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Southerners Are Not Second Class Citizens Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike on Saturday said there is no going back on decision of Southern Governors to ban open grazing across the region. The Governors met in Asaba, Delta State on Tuesday and agreed to the ban as parts of efforts to solve the farmer-herder crisis sweeping...

Delta State Governor Ifeanyi Okowa on Saturday said the decision of Southern states’ Governors to ban open grazing and call for restructuring was geared towards strengthening the unity of Nigeria. The Governor made the comment on Saturday at an event in Asaba. The Southern Governors had met on Tuesday in Delta state to discuss critical issues,...

The Church of Nigeria Anglican Communion has called on the Federal Government to urgently organise a Sovereign National Conference of Ethnic Nationalities, Groups and Regions to address issues threatening the Corporate existence of the country. The Primate of the Communion Most Reverend Henry Ndukuba gave the advice at the opening of this year's Abuja Diocesan...

The pan-Yoruba socio-political group, Afenifere, has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to save the country from disintegration by heeding calls for restructuring. According to the group, this is the only solution that could halt any form of disintegration of the country. The acting National Leader of the group, Ayo Adebanjo, made the call on Friday, after...

Benue State governor, Samuel Ortom has described as evil, the removal of history as a subject from secondary and primary school curriculum by the Federal Government. Speaking on Friday in Makurdi, the state capital, the governor said Benue State will legislate a solution for the teaching of History even if it’s for internal consumption of...

Some residents of Osogbo, Osun State capital have occupied the streets agitating for the creation of Yoruba nation. Clad in t-shirts with the ‘Yoruba Nation’ inscription, the protesters converged on November 27 Bridge before proceeding to Nelson Mandela Freedom Park, Osogbo, the Osun State capital. The group, under the umbrella of Omo Oduduwa United marched through...

Former Governor of Oyo State, Chief Rashidi Ladoja, has said that the northern part of the country is already getting ready to leave Nigeria. Speaking with journalists after observing the Eid-el-Fitr prayer at the University of Ibadan Central Mosque, on Thursday, Ladoja said Southerners are talking too much, demanding Oduduwa Republic and Biafra Republic with...

The National Secretary of Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore, Alhassan Saleh, says the Fulani ethnic group is more prepared for the division of Nigeria than any other ethnic nationality. In an interview with SaharaReporters on Friday, Saleh also berated the 17 southern governors for banning open cattle grazing in the entire 17 southern states of the...

President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday vowed that Nigeria will assist the Republic of Chad to stabilize and return to a democratic government. Buhari stated this while hosting Lt. Gen. Mahamat Idriss Deby Itno, President of the Transitional Military Council of Chad, at State House, Abuja. The President in a statement released through his spokesman, Femi Adesina, recalled that Marshal...

ACNNtv Updated May 12, 2021 As Nigerians prepare to celebrate the 2021 Eid-el-Fitr all over the nation, the acting Inspector-General of Police, Usman Baba has ordered heightened security. The IGP has approved the deployment of Police officers and other operational assets of the Police Force to ensure security even beyond the Sallah holiday. CP Frank Mba the Force...