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In Yola, the Adamawa state Capital, a female soldier identified as Lance Corporal Nkiru has reportedly shot and killed a senior colleague, captain. Online News Nigeria gathered that the deceased was reported to be intervening in her altercation with civilians during a curfew when he was shot. The curfew was imposed by Governor Ahmadu Fintiri after looters targeted government warehouses, taking several items including those intended to ease the impact of fuel subsidy removal. According to Daily Trust, the female soldier was insistent that motorists returning home during the curfew must turn back, despite claims of essential duty A security officer said, “Some people stopped at the checkpoint and explained themselves as workers on essential duties but the female soldier insisted they must turn back. A captain came forward to intervene. Unfortunately, she had already cocked her rifle, so she just fired and killed him accidentally.” The victim was said to have been rushed to th...

Taraba state House of Assembly on Friday approved the request of governor Agbu Kefas to access a loan facility of N206.776,000,000 from four Nigeria commercial Banks In a letter sent to the house and read by the speaker, Hon. John Kizito Bonzena, dated 2/07/2023, explained that the loan is to enable the state governor embark on developmental activities for the state. The latter read. REQUEST FOR APPROVAL TO ENABLE THE STATE GOVERNMENT ACCESS LOAN FACILITIES OF TWO HUNDRED AND SIX BILLION, SEVEN HUNDRED AND SEVENTY-SIX MILLION NAIBA (N206.776,000,000) FROM FOUR (4) COMMERCIAL BANKS Mr. Speaker, Honourable Members, one of the cardinal points of my administration is to entrench good governance and improve the livelihood of our people. Accordingly, my administration is desirous of providing massive infrastructural development across the State as well as payment of outstanding gratuities to the Retirees of our dear State. Mr. Speaker, Honourable Members may wish to note that, despite the ab...

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu will make a broadcast to the nation on Monday, July 31, 2023 at 7 pm. In a statement issued by Dele Alake, Special Adviser to the President on Special duties, Communications and Strategy said President Tinubu will make a broadcast on Monday by 7 pm local time. He enjoined Television, radio stations and other electronic media outlets to hook up to the network services of the Nigerian Television Authority and Radio Nigeria for the broadcast.

Retired General T.Y Danjuma has again called on Nigerians to take up arms against terrorists and bandits. The former Minister of Defence made a similar call in 2018, a comment which pitched him against the government of President Muhammadu Buhari. In his goodwill message at the presentation of staff of office to 25 Aku_Uka of Wukari in Taraba state, Manu Ishaku Adda Ali, on Saturday, Danjuma alleged that the Armed Forces were either unwilling to defend the country or that Nigeria is under siege. He said it is sad that Nigeria, the biggest black country in the world, is under siege by terrorists who are trying to root out the citizens. “As a soldier, the best defense is attack. Right now, we are all sitting ducks. These people are armed to the teeth with weapons of mass destruction but we don’t have them. We have the numbers and the land belongs to us. They are trying to colonise us and take over our lands. Your majesty, you must unite our people to defend themselves. “I wil...

Breaking News. The federal high court Jalingo dismissed all the prayers of Prof. Jerome Nyame against the emergence of Col. Agbu Kefas rtd as the PDP Gubernatorial candidate.  Prof. Jerome was challenging the eligibility of his candidacy, saying that, agbu Kefas as a party state chairman has not follows due process in contesting the post. On their part, Albasu kunini and helkiah Buba joda are seeking to join the suit which the court denied them.

At least 13 persons have been reported killed after a bandit attack in Karekuka village of Gassol local government area of Taraba state. Many others were also left injured. A source who confirmed the incident to Channels Television via telephone said no fewer than six local vigilante members lost their lives in the Friday attack. The source disclosed that the vigilantes also killed six of the bandits. Meanwhile, the bandits also attacked Garin Gidado community on Saturday morning but met it empty, the source added. For breaking news and more, join the what's group below to receive news at your fingertips. https://chat.whatsapp.com/Kw0iFWKZUeI3YilnfaZ2Rc The community had been previously attacked by bandits. Police spokesperson in Taraba confirmed the attack on Karekuka village and said efforts are in top gear to restore normalcy. He added that officers have been drafted to the scene to convey the corpses to a nearby morgue as investigations commence.

A commercial motorcycle (okada) operator in Lagos State, Andrew Otega, has been brutalized by the police in Yaba area of the state over his alleged failure to offer N40,000 bribe demanded by the operatives. It was gathered that some police operatives enforcing the ban on motorcycle operations in the area apprehended Otega at the Yaba College of Technology (Yabatech) gate where he operates and impounded his motorcycle. After impounding the motorcycle, the police allegedly demanded a bribe of N40,000 from the rider for them to release his bike but the motorcyclist said he did not have such money on him. Angered by the rider’s response and unwillingness to offer the requested bribe, the operatives aggressively harassed him before confiscating his motorcycle.