovereignty of the nation – to America -where former FBI Director, James Comey delivered a bombshell testimony before the Senate Intelligence Committee – and the United Kingdom -where Theresa May had absoluteky no idea what hit her. Here are... Read More

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June 9, 2017

Opinion: Kaduna declaration and the brazen insensitivity

by Ahanonu Kingsley The call for all the Igbos of South-eastern Nigeria to leave the North by an coalation of some northern youthful elements in what they called the Kaduna Declaration is something that ordinarily would have been dismissed away as a disgruntled assertion of people who at best could be described as been under... Read More

Opinion

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June 8, 2017

[The Legislative Blog]: Saraki’s response to the Kaduna Declaration drama is intriguing

A faceless group of Northerners have managed to cause outrage with the three-month ultimatum it issued to Igbo people in the North to vacate the region. The group dubbed their document “The Kaduna Declaration” and its content – with every word, assertions and claims therein – has proven itself a product of folly and sheer... Read More

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June 8, 2017

Kaduna Declaration: We have deployed our men to arrest those involved – Police

The Police on Wednesday said it has deployed operatives to arrest Northern youths over the ultimatum given to Igbos living in the North. A coalition of Northern youths had asked Igbos in the North to leave before October 1st, stating that they were a threat to the unity of Nigeria. Leaders of the group had... Read More

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June 8, 2017

Kaduna Declaration: ‘S’East governors hold emergency meeting’

South-East governors on Wednesday held a meeting over ultimatum extended to Igbos in the North by coalition of some Northern youths, Vanguard reports. President General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Chief Nnia Nwodo made the disclosure in Enugu Wednesday night. He disclosed this at the night of tributes in honour of the late Ohanaeze chieftain, ‎Prof. Ben... Read More

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The YNaija Cover this evening – the 7th of June

Follow these links to read our cover stories and analyses on YNaija: YNaija Says: The Northern Youth groups issuing ultimatums must be stopped 5 interesting moments to expect during fired FBI Director, James Comey’s testimony [The Alausa Blog]: Parents of kidnapped school children stage protest at Ambode’s office

Cover Stories

The Thread: This is who the Northerners are coming for on Oct 1st

In case you have not heard, the ‘confederation’ of pan- Northern youth have served notice on Igbos residing in the North to vacate that portion of Nigeria before October 1st or face brutal consequences. Without a stitch of doubt, this has to be the dumbest document ever. But that’s not the subject matter we are... Read More

Opinion

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‘Kaduna Declaration’ is a failed test on the Nigerian question

by Alex O. Onukwue What is the Nigerian Question? To put it in the form of a null hypothesis, the Nigerian question would read something along the line that ‘There is no significant benefit for all the ethnic nationalities in Nigeria to continue to exist together as one country under the present arrangement’. For the... Read More

Story of the day, Thinking Through

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7 quotes from the “Kaduna declaration” prove it’s the dumbest document ever

While the celebration of the 18th year of Nigeria’s democracy, followed by that of 50th year of the Nigerian Civil War in the past one week have both proven to be reminders of the fact that we are stronger as a nation and have more to learn by being together than apart, some ill-motivated groups... Read More

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This is the full text of the senseless “Kaduna Declaration” everyone is talking about

Yesterday, a group that identifies itself as “pan-northern” declared utter hate and quite frankly, extreme ignorance of how things work by thinking out loud that they have the authority to expel anybody from any part of Nigeria on account of some misconception that they have been made custodians of it. The Governor of Kaduna state,... Read More

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El-Rufai orders arrest of anti-Igbo Northern group

The Governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai, has ordered the arrest of signatories of “Northern Youths” that ordered Igbos out of northern Nigeria. Spokesperson of the governor, Samuel Aruwan, confirmed this to newsmen, explaining the position of the Kaduna state government on the plans of “The Kaduna Declaration.” [Read Also:] “They are uncultured, ungrateful” | Northern group... Read More