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Yari Roundtable to Host Fresh Interfaith Peace Parley in Plateau, Kano The Yari Roundtable for Inter-Religious Harmony has scheduled Thursday, December 4, for another high-level interfaith peace parley aimed at strengthening unity and understanding among Christian and Muslim stakeholders in Plateau and Kano States. The planned dialogue follows the organisation’s recently concluded and widely commended interfaith engagement in Abuja, where religious leaders from across the North explored collaborative approaches to mitigating tensions and fostering a culture of mutual respect. In a statement issued on Monday, the organisers said the forthcoming summit would bring together prominent Islamic and Christian clerics, traditional rulers, civil society organisations, youth representatives and key community influencers from both states. According to the statement signed by Dr. Mohammed Kassim, the initiative seeks to consolidate ongoing conversations on peaceful coexistence, enhance...

Ex-Lawmakers Laud Tinubu for Swift Rescue of Abducted Students, Worshippers …Warn El-Rufai Against Baseless Allegations The National Forum of Ex-Councillors has commended President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for what it described as his swift and decisive intervention leading to the early release of abducted students in Niger State ,Kebbi State and church worshippers in Kwara State. Speaking at a press conference in Kaduna, the National President of the Forum, Ambassador Auwal Kassim Hassan, said the President’s prompt action served as an “elixir” that ensured the victims regained their freedom sooner than expected. The group urged security agencies to intensify efforts and complement the President’s interventions so that other Nigerians still held captive in different parts of the country could also be rescued without delay. Addressing recent political tensions in Kaduna State, the former councillors dismissed the allegation by former Governor Nasir El-Rufai that the current admini...

NSNCM Hails Federal Government, Judiciary Over Nnamdi Kanu’s Life Imprisonment The Nineteen Seventeen Northern Consensus Movement for Peace, Unity, Empowerment and Development Initiative (NSNCM), an umbrella body comprising 598 registered associations across the 19 northern states as well as northern associations in the 17 southern states and the Federal Capital Territory, has commended the Federal Government and security agencies over the life imprisonment sentence handed to the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Mazi Nnamdi Kanu. In a statement issued on Monday, November 24, 2025, and signed by its National President, Awwal Abdullahi Aliyu, the group said the conviction of Kanu was a “victory for justice and the rule of law.” The NSNCM recalled that it had consistently demanded Kanu’s arrest, detention, and prosecution, accusing him of instigating violence, killings, and destruction of property belonging to northerners and security agencies in the South-Eas...

N1b Payments to Bandits : Elrufai lying about bandits payments- Shehu Sani Former Kaduna Central Senator, Shehu Sani, has dismissed as “false and ridiculous” the claim by ex-Governor Nasir El-Rufai that the Kaduna State Government under Governor Uba Sani paid N1 billion to bandits. In a strongly-worded statement issued and made available to Journalists today , Senator Sani said the allegation attributed to the former governor lacked credibility and amounted to “politically motivated falsehood.” In the statement personally signed  by Senator Shehu Sani accused the former governor of establishing what he described as a “culture of appeasement to terrorists” during his administration. According to him, El-Rufai had previously admitted to engaging in “conditional cash transfers” to bandits, a claim which, he noted, led to the arrest of journalist Luka Biniyat at the time. The former lawmaker argued that Kaduna State witnessed some of its worst security incidents under El-Ru...

BREAKING: SEN YARI DONATES N500m AT ACF's SILVER JUBILEE *… As Sen Wamakko Gets Honored* The Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) marked its 25th anniversary in grand style on Wednesday, with Senator Abdulaziz Yari stealing the spotlight after announcing a monumental N500 million donation to support the Forum’s ongoing intervention programmes across Northern Nigeria. The declaration, made inside the packed Musa Yar’Adua Conference Hall in Kaduna, instantly set the tone for an evening defined by generosity, statesmanship, and renewed commitment to tackling poverty and insecurity in the region. Riding on the wave of Yari’s bold gesture, Senator Aliyu Magatakarda Wamakko (Sarkin Yamman Sokoto) followed up with a N100 million donation, reinforcing his long-standing dedication to development efforts in the North. Four other eminent Nigerians very close to Senator Yari also took turns to donate N100 million each, pushing the total amount raised at that point to N1 billion. The fund...

Yari Roundtable Convenes Interfaith Summit to Proffer Lasting Solutions for Peace in the North Yari Roundtable for Inter-Religious Harmony organisation  convened a high-level interfaith summit bringing together Christian and Muslim leaders to discuss practical solutions to the persistent insecurity confronting Northern Nigeria. The well attended strategic meeting, held in Abuja, drew prominent religious leaders, and dignitaries from across 19 northern states, all united in their commitment to chart a new course for peace and stability in the region. In his opening remarks, Senator Shehu Sani ,who attended  the event,said the summit became necessary in view of the worsening security challenges in the North. He stressed that leaders must confront the realities fueling terrorism, banditry, kidnapping, and other violent crimes. According to him, the roundtable was designed to listen directly to religious leaders and community stakeholders, gather credible insights, and...