The Coalition of Northern Groups CNG, has kicked against the position of southern governors on the open grazing in region. The group in a statement signed by its spokesperson Abdul-Azeez Suleiman, yesterday in Abuja, said CNG has taken particular note of the decisions taken by governors of the 17 states of southern Nigeria in Asaba, […]
The Coalition of Northern Groups (CNG) on Sunday said the last week’s declaration by 17 southern governors in Asaba, Delta State, exposed the total failure of northern governors to speak up for the rights of northerners. The CNG, in a statement in Abuja by its spokesman, Abdul-Azeez Suleiman, accused the northern governors for failing to […]
CNG meets parents of kidnapped students, plan mass protest Meanwhile, the Coalition of Northern Groups has reached out to the parents of students of the college of forestry mechanisation, whom it said, “have been abandoned in captivity for more than three weeks now.” The group met the parents at the premises of the college in […]
A statement from the CNG spokesmen, Suleiman Abdul-Azeez, observed that the Coalition of Northern Groups had fruitful meeting with officials of the Multichoice operators of DSTV/GOTV brokered by the Director General of the Nigerian Broadcasting Commission to settle the issue of non-inclusion of northern based television channels on the DSTV platform. He explained that the meeting […]
Gamayyar Kungiyoyin Arewacin Nijeriya “Coalition of Northern Groups” ta yi zargin cewa gwamnatocin arewacin kasar na rufe musu baki muddin suka nemi daukar fansa kan abin suka kira cin kashin da ake yi wa ‘yan arewa a kudancin kasar. Abdul’aziz Sulaiman mai magana da yawun gamayyar kungiyoyin arewacin Nijeriya ya sanar da hakan ga DCL […]
Miffed by an alleged attack on Fulani herders in some states in the South-West and South-East, President Muhammadu Buhari’s kinsmen, yesterday, blasted the Federal Government for allegedly not protecting them. The kinsmen operating under the aegis of Coalition of Northern Groups (CNG), extended their fury to governors of the region by rejecting a proposed security […]
The Coalition of Northern Groups (CNG), on Wednesday, advised all law-abiding members of Fulani communities, whose lives and livestock assets are threatened in other parts of the country, to return to the north. There had been eviction orders to herdsmen in some southern states, especially in Oyo and Ondo States. The spokesperson of the group, […]
The Coalition of Northern Groups, CNG has announced the release of their national officials who were arrested in Kaduna earlier on Thursday. Abdul Azeez Suleiman, spokesman of CNG confirmed the release of Nastura Ashir Shariff and Balarabe Rufai Thursday night. He said, “The Coalition of Northern Groups is happy to inform that it has at […]
The BOT, Chairman of CNG, Nastura Ashir Shariff and the National Coordinator, Balarabe Rufai have been picked by unidentified persons in Kaduna on Thursday. Abdul-Azeez Suleiman, Spokesperson of CNG told journalists that reasons for their arrest were not yet known as “we are still working to establish connection with them or trace where they are […]
Thugs numbering over 100 had disrupted the Northern security summit expected to hold at Arewa House between Monday and Tuesday. Recall, the Coalition of Northern Groups (CNG) had earlier hinted about the summit expected to attract, Northern Elders, civil societies, ex-servicemen, retired civil servant, pressure groups traditional rulers, security experts, stakeholders, women, youths, among others […]
Kaduna State on November 2, 2020 came alive as security personnels were visible on virtually all the routes that led to the Sir Kashim Government House. The motorcade of the northern governors and other dignitaries made their way to the government House for a crucial meeting. The meeting came less than two weeks after the […]
The Secretary General, United Nations Organization, UN Headquarters, New York, USA Sir, EndSARS Protests and Instigated Acts of Hate, Aggression and Terror Against Northerners and Nigerian State INTRODUCTION The Coalition of Northern Groups (CNG), representing the vast circle of rights and civil organisations in northern Nigeria, once again, writes to call the attention of the […]
Appreciation The Coalition of Northern Groups (CNG), having monitored the recent spring of protests across the country and playing a major role in stabilizing matters, wishes to first and foremost extend condolences and sympathy to all northern communities that suffered casualty in terms of life and properties. Similarly, we sympathize with victims of the bad […]
The Coalition of Northern Group (CNG), on Wednesday, alleged that the EndSARS protest was being manipulated by unpatriotic people to cause anarchy in the country. The CNG spokesperson, Suleiman Abdul-Azeez, made the assertion at a news conference in Kaduna on the violent nature of the protest in parts of the country. Abdul-Azeez said though the […]