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Vanguard News S/West crises: Northern governors,elders meet in Abuja On *Desist from acts that could provoke North,elders warn southerners By Joseph Erunke NORTHERN governors and elders in the region met Monday night to fashion out ways of deescalating ethnic tensions growing across the country following crisis in the South West, especially the Shasha crisis in Ibadan,Oyo State. The northern governors were led by their chairman and governor of Plateau State,Barr. Simon Lalong while to the elders under the aegis of Northern Elders Forum,were led by the forum’s chairman,Prof. Abdullahi Ango....

• Group to convoke Constituent Assembly in May • Plan Mega political movement in March Former president of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Dr Olisa Agbakoba (SAN) has advised that Nigeria must devolve powers and return to regional autonomy to overcome the crisis hampering its development. According to him, regional autonomy would resolve the country’s diversity challenge. x “More importantly, it allows subsidiarity to deliver public service at the base of the nation. I was intrigued by the extent of devolved power in the western region under sel...

By Henry Umoru WORRIED by Civil strife, ethnic violence in Nigeria, Kidnapping across the country, Leaders of the National Consultative Front, NCF, a frontline political pressure group have concluded arrangement to convoke what they termed, the people’s National Conference. They said that the Peoples Constituent Assembly is slated to hold May this where Nigerians will converge, brainstorm on these burning issues, with a view to coming up with workable solutions. According to the NCFront, Leaders of Conscience, the Conference has become very imperative because they are disappointed by Federa...

To paraphrase the historian, mathematician, journalist, and public intellectual, Edwin Madunagu, every political history has its significant dates, landmarks or turning points. In Nigeria’s political history, for instance, landmarks would include October 1, 1960, (the day Nigeria gained independence from Britain), January 15, 1966, (when the first of what would become a tradition of military coups occurred), July 6, 1967, (the official start of the 30-month Nigeria-Biafra war) and January 15, 1970, (the official end of the civil war). Advertisement To these dates, I will add January 1, 1914...

…Buhari, Ikimi, PDP, others hail Obiozor By Clifford Ndujihe, Dapo Akinrefon, Henry Umoru, Johnbosco Agbakwuru & Dirisu Yakubu THERE were showers of tributes, yesterday, for the new President-General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Professor George Obiozor as Igbo leaders gave reasons they chose him as Chief John Nnia Nwodo’s successor. According to them, the Igbo Nation is at the cross roads now and needs an experienced hand to steer her to safety of which Obiozor is eminently qualified and experienced to undertake. Former Deputy Senate President, Senator Ike Ekweremadu; Senate Minority Leader, Sena...