Tragedy Strikes in Zaria as Soldier’s ‘Warning Shot’ Kills 16-Year-Old Protester

NewsNigeriaTragedy Strikes in Zaria as Soldier’s ‘Warning Shot’ Kills 16-Year-Old Protester

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)August 7, 2024

…Army authorities compensate family with N300,000 A soldier’s warning shot fired to disperse a mob of protesters in Samaru, Zaria, resulted in the death of 16-year-old Ismail Mohammed on Tuesday, the Nigerian Army has confirmed. The incident happened on the sixth day of the #EndBadGovernance protests that have rocked major Nigerian cities since Thursday, 1st August. The Kaduna State Government imposed a 24-hour curfew in Zaria and Kaduna, the capital city, on Monday in response...

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Collaspe of Mine Pit: Families Of Victims Of To Get N50 Million

NewsNigeriaCollaspe of Mine Pit: Families Of Victims Of To Get N50 Million

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)August 7, 2024

The Secretary to the Niger State Government SSG, Abubakar Usman Gurara has inaugurated a 13-man relief committee for the disbursement of N50 million approved by Governor Mọhammed Umar Bago to the families of victims of the mine pit collapse at Galadima Kogo in Shiroro Local Government Area of the state. Inaugurating the committee, the SSG said the committee members will come up with modalities for such payment to the beneficiaries as the money earmarked for...

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Katsina Residents Goes Spiritual Over Hardship, Insecurity

NewsNigeriaKatsina Residents Goes Spiritual Over Hardship, Insecurity

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)August 7, 2024

Due to lingering economic hardship and insecurity in Katsina State, some Muslims in the State came out en masse on Tuesday to observe a special prayer session to seek Allah’s intervention. The prayer session attended amid tight security was held at the Katsina Arabic Teachers College playground premises, Filin Samji, Filin Yammawa, and Filin Canada football grounds within the Katsina metropolis. They prayed to Almighty Allah to end the lingering economic hardship, hunger, and insecurity,...

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Police In Kano Arrest Notorious Armed Robber,

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaPolice In Kano Arrest Notorious Armed Robber,

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)August 7, 2024

…Recovers N4, 986,000.00 Cash, 2 AK-47 Rifles, Ammunition The Kano State Police Command has arrested a notorious armed robber, Hassan Iliya, 35 years old, of Alhazawa Village, Musawa LGA, Katsina State, while attempting to escape on a motorcycle. The Command spokesman, SP Abdullahi Haruna Kiyawa in a Press Statement said the arrest followed a report on 05/08/2024 by a resident of Yandadi Village, Kunchi LGA, Kano State that armed robbers stormed his residence, attacked him,...

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Abia State Government Set To Recover 180 Public Schools

EducationNewsNigeriaAbia State Government Set To Recover 180 Public Schools

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)August 7, 2024

A special committee has been constituted by the Abia State government to recover all public schools allegedly taken over by officials of the immediate past administration in the state. Chief of Staff to the Governor, Caleb Ajagba is heading the committee with Commissioner for Education, Prof. Uche Eme Uche, as Secretary, while Commissioners for Justice, Lands/Housing, Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs, General Managers of the Umuahia Capital Development Authority and the Greater Aba Development Authority...

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#EndBadGovernance: Accede To Demands Of Protesters, PDP Tells Tinubu

NewsNigeriaPolitics#EndBadGovernance: Accede To Demands Of Protesters, PDP Tells Tinubu

Uzoamaka Ikezue (Staff Reporter)August 7, 2024

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has told President Bola Tinubu to listen to the people who are peacefully protesting, and accede to their demands The party also condemned the alleged treasonable offence in Kano State where some persons hijacked the protest, holding the Russian flags, chanting anti-government songs. According to the party, those who have committed treasonable offences in the ongoing #EndBadGovernance protest should face justice as the law demands. The party however noted that...

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ECOWAS Urges Protesters to Heed Tinubu’s Call for Dialogue

NewsNigeriaPoliticsECOWAS Urges Protesters to Heed Tinubu’s Call for Dialogue

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)August 7, 2024

The Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS, has appealed to protesters in Nigeria to sheathe their swords and embrace dialogue. In a statement issued on Tuesday, ECOWAS said it is in support of President Bola Tinubu’s call for dialogue on Sunday. “The commission welcomes the State of the Nation address of August 4, 2024, by President Bola Tinubu and urges the protesters and all stakeholders to heed the President’s call for inclusive dialogue for...

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FG Identifies Protest Sponsors, Adds Them to Security Watch-list

NewsNigeriaFG Identifies Protest Sponsors, Adds Them to Security Watch-list

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)August 7, 2024

The Nigerian government is taking firm measures to suppress the ongoing nationwide #EndBadGovernance protests. Authorities have frozen the bank accounts of individuals they suspect of sponsoring the protests and have placed them on a security watchlist. Kemi Nandap, the Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), made this announcement during a meeting of security chiefs at the Defence Headquarters in Abuja on Tuesday. She revealed that many of these sponsors are based abroad and will...

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UK Protests: FG Issues Travel Alert, Urge Citizens in UK to be Cautious

NewsNigeriaPoliticsUK Protests: FG Issues Travel Alert, Urge Citizens in UK to be Cautious

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)August 7, 2024

The Nigerian government has issued a warning to citizens planning a trip to the United Kingdom, urging them to exercise extreme caution amidst the ongoing civil unrest in the country. The advisory comes in the wake of protests, looting, and clashes between demonstrators and law enforcement in major UK cities, including London following the stabbing deaths of three young girls in Stockport, northwest England, on 29th July. The Ministry warned Nigerians planning to visit the...

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Arrests Made as 16 Persons Defraud Interswitch Of N3.9bn

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaArrests Made as 16 Persons Defraud Interswitch Of N3.9bn

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)August 6, 2024

A leading African digital commerce platform, Interswitch Limited has been defrauded of the sum of N3.9bn by 16 persons. However, the Nigeria Police Force National Cyber Crime Centre has so far recovered the sum of N3.9bn cash and properties from the suspects, with efforts ongoing to recover more. At a joint press briefing in Abuja on Monday, the Department of State Services’ spokesperson, Peter Afunanya, said the center made the arrest and recovery following a...

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