31 houses razed in Gwagwalada communal clash after herders k!lled farmer

 

A communal clash between Fulani and Gwari residents in Gurfata village, Gwagwalada Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), has left one person d3ad and at least 31 houses destroyed. 

The violent confrontation, which occurred on Tuesday, July 29, 2025 was reportedly triggered by a disagreement between a Fulani man, Shaibu Adamu, and a Gwari farmer known as Sa’adu, over access through a farmland path.

A communal clash between Fulani and Gwari residents in Gurfata village, Gwagwalada Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), has left one person d3ad and at least 31 houses destroyed. 

 

The violent confrontation, which occurred on Tuesday, July 29, 2025 was reportedly triggered by a disagreement between a Fulani man, Shaibu Adamu, and a Gwari farmer known as Sa’adu, over access through a farmland path. 

Sources in the community said the dispute began around 10:30 a.m. when Adamu attempted to walk through Sa’adu’s farmland without cattle. The farmer objected, insisting he use another route. 

 

According to security analyst, Zagazola Makama, an argument ensued, escalating into a physical altercation that left both men with minor injuries. 

 

The incident quickly reignited ethnic tensions in the village, with both communities mobilising in solidarity with the parties involved. 

 

The situation worsened when Adamu Ibrahim, elder brother to Shaibu, allegedly attacked a Gwari resident, Dahiru Yakubu, with a machete. 

 

Yakubu was rushed to the University of Abuja Teaching Hospital, where he later d!ed from his injuries. 

 

The news of his d3ath sparked a reprisal attack by enraged Gwari youths, who descended on the Fulani settlement in Gurfata, burning down 31 houses and injuring at least three individuals. 

 

The troops of the Nigerian Army as well as other joint Security personnel were later deployed to the area to halt the violence and restore calm. 

 

Authorities have appealed for peace and urged both communities to exercise restraint. 

 

Meanwhile, efforts are ongoing to mediate between the groups and prevent further escalation. 

 

As of Wednesday, normalcy had returned to the village, though tensions remain high. 

 

Nigerian nurses begin nationwide strike today

 

Nigerian nurses, under the umbrella of the National Association of Nigeria Nurses and Midwives (NANNM), Federal Health Institutions Sector, today, July 30, embarked on a seven-day nationwide warning strike. 

The action, which began at midnight, followed the expiration of a 15-day ultimatum issued by NANNM to the federal government. 

The National Chairman of NANNM-FHI, Morakinyo Rilwan, warned on Monday, July 28, that the strike would involve a total withdrawal of services across all federal health institutions. 

“The 15-day ultimatum ends by Tuesday, July 29, 2025, by midnight, and the warning strike commences on Wednesday, July 30, 2025, at 12.01am. 

“The action would include 74 federal hospitals – teaching hospitals, federal medical centres, specialist hospitals like orthopaedic, neuro-psychiatric, and eye centres, as well as all general hospitals and primary healthcare centres in the 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory, and 774 local government areas. 

“Private hospitals are not included. This is because for now the private practitioner nurses are not spread over Nigeria,” he said. 

According to him, the strike was in response to issues which include poor remuneration, staff shortages, unpaid allowances, and unsafe working conditions. 

On July 14, 2025, the union issued a 15-day ultimatum to the federal government, demanding immediate intervention to prevent a total healthcare shutdown. 

Rilwan stated that despite the ultimatum, the federal government had not initiated any negotiations. 

He said the strike became necessary after the federal government and the Federal Ministry of Health failed to respond meaningfully to its July 14 ultimatum. 

The organisation’s demands include gazetting of the nurses scheme of service approved by the NCE in 2016 in Minna, Niger State, implementation of the National Industrial Arbitration Court (NIC) judgment of January 27, 2012, upward review of professional allowance for nurses and midwives, and employment of nursing personnel and adequate provision of health facility equipment. 

Other demands include creation of a department of nursing in the federal ministry of health, inclusion of nurses in the headship of the health policy-making body, a fair representation by the association on the board and membership in federal health institutions, centralisation of internship posting for graduate nurses, and consultancy for nurses and midwives. 

The association is also demanding the withdrawal of the content of the recently released circular on revised allowances for health workers (Nurses).

Rampaging hippopotamus caught and butchered for meat by locals in Adamawa community (photos)

One of the rampaging hippopotamuses that recently invaded communities in Adamawa State has been caught and butchered for meat by the locals.

 

 

Happiness Blog reported that one person was k!lled following the invasion of displaced hippopotamuses in the Guyuk and Shelleng Local Government Areas of the state last week. 

The Chairman of Guyuk Local Government, Mr Shalom Kassa, who confirmed the incident on Monday, July 28, 2025, said that a young man was reportedly k!lled by one of the animals during the attack.

Kassa said the hippopotamuses, displaced by flooding around the Kiri Dam in Shelleng, were now within communities, farmlands, and riverbanks, causing fear among residents.

"This is a serious threat to human lives and means of livelihoods; the animals are destroying farmlands, invading flooded homes, and endangering residents and livestock,” he said. 

It was gathered that the hippopotamus was caught on Tuesday, July 29.

 

 

 

 

Nigeria crumbling under poverty, insecurity, elite failure — Pat Utomi

 

A political coalition known as The Big Tent has warned that Nigeria is collapsing under the weight of poverty, insecurity, institutional decay, and elite failure.

Speaking on behalf of the coalition at a media briefing, Convener Professor Pat Utomi described the situation as an "existential crisis requiring urgent civic action and responsible leadership."

“We envision Nigeria as a beacon of African progress, leading a flock of nations toward prosperity much like the Asian Tigers,” Utomi said. “But to achieve this, we must confront hard truths. We must wake up to the suffering around us.”

He identified poverty as the most visible evidence of leadership failure, noting that 75% of rural Nigerians now live in chronic poverty. “Hunger is ravaging the land,” he said. “The rural economy has collapsed. Farmers can’t farm, yet our political elite are obsessed with convoys, private jets, and luxury SUVs. It’s morally bankrupt.”

Utomi warned of an unfolding food crisis, stating that over 30 million Nigerians are at risk of severe food insecurity during the June–August lean season. He added that the government ignored earlier warnings raised by agricultural experts within the coalition.

To address the crisis, he proposed structural reforms including an overhaul of land tenure laws, empowering universities to provide agricultural extension services, and establishing agro-processing clusters.

 “Just as land-grant universities transformed U.S. agriculture, we must re-engage our academic institutions to drive innovation and support in farming,” he said.

On insecurity, Utomi emphasized the connection between poverty and rising violence: “Poverty makes people easy recruits for terrorists and criminals. We need decentralised policing—local governments and states must be allowed to manage their security.”

He also called for regionally driven economic development: “From cocoa in the South-West to lithium in the North-Central, each region has untapped potential. But growth must be led by the private sector, with government acting as a smart enabler.”

Man slumps and d!es while separating couple fighting in FCT

A middle aged man identified as Joseph Ayuba, slumped and d!ed while separating a couple fighting in the Dogon-Ruwa community in Abaji Area Council of the FCT.

Barnabas Yakubu, a native of the community, who confirmed the incident to Daily Trust on Tuesday, July 29, 2025 stated that the couple, who were neighbours to the deceased, were engaged in a physical altercation following a misunderstanding, and Ayuba rushed out of his room to separate them.

According to Yakubu, the deceased had just returned from his farm last week Tuesday around 5.23pm. and was preparing to bathe when he heard his neighbour beating the wife.

He said Ayuba abandoned his sponge and bucket of water and rushed to intervene but slumped in the process.

Ayuba, who was believed to be hale and hearty before the incident, was rushed to a clinic in Gawu town, where doctors on duty confirmed him d3ad. 

The chief of the community, upon learning of the incident, alerted some vigilantes and ordered the arrest of the couple, who were later handed over to security operatives in Gawu. 

Ibrahim, one of the vigilantes, confirmed the incident, saying, “We learned that it was just a small misunderstanding that led to the fight between the deceased’s neighbour and his wife.”

He added that the remains of the deceased had been taken to his Paiko village in Niger State for burial. 

Police at Gawu division confirmed the incident, stating that the matter is still under investigation. 

Flood: One k!lled as displaced hippopotamuses invade communities in Adamawa

One person was k!lled following the invasion of displaced hippopotamuses in the Guyuk and Shelleng Local Government Areas of Adamawa State.

The Chairman of Guyuk Local Government, Mr Shalom Kassa, who confirmed the incident on Monday, July 28, 2025 in the Banjiram community, said that a young man was reportedly k!lled by one of the animals during the attack.

Kassa said the hippopotamuses, displaced by flooding around the Kiri Dam in Shelleng, were now within communities, farmlands, and riverbanks, causing fear among residents.

"This is a serious threat to human lives and means of livelihoods; the animals are destroying farmlands, invading flooded homes, and endangering residents and livestock,” he said. 

Kassa alongside the Chairman of Shelleng Local Government, Alhaji Abubakar Abba, and traditional rulers, including Kwandi Nunguraya of Guyuk, Kuruhaye, had visited the seat of government in Yola for help.

Kassa explained that persistent flooding across several parts of the state, especially in Guyuk and Shelleng, had forced the animals out of their natural habitat and into populated areas. 

He added that residents were unable to defend themselves as existing laws prohibited the killing or harming of wildlife, including hippopotamuses.

"We are appealing to the state Ministry of Environment, wildlife officials, and relevant agencies to urgently intervene before more lives are lost,” he said.

Kassa also extended his condolences to the victims of recent flooding in Yola town, where five persons reportedly died and 55 others were hospitalised.

Secretary to the State Government, Mr Awwal Tukur, who received the delegation, assured them that the government would address the situation.