KIDNAPPING OCCURS DAILY IN KOGI, BANDITS TOOK 28 RESIDENTS ON MONDAY — SUNDAY KARIMI.(PHOTO).

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 Senator Sunday Karimi has raised concerns over the growing incidence of kidnapping and banditry in Kogi State, describing abductions as a daily occurrence in the state. Karimi made the remarks on Wednesday during plenary while contributing to a motion of urgent public importance sponsored by Senator Abdulfatai Buhari on the recent abduction of schoolchildren and teachers in Ogbomoso. The lawmaker said kidnapping and banditry have become major security challenges threatening the stability of the country, stressing that responsibility for addressing the menace should not rest solely on the Federal Government. According to him, bandits invaded Ayedun Bunu, a community in Kogi West Senatorial District, in the early hours of Monday and abducted 28 residents. He noted that such incidents have become frequent in Kogi State, adding that communities continue to face security threats from criminal elements. Karimi called on lawmakers to accelerate legislative action on proposals for the est...

KENYA,REJECTS NORTH KOREA'S OFFER TO OPEN AN EMBASSY IN THEIR COUNTRY.

                     According to sources,an attempt by North Korea to establish a diplomatic mission in Nairobi has been turned down.Diplomatic source within the United Nation office in Nairobi have indicated that the UN mounted pressure on Nairobi to reject the move by North Koreans,despite officials from that countr visiting Nairobi twice.Though on sunday,the government denied that North Korea,formally known as the Democratic people's Republic of Korea {DPRK},has made the application.Foreign Affairs Principal Secretary Karanja Kibicho told their Kenya citizens that ''That is not true.North Korea did not make such request''.However the UN says two delegations came to Nairobi in November last year and in early March,seeking favours and hopefully start a process of establishing a diplomatic post in Nairobi.''The delegations had had very powerful officials in the government of North Korea.They sought to speak with foreign ministry officials over the possibility of establishing an embassy.The UN suggested against it and there was further pressure from other countries who voiced similar concerns''.

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