Tag: North Central region

North-Central Under Siege: Bandits ravage Kwara, Kogi, and Abuja

Aminu Imam
N'East under seige

…Demand cash, food as ransom A fresh wave of kidnappings and killings has engulfed Nigeria’s North-Central region, with armed gangs terrorising communities across Kwara, Kogi, and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). In Kwara State, residents in at least nine local government areas – including Edu, Patigi, Kaiama, and Ifelodun – say bandits have taken control of forest settlements, abducting villagers and demanding not just cash but also food and drinks as ransom. “They now ask for money, food, and even alcohol,” lamented former NLC chairman, Emmanuel Ayeoribe. In Abuja, kidnappers…

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2023: N/Central APC asks Bello to drop presidential ambition

Aminu Imam

Demands Party’s National Chairman slot The North-Central council of the All-Progressives Congress, (APC), has appealed to the Governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello to drop his 2023 presidential ambition, and join it in the campaign to ensure that the North Central produces the next APC National Chairman. Bello, who was asked by the APC- dominated Kogi State House of Assembly to go for the 2023 Presidential slot, has his campaign posters for the nations plum job pasted all over Abuja and other states of the Federation. However the APC…

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