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Agbu Kefas, the governor of Taraba State, has revealed that one of the police escorts killed his sister, Atsi Kefas, in the car they were driving.

According to him, a preliminary police report revealed that one of the officer escorts who fired shots into the car left her dead.

The governor stated that the investigation is still being conducted to ascertain the circumstances surrounding the incident and ensure that justice is served.

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Let me say that, in spite of personal tragedy like the loss of my sister, Atsi Kefas, I remain strong because the call to serve you outweighs the suffering, to make it clear to you.

“May their souls rest peacefully among the victims of the Karim Lamido crisis and in her honor, along with me, as I observe a minute of silence.”

“However, preliminary police reports revealed that my sister Atsi died from severe gunshot wounds sustained by one of the police escorts in the vehicle.”

To ensure justice will prevail, the investigation is still being conducted. You can see that this work is intended to honor both the past, present, and future, as well as you all. Let’s move Taraba forward in a positive way, please.

You can agree with me that Taraba is no longer a spectator when it comes to leadership in the next two years. We are leading with discipline, technology, and a good heart.

Let us rise together, believe again, and advance Taraba, in your time.

“I’m creating the Taraba so that governance is measured by outcomes rather than sentiment.” Every program must deliver real value to our people, as we are shifting from promises to outcomes.

The governor hasn’t mentioned his sister’s death since last December, when reports suggested bandits had blocked her route along Wukari-Kenya Road.

Nyesom Wike, the minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), has reiterated his administration’s commitment to furthering reforms in the FCT’s transportation sector.

Along with former governors of Benue, Samuel Ortom, and Abia State, Okezie Ikpeazu, Wike was speaking as he examined some ongoing projects in Kugbo, Mabushi, and Giri district.

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His administration, in his opinion, is already figuring out ways to integrate roadside taxis to create a harmonized transportation system.

The current security situation in Nigeria, according to the Coalition of Northern Groups (CNG), demonstrates significant improvements that demonstrate the effectiveness of government measures to address the country’s security challenges.

The group expressed regret at a press conference in Abuja over planned conflicts between Christians and Muslims in Northern Nigeria.

This alarming development, according to Comrade Jamilu Charanchi, the country’s national coordinator, not only threatens the region’s shared values but also poses a significant threat to regional stability and peace.

The group claimed that recent publications have raised concerns about the escalating violence in communities despite contradictory reports from some international human rights organizations, particularly Amnesty International.

According to them, over 10, 217 people have died in the past two years since the current government took office, with 6 896 fatalities in Benue State alone and 2630 in Plateau State. We must convey our deep concern about the lack of transparency in these figures, the organization stated in an Amnesty International report from recent days.

The international rights organization, according to the CNG, allegedly lacked reliable sources for their statistics, leading the northern group to believe that Amnesty may have purposefully inflated the number of Christians who are the region’s primary victims.

The group responded, “

Amnesty International’s attempts to rewrite historical accounts of the notable accomplishments of the Federal Government in tackling insecurity are regrettable.

Recognizing these accomplishments is essential, in the CNG’s opinion, for a balanced understanding of the ongoing efforts to improve national security and foster public trust in governmental initiatives.

They emphasized:

Despite their religious beliefs, the Coalition of Northern Groups argued that such falsehoods are a disservice to the truth and a retaliation for the dignity of all Nigerians.

The group claims that a member of the United States cannot ignore the accusations made against a number of foreign organizations. Congress, who claimed that some international organizations played a role in funding Boko Haram and other insurgent organizations.

The CNG believes that this raises important questions about the motivations behind some of the reports that these organizations regularly publish.

In light of this development, the CNG urged the Federal Government to be decisive in its response.

The group responded, “

CNG urged all African nations to critically evaluate the activities of international human rights and relief organizations within their borders through its spokesman.

The group asked leaders of African nations to suspend these organizations’ activities until they made the recommendation to take proactive steps to respect local contexts and frameworks. According to the CNG, this will safeguard national interests and foster a culture of cooperation without impairing sovereign states’ autonomy and integrity.

In its efforts to combat crimes in some areas of the nation, police have rescued 23 victims in the states of Niger and Enugu.

Muyiwa Adejobi, a spokesman for the forces, made this known in a statement released on Friday.

He claimed that when kidnappers attacked the villages of Hayin-Dogo and Dangunu in Sarkin-Pawa, Munya Local Government Area of Niger State, one Usman Daina and four others were abducted, police immediately took action.

One victim, Usman Daina, and four others were among the five victims who were abducted during the course of the operation.

The Police and other security personnel made more aggressive efforts to rescue the last two victims, which ended up happening on May 22nd, 2025, after Usman was released after two days. Deborah Daina, Gambo Amos, Cyprus Titus, and Satti Iko, the other four victims, according to the statement, were found safe and with their families.

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Following the abduction of commuters along Olo-Umulokpa Road, police operatives affiliated with the Enugu State Command organized an operation in the Uvuru-Ukpata forest in Uzo-Uwani LGA.

“The operatives engaged the kidnappers in a fierce gun battle with them as they approached the trail and triumphantly saved 9 kidnapped victims. Two men who had been abducted on May 16, 2025 at the Ezimo community had previously been rescued in a forest in Amalla-Egazi. According to the police, the rescued victims have been reunited with their families.

On the way to the Enugu-Kogi border, police officers affiliated with the Enugu State Command stormed a forest on May 23rd, 2025, in collaboration with local security forces as they sought a gang of kidnappers. A gunfight broke out during the operation, in which one of the kidnappers was neutralized and others escaped with various gunshot wounds. In the process, eight abducted victims were unharmed. The search for the suspects who are fleeing is still ongoing.

The police inspector-general, Kayode Egbetokun, on his part, commended the officers’ valiant actions and dedication.

He applauded the assistance of neighborhood security forces and the general public in our various operations across the nation, which has been so important to the successes in the fight against crime and criminality in our beloved nation.

Idris Bugaje, the executive secretary of the National Board for Technical Education, called on Friday to keep in place President Bola Tinubu’s administration after the 2027 general elections.

At the TETFUND Auditorium, where the Minister of Education, Tunji Alausa, was present, he made this call in Abuja during the launch of the Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) Initiative.

Nigerians should give Tinubu’s administration another six years to continue making progress in the education sector, Bugaje specifically told the audience.

He stated, “These are important sectors to which the government is committed, and that is why I believe we must allow this government to continue for another six years.”

APC Declares Tinubu to Be the Only Candidate for the 2027 Presidential Elections.

The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) endorsed Tinubu as the party’s sole candidate for the 2027 presidential election, according to Bugaje’s remarks.

Abdullahi Ganduje, the party’s national leader, made the announcement at the party’s national summit in Abuja.

At the gathering attended by APC governors, ministers, and other political heavyweights of the ruling party, Ganduje said, “As the chairman of the party and on behalf of the National Working Committee, the only recognized platform, I believe, legally, to field a candidate for president in any election,” Ganduje said.

Members of the cabinet were able to present their accomplishments at the celebration of President Tinubu’s second anniversary in office.

The APC stalwarts at the event claimed the president has done well and deserves a second and final term in office despite criticism for his policies, including the elimination of the fuel subsidy and the floating of the naira, the nation’s currency.

Isn’t it the National Assembly, if this president did well, that we (the Assembly) will say that? Isn’t it us who will impeach him if he hasn’t done well?

Numerous heavily armed bandits who are believed to be loyal to Dogo Gide and Leyi have been dislodged as a result of a joint operation by members of the Department of State Services (DSS) and the military in Niger State.

A security source revealed that the operation started on Tuesday when terrorists stormed Chibani village in the state’s Munya Local Government Area (LGA) and reportedly shot one Ayuba Isah and one Alhaji Shuaibu, two other people, injuring themselves.

The bandits, who are thought to be numbered over 200, stormed a security base in Kuchi, a town in Munya LGA, on May 28. This led to a bloody battle that saw the neutralization of many of the bandits who had fled with various injuries.

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Another security source claimed to have witnessed large herds of cattle crossing the Kusasu river in Galadima Kogo District, Shiroro LGA, moving toward a location on the Borisudna/Kwaki axis in the same Shiroro.