NORTHERN NIGERIA REPORTERS

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  • Elsie Ajayi Ikoli dies at 93

    Elsie Ajayi Ikoli dies at 93

      The Ernest Sissei Ikoli Foundation on Sunday announced the passing of Elsie Ajayi Ikoli.   Elsie Ajayi Ikoli departed this earth on Tuesday, September 2, 2025, in the quiet of her Lagos home — not with fanfare, but with fulfillment. She was 93.   A statement issued in Lagos by the Ernest Sissei Ikoli…

  • THE TRUE CHARACTER OF THE BIAFRAN AGITATOR BY DR AUSITN ORETTE

    THE TRUE CHARACTER OF THE BIAFRAN AGITATOR BY DR AUSITN ORETTE

      Every time I have engaged with Igbo people in the discussions concerning how their behavior brought Nigeria to this nadir, they always reply and call me Igbo hater. What do we call Igbo people who hate Nigerians with a passion? Are they Nigerian haters, Yoruba haters or Fulani haters? Do we call them Isoko…

  • PREPARING FOR IGBO EXIT BY DR AUSTIN ORETTE

    PREPARING FOR IGBO EXIT BY DR AUSTIN ORETTE

    PREPARING FOR IGBO EXIT BY DR AUSTIN ORETTE       When I write about thorny issues of Biafra, the proponents of Biafra always tell me my observation is one-sided. This makes me laugh. What have they been doing since the end of the war? They have been telling one sided stories. I can’t help…

  • LAGOS RESIDENTS COMFORT ANTHONYY GEORGE-IKOLI OVER MOTHER’S DEATH

    LAGOS RESIDENTS COMFORT ANTHONYY GEORGE-IKOLI OVER MOTHER’S DEATH

    Lagos residents on Monday expressed profound sadness at the passing of Elsie Ajayi Ikoli. A statement by the Alaka Executive Committee offered deepest and most heartfelt condolences to famous lawyer, Chief Anthony George-Ikoli and his entire family. ‘’The loss of a mother is one of life’s most profound sorrows and we understand that no words…

  • CAUSES OF ETHNIC CLASHES IN NORTHERN NIGERIA BY DR AUSTIN ORETTE

    CAUSES OF ETHNIC CLASHES IN NORTHERN NIGERIA BY DR AUSTIN ORETTE

      There is no deliberate policy to kill Christians. The crisis in the North since the 40’s, 50’s, 60’s, and 70’s and today is about land. The Hausa and other natives have the land and the Fulani people have no land.   The military throughout the past years tried to use government decrees to forcefully…

  • IGBO, EXISTENTIAL THREAT AND THE FUTURE OF NIGERIA BY DR AUSTIN ORETTE

    IGBO, EXISTENTIAL THREAT AND THE FUTURE OF NIGERIA BY DR AUSTIN ORETTE

          In the Biafran dialogues, I have posited that Biafran actors have been de-marketing and undermining Nigeria as a Nation. Their actions should never be considered benign.       They have become a clear and present danger to our corporate existence as a people. They are starting a bush fire and don’t…

  • CONTRACTORS, GOVERNMENT AGENTS AND THE STABILITY OF NIGERIA BY DR AUSTIN ORETTE

    CONTRACTORS, GOVERNMENT AGENTS AND THE STABILITY OF NIGERIA BY DR AUSTIN ORETTE

        Who makes these changes? “I shoot an arrow right, it turns left“ I chase after a deer; I get chased by a lion. I dig a hole for my enemies, and I fall into it………. I should be careful about what I want” …. RUMI   Who makes these changes? Why can’t we…

  • FORMER BAYELSA STATE ATTORNEY GENERAL PENS TRIBUTE TO MADAM ELSIE AJAYI IKOLI

    FORMER BAYELSA STATE ATTORNEY GENERAL PENS TRIBUTE TO MADAM ELSIE AJAYI IKOLI

    FORMER BAYELSA STATE ATTORNEY GENERAL PENS TRIBUTE TO MADAM ELSIE AJAYI IKOLI   The First Senior Advocate from Bayelsa State, Chief Anthony George-Ikoli, on Sunday described Madam Elsie Ajayi Ikoli as a paragon of virtue, compassion, and elegance. ‘’We will congregate on Friday, November 28, 2025, in Lagos to bid a fond farewell to a…

  • GREETINGS TO A GREAT BUILDER AT 71

    GREETINGS TO A GREAT BUILDER AT 71

        The Chairman, Abigborodo Community Management Committee, Hon Misan Ukubehinje on behalf of the entire people of Abigborodo warmly congratulate a man of high repute, integrity and unimpeachable morality, His Excellency, Dr Eweta Uduaghan, as he celebrates his 71st birthday today. HIS EXCELLENCY DR EMMANUEL EWETA UDUAGHAN FORMER EXECUTIVE GOVERNOR DELTA STATE   His…

  • HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO AN EXEMPLARY CITIZEN OF NIGERIA

    HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO AN EXEMPLARY CITIZEN OF NIGERIA

        DR EMMANUEL EWETA UDUAGHAN FORMER EXECUTIVE GOVERNOR DELTA STATE   On behalf of My Wife, Children and the Good People of Abigborodo, I convey to you our profound felicitations on your 71st birthday.     Today, many well-meaning Nigerians are celebrating your diligence, uprightness and humility in public office. They are united in…