These are the top five stories that drove conversations today. 1. 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. 2. “I am sorry I got caught up in this mess” | Dammy Krane speaks... Read More

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June 8, 2017

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“We don’t want Igbo in Nigeria” – Northern youth insist

Despite security measures and widespread condemnation, Northern youth coalition has insisted that the presence of Igbo in the region, and indeed Nigeria is a threat and must therefore leave. Having called the coalition, “The Kaduna Declaration”, the Kaduna state governor, Nasir El-Rufai, had ordered their arrest, alongside Borno governor, Kashim Shettima, who said the position... Read More

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June 7, 2017

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The Kaduna Declaration: Every Northern governor should reproduce El-Rufai’s statement

by Alexander O. Onukwue The Governor of Kaduna, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai, has reacted swiftly to the declaration that called for all Igbos in the North to vacate before the 1st of October, 2017. The statement, which was the product of a meeting allegedly held in the Arewa House in Kaduna state, had claimed five groups,... Read More

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June 7, 2017

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Ohanaeze youth reply Northern youth, say Igbos can’t vacate region

The Ohanaeze Ndigbo Youth Council has said, on Wednesday, that the Igbo cannot leave the North, after spending N44 trillion to develop the region. The Council also advised Igbo residents in the North to prepare for any attack by Northerners. This is in reaction to the three months ultimatum given by a Northern group, “The... Read More

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June 7, 2017

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YNaija Says: The Northern Youth groups issuing ultimatums must be stopped

On Tuesday, 16 Northern youth groups met in Kaduna and issued a three-month ultimatum to all Igbo people living in Northern states to vacate the region by October 1, 2017, as well as calling on all Northerners in the South-East to return to the region. To these groups, such a call has become necessary as... Read More

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June 7, 2017

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The Kaduna Declaration: How every Nigerian Northerner should respond?

by Alexander O. Onukwue How does, as a Northerner, who does not see Igbos as unruly, uncultured, ingrates and solely responsible for all the moral evils in Nigeria, respond to the ‘Kaduna Declaration’? “Like all other humans on earth, some Igbos are dubious, have cheated me in the past and will do anything for money,... Read More

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June 7, 2017

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What sense is in “The Kaduna Declaration” on Igbos?

by Alexander O. Onukwue The statement by some so-called pan-African youth groups for all Igbos living in the North to vacate and for Northerners in the South East to leave has begun to generate reactions from the media and the public. The document tagged ‘The Kaduna Declaration’ was claimed to have been signed by five... Read More

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The Kaduna Declaration: Every Northern governor should reproduce El-Rufai’s statement

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YNaija Says: The Northern Youth groups issuing ultimatums must be stopped

The Kaduna Declaration: How every Nigerian Northerner should respond?

What sense is in “The Kaduna Declaration” on Igbos?

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