Northern Elder’s Forum

The Northern Elders Forum (NEF) has described President Muhammadu Buhari as a "disappointment" which the region cannot afford to repeat in subsequent elections. Director of Publicity and Advocacy of NEF, Dr. Hakeem Baba-Ahmed said this…

Apex Igbo sociocultural group, Ohanaeze Ndigbo says the Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) and the Northern Elders Forum (NEF) are behind President Muhammadu Buhari's refusal to pursue a political solution to the Nnamdi Kanu situation. This,…

The Northern Elders Forum (NEF) says innocent Fulani people are being demonised in other parts of Nigeria especially in the South-West for the sins of a few. Director of Publicity and Advocacy of the forum, Hakeem Baba-Ahmed disclosed…

The Chairman, Northern Youth Leaders Forum (NYLF), Rev Elliot Afiso, has accused former President Goodluck Jonathan of founding a bandit group he identified as "Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore". Afiso alleged that the former president has been…

The Northern Elders Forum (NEF) has demanded President Muhammadu Buhari's resignation over the rising spate of insecurity and economic hardship in the country. NEF spokesman, Dr Hakeem Baba-Ahmed made the call Wednesday during an…

The Northern Elders Forum (NEF) says there is an attempt to force restructuring on the North as a means of weakening the region on many fronts ahead of the 2023 general election. The Director, Publicity and Advocacy of the forum, Dr.…

The Northern Elders Forum (NEF) has advised the Senate to jettison “the wasteful idea of giving Nigerians the impression that it is involved in a serious review of our Constitution”. The NEF stated this through its Director of Publicity…

A former Chairman, Northern Elders Forum (NEF), Dr. Paul Unongo, says he is against the zoning of Nigeria's presidency. Unongo noted that zoning as a political practice is highly susceptible to abuse by powerful elements in the polity.…

The Director-General, Northern Elders’ Forum (NEF), Professor Yima Sen, says senators from the South-East geopolitical zone are to blame if the region is exempted from the capital projects to be executed from the $22.7 billion loan. He…

The Chairman of Northern Elders’ Forum (NEF), Prof Ango Abdullahi, says the Nigerian elite are to blame for the barrage of problems confronting the nation. Abdullahi, who is former Vice-Chancellor of the Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria,…

The Northern Elders Forum (NEF) has urged Fulani herders to leave Southern part of the country if the safety of lives and properties are not guaranteed. The Chairman of the forum, Prof. Ango Abdullahi, who said this at a news conference…

The Deputy Leader of the Northern Elders Forum, NEF, Elder Paul Unongo has on behalf of the group deny a statement earlier made by the Chairman of the group, Professor Ango Abdullahi, backing the eviction order to the Igbo living in the…

The Northern Elders Forum (NEF) has declared full support for Yemi Osinbajo as Nigeria’s Acting President while commendingPresident Muhammadu Buhari for obeying and respecting the constitution in transferring power to Mr. Osinbajo when it…

The former special adviser to the ex-president, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo and Spokesman of the Northern Elders Forum (NEF), Ango Abdullahi has expressed concern with the way President Muhammadu Buhari is running the country. Speaking in…

Spokesman for the Northern Elders Forum, Prof Ango Abdullahi has said that the Northern Elders Council, a group recently inaugurated in Kaduna and headed by elder Northern statesmen, businessmen and politicians is money hungry, and…

Ethnic sentiments flared up in the wake of the threat by the Northern Elders Forum to drag immediate past Chief of Army Staff, Lt. General Azubuike Ihejirika before the International Criminal Court at the Hague over crimes against…

The war of words between the Northern Elders Forum and Igbo elders in the country has taken a new dimension as it concerns the threat of the NEF to drag former Chief of Army Staff, Azubuike Ihejirika before the International Criminal…

The Northern Elders Forum (NEF) have proposed the setting up of a dialogue and reconciliation commission by the Federal Government which would have full powers to negotiate and reconcile with the Boko Haram insurgents with a view to ending…