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We must overcome disunity to shape 2027 elections – Northern elders

The Northern Elders Forum, NEF, and the National Political Consultative Group, NPCG, have declared plans to rally the entire northern region toward unity ahead of the 2027 general election. The groups said the strategy will include the involvement of traditional rulers and religious leaders across the 19 northern states. The Director-General of of NEF, Doknan
We must overcome disunity to shape 2027 elections – Northern elders

The Northern Elders Forum, NEF, and the National Political Consultative Group, NPCG, have declared plans to rally the entire northern region toward unity ahead of the 2027 general election.

The groups said the strategy will include the involvement of traditional rulers and religious leaders across the 19 northern states.

The Director-General of of NEF, Doknan Sheni, while speaking at the expanded meeting of the NPCG held in Abuja on Saturday, stated that the region must first address the factors both internal and external that have caused disunity in the north.

According to him, Northern leaders must work to restore the spirit of inclusiveness once championed by the late premier of the northern region, Ahmadu Bello.

“Unless sensitive identity issues are properly managed, the region, and by extension, Nigeria, may continue to slide into deeper ethno-religious divisions,” he warned.

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Trump’s decision to tag Nigeria as country of concern stems from greed – Dan Bello

Activist and commentator, Bello Galadanci, popularly known as Dan Bello, has faulted former U.S. President, Donald Trump’s decision to place Nigeria back on the list of “Countries of Particular Concern” (CPC) over alleged persecution of Christians. Reacting in a post on X (formerly Twitter) titled “The CPC Hustle: How a Fake Genocide Became Capitol Hill’s
Trump’s decision to tag Nigeria as country of concern stems from greed – Dan Bello

Activist and commentator, Bello Galadanci, popularly known as Dan Bello, has faulted former U.S. President, Donald Trump’s decision to place Nigeria back on the list of “Countries of Particular Concern” (CPC) over alleged persecution of Christians.

Reacting in a post on X (formerly Twitter) titled “The CPC Hustle: How a Fake Genocide Became Capitol Hill’s Favorite ATM,” Bello said the claim of a “Christian genocide” in Nigeria is false and being used by some foreign groups to make money.

According to him, the narrative has become a business for some U.S.-based lobbyists and NGOs who exaggerate Nigeria’s security challenges to attract international donations and funding.

 “The pitch is simple: scream ‘genocide,’ wave a blurry video of bandits on motorbikes, and watch the dollars rain down,” he wrote.

Bello explained that while insecurity in Nigeria’s northern region is real, it affects everyone regardless of religion.

“Bandits kill farmers, farmers fight back. Muslims die. Christians die. Traditionalists die. The only pattern is poverty, not prophecy,” he stated.

He recalled that Trump had previously given Nigeria the same designation in 2020, but it was later lifted by President Joe Biden after U.S. reports found no evidence of religious genocide.

Bello alleged that some organizations continue to spread false stories about Nigeria to secure funding, using unverifiable reports and recycled videos.

He also accused some of turning religious freedom campaigns into personal profit ventures.

 “The real religion isn’t Christianity or Islam—it’s capitalism,” he wrote, describing the situation as a “hustle” that benefits foreign middlemen more than the real victims of violence.

The Nigerian government has also rejected Trump’s latest claim, insisting that the killings in parts of the country are acts of banditry, not religious persecution.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs recently stated that Nigeria’s security agencies have neutralized thousands of terrorists and will continue to restore peace across affected areas.

“Let’s be clear: Nigeria has problems. Boko Haram is evil. Herder-farmer clashes are deadly. Corruption eats aid. But turning a national crisis into a sectarian cash cow helps no one except the middlemen with American passports and Nigerian accents.The irony? The loudest voices screaming “genocide” have never buried a cousin in Maiduguri. They’re too busy burying the truth under donor decks. Their real religion isn’t Christianity or Islam—it’s capitalism. And their holy sacrament? The earmark.” Dan Bello emphasized. 

Bello’s post has attracted wide reactions online, with many Nigerians agreeing that Western narratives about the country often ignore the complex social and economic roots of the insecurity.

He concluded his piece by saying,”Call it what it is: not genocide. Just good old-fashioned greed, dressed up in a dashiki and a cross.No faith required. Just facts.”

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EFCC arraigns Kaduna contractor over alleged N111m fraud

The Kaduna Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arraigned a former Kaduna State government contractor, Bashir Bello Ibrahim, before the Federal High Court sitting in Kaduna over alleged N111 million fraud. Ibrahim, who is the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Formal Act Legacy Limited, was docked before Justice A. M.
EFCC arraigns Kaduna contractor over alleged N111m fraud

The Kaduna Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arraigned a former Kaduna State government contractor, Bashir Bello Ibrahim, before the Federal High Court sitting in Kaduna over alleged N111 million fraud.

Ibrahim, who is the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Formal Act Legacy Limited, was docked before Justice A. M. Aikawa on a seven-count charge bordering on obtaining money by false pretence, advance fee fraud, and money laundering.

One of the counts reads:

“That you, Bashir Ibrahim Bello (being Managing Director of Formal Act Legacy Limited) and Formal Act Legacy Limited, sometime in July 2024 at Kaduna, within the jurisdiction of the Federal High Court of Nigeria, conspired between yourselves to commit a felony, to wit: obtaining the sum of N37,300,000 under false pretence, and you thereby committed an offence contrary to Section 8(a) of the Advance Fee Fraud and Other Fraud Related Offences Act No. 14 of 2006 and punishable under Section 1(3) of the same Act.”

Another charge accused him of conspiracy to commit money laundering, contrary to Section 21(a) of the Money Laundering (Prevention and Prohibition) Act, 2022, and punishable under Section 18(3) and (4) of the same law.

The defendant, however, pleaded not guilty to all charges. Following his plea, prosecution counsel Fortune Amina I. Asemebo requested a trial date, while the defence counsel M. T. Mohammed moved a motion for the hearing of the bail application. The court, however, declined to hear the bail plea.

Justice Aikawa consequently ordered that the defendant be remanded in a Correctional Centre pending the determination of his bail application.

According to the EFCC, the case stemmed from a petition by a complainant who alleged that he was introduced to the defendant in 2024 by three individuals — Josephine Washima, Mamuda Nyelong, and Nalara Tanimu — who claimed to be contract facilitators.

The trio allegedly convinced the petitioner that Ibrahim could award him contracts for the construction of solar-powered boreholes across the North-East region in his purported capacity as a “United Nations Sub-African Regional Coordinator.”

The petitioner reportedly paid N37.3 million as a facilitation fee into Washima’s bank account and was issued five fake contract award letters for the drilling of 20 solar-powered boreholes.

He later executed one slot of the supposed contract, comprising four boreholes in Karin Madaki, Bauchi State, but was never paid. Upon discovering that the contracts were fictitious, he lodged a formal petition to the EFCC, leading to Ibrahim’s arrest and arraignment.

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Kano community cry for help over intensified bandits attack after peace with Katsina

The people of Faruruwa and nearby communities in Shanono Local Government Area of Kano State say they are living in fear as bandits intensify attacks in the area. Armed men have been invading towns and villages like Faruruwa, Tsaure, Dan Shado, Gwauron Dutse, Furaku, Yanganau, and Unguwar Tsamiya — killing residents, kidnapping others, and stealing
Kano community cry for help over intensified bandits attack after peace with Katsina

The people of Faruruwa and nearby communities in Shanono Local Government Area of Kano State say they are living in fear as bandits intensify attacks in the area.

Armed men have been invading towns and villages like Faruruwa, Tsaure, Dan Shado, Gwauron Dutse, Furaku, Yanganau, and Unguwar Tsamiya — killing residents, kidnapping others, and stealing cattle.

The Chairman of the Security Committee for the affected communities, Alhaji Yahaya Umar Bagobiri, raised the alarm in Kano on Saturday.

He said despite the presence of security personnel in the area, “bandits are still attacking, killing, and abducting people and carting away their valuables.”

Speaking through Prof. M. D. Mukhtar, Bagobiri explained that the bandits enter from neighbouring Katsina State through a border route in Tsanyawa Local Government Area. He said they shifted their operations into Kano after signing a peace accord with the Katsina State Government.

“We appreciate the deployment of security personnel by the Federal Government, but the exercise has not stopped the security breach, as the bandits are still terrorizing our communities,” he said.

Bagobiri noted that many people had fled their homes to Kano city and other safer areas.

“We are afraid that unless the banditry is addressed, the terrorists will escalate their attacks to other Local Government Areas, including Bichi, and from there, they may reach Kano, the State Capital,” he warned.

He appealed to President Bola Tinubu to work with the new Service Chiefs to “re-strategize and defeat the bandits” so that peace and order can return.

Bagobiri also called on Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf to cooperate with President Tinubu and support security agencies tackling the crisis.

He further urged the Kano and Katsina State Governments to jointly secure the border areas where the bandits are sneaking into Kano.

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Christian genocide in Nigeria a reference to more sophisticated reality’ – Moghalu

Former Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Kingsley Moghalu, has disclosed that the Boko terrorist group is sacking communities in Nigeria. Moghalu, however, disclosed that Muslims are also being killed by this terrorist group. He noted that the reference to Christian genocide in Nigeria does not reflect the reality on ground. Posting
Christian genocide in Nigeria a reference to more sophisticated reality’ – Moghalu

Former Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Kingsley Moghalu, has disclosed that the Boko terrorist group is sacking communities in Nigeria.

Moghalu, however, disclosed that Muslims are also being killed by this terrorist group.

He noted that the reference to Christian genocide in Nigeria does not reflect the reality on ground.

Posting on X, he wrote: “The narrative of “Christian genocide” in Nigeria is a reference to a more sophisticated reality. I am Nigerian. I know the realities of my country. I also have access to top policy-making circles in several capitals around the world.

“The bald fact is that Boko Haram is a terrorist group with avowedly fanatic religious motivations. The victims of its terror include Muslims who don’t share their extreme interpretations of Islam, and Christians.

“The victims of killings in the Middle Belt are predominantly Christians. The narratives of a struggle for resources of land and water and farmlands are not valid when whole communities are being massacred and evicted from their ancestral dwellings.

“Nothing justifies this, not even a felt need for grazing lands. The right to life and other fundamental rights are being shredded both by Boko Haram and extremist herdsmen.”

He challenged the Nigerian government to protect the lives of citizens within the country.

Moghalu said the Nigerian government should engage foreign countries interested in the reported Christian genocide in the country.

He added: “This invokes the responsibility of @NigeriaGov to protect Nigerians and Nigerian territory. Period. No excuses. With a security strategy made evident by its effectiveness, Nigeria should then engage the influential foreign countries expressing interest in this matter.”

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Genocide: Why Nigerians should support Trump – Adamu Garba

A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Adamu Garba, has urged Nigerians to support the United States over its stance on the alleged genocide in Nigeria, saying America’s approach targets both armed and economic terrorists in the country. Garba, in a post on X on Sunday, said the U.S. government is addressing two categories
Genocide: Why Nigerians should support Trump – Adamu Garba

A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Adamu Garba, has urged Nigerians to support the United States over its stance on the alleged genocide in Nigeria, saying America’s approach targets both armed and economic terrorists in the country.

Garba, in a post on X on Sunday, said the U.S. government is addressing two categories of culprits — those directly involved in killings and destruction, and those who divert funds meant for security and social programmes.

According to him, the US is more concerned about the latter group, as their actions have far-reaching consequences on the global economy and could facilitate the spread of terrorism beyond Nigeria.

He added that the US was tracking illicit financial flows, including funds moved to the Caribbean and laundered through cryptocurrency wallets, stressing that Washington seeks genuine action against both groups.

Garba maintained that Nigerians who are not part of the two identified terrorist groups have nothing to fear, but should instead support any international effort aimed at eliminating both armed and economic terrorism in the country.

He wrote: “People don’t understand that the U.S. is approaching the genocide issue against two profiled and equal culprits:

“The terrorist who carries out the killings and destruction all over the country.
“The politico-economic terrorist who steals money meant for the fight against the terrorist and other preventive social programs for their personal gain.

“In fact, they’re more interested in the latter, than the former, because the later has more damaging consequences to the global economic arrangement and is capable of exporting terror to other places on earth.

“They know everything that is happening in Nigeria, all the monies that are being moved to other places in the Caribbean and those monies washed into crypto wallets are being trailed and tracked.

“Their interest, as some of you wrongly assume is not to negotiate with any government officials, but to see genuine action against the two terrorists mentioned above.

“Failure to do so could result in rapid action against these two terrorists.

“If you are not part of the two terrorist groups of legitimate targets, then you should have nothing to worry about.

“In fact, you should actively encourage any action that should accelerate the cleansing of both the guns and the economic terrorists that have dominated our country for the past 16 years.”

Genocide: Why Nigerians should support Trump – Adamu Garba