Tag: middle belt
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Abduction: 10 nabbed as Middle-Belt Youth Forum protest in Abuja
Members of the Middle-Belt Youth Forum will on Thursday (today) in Abuja protest the rising cases of kidnapping in the region and the insecurity that has ravaged parts of the country. This is coming against the backdrop of the arrest of 10 suspected bandits by the military. The President of the forum, Brent Kane, disclosed…
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Southern, Middle Belt leaders call on Buhari to rescind decision to request for $800m loan
The Southern and Middle Belt Leaders Forum (SMBLF) has appealed to President Muhammadu Buhari to rescind his decision to request for the approval of $800 million loan from World Bank. Recall that just few days to leaving office, president Buhari wrote to the Senate and House of Representatives to approve the loan request to finance…
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Ruga settlement: Middle Belt Forum blasts Ortom, Ishaku over rejection of FG’s cattle ranching initiative
… says Governors are deliberately stalling peace efforts The Concerned Middle Belt Citizens Forum (CMBCF) has faulted Benue State Govenror, Samuel Ortom and his Taraba State counterpart, Darius Ishaku, for kicking against the planed Ruga settlement for pastoral herders. Ortom and Ishaku had came out to voice their rejection of the imitative by the Buhari-led…
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Middle belt won’t join North if Nigeria divides – Jerry Gana
Former Minister of Information, Prof. Jerry Gana has told Northerners preaching division that the Middle Belt minorities will not follow them if Nigeria breaks up. Gana said this while delivering a sermon at the St. Matthew’s Church, Maitama, Diocese of Abuja (Anglican Communion), in Abuja on Sunday. Gana, who is also the current National President…