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Governor Kefas Agbu of Taraba State has opened up on the circumstances
surrounding the killing of his sister, Atsi kefas, reportedly shot by kidnappers along Wukari-Chinkai road last year. Kefas revealed that a police escort attached to his mother’s escorts shot and killed his sister while travelling from Jalingo to Abuja, along the Wukari-Chinkai Road in 2024.

‎Katsina State Governor, Dikko Radda, has inaugurated eight borehole-based water supply scheme projects worth N3.08 billion in the Katsina Local Government Area of the state.
‎Speaking at the event in Katsina on Thursday, Radda said the water supply projects would ensure clean water for affected communities.
‎The event was part of activities to celebrate the two years of the administration.
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‎Mr Radda said the development was a promise fulfilled to the people of Katsina.
‎Mr Radda said that his administration also mapped out the second phase of the Zobe Dam extension.
‎The governor stated that his administration had undertaken policy reforms, including the review and modernisation of the obsolete Water Board Edict of 1971.
‎According to him, this action aligns the water governance framework with global best practices, enabling greater efficiency, accountability, and sustainability in the sector.
‎According to him, about 70,000 inhabitants will be supplied with adequate and portable water with targeted supply time of not less than six hours daily.
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‎Peoples Gazette

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‎The Federal High Court in Abuja has banned Mrs Favour Kanu, Nnamdi Kanu’s sister in-law, from accessing the court to witness proceedings in the terrorism charges brought against the Biafra agitator.
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‎Mrs Kanu was banned on Thursday following discovery that she was responsible for recording proceedings live and transmitting same to the public through the social media.
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‎Shortly after delivering ruling on trial within trial conducted to establish Kanu’s allegation that he made statements under duress, Justice James Omotosho raised the issue of live transmission of the proceedings by some people in the court room.
‎The judge who said that such action was subjudice and contemptuous of the court, brought out printed pictures of the live proceedings.
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‎Drama ensued when the judge called out Mrs Favour Kanu and demanded to know whether she was the one responsible for the unlawful live coverage of the court and streaming the proceedings on social media, to which she admitted responsibility.
‎Having been warned three times to desist from the act, Justice Omotosho ordered her out of the court, adding that she must not be seen within the court premises except she has a case in court.
‎Justice Omotosho warned that henceforth he would be sending people to Kuje Prison for contempt of court.
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. The Independent National Electoral Commission is holding onto the application of 104 groups and associations seeking to be registered as political parties. Weekend Trust gathered that the104 applications were filed after the 2023 elections to enable more groups take part in future electoral activities as political parties.

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 The FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike, has described the current state of public transport system in the nation’s capital as “a national embarrassment.” The minister vowed to come up with reforms that will end the chaos that defines Abuja’s current transport landscape.

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 The number of deaths recorded from the Thursday devastating flood in Niger State has risen to 115, official sources have confirmed. The Director General of the Niger State Emergency Management Agency, Abdullahi Baba Arah, who confirmed the latest figures to our correspondent on Friday, said over 300 houses were destroyed.

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The Päijät-Häme district court in Finland has commenced the trial of the Biafra agitator, Simon Ekpa, over terrorism related offences. Ekpa, who was brought before the court on Friday, was charged with “public incitement to commit a crime with terrorist intent” and “participation in a terrorist group,” a Finnish news platform, Yle, reported.

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 The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has handed over the Enugu State-based native doctor, Obi Obieze, to the Lagos State Police Command after he was arrested on Wednesday at the Gbaji checkpoint along the Badagry-Seme Expressway, in an attempt to flee the country.

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. Troops of the Nigerian Army’s Operation Hadin Kai, have reportedly killed Abu Fatima, a high-ranking commander of the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) and one of Nigeria’s most wanted terrorists. Abu Fatima had a N100 million bounty on his head. He was killed alongside two of his key lieutenants in Aleru village, Kukawa Local Government Area of Borno State.

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 Governor Umo Eno of Akwa Ibom State has once again hinted at his defection from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), subtly signaling a shift towards the All Progressives Congress (APC) without explicitly naming his new political destination. During a state banquet in Uyo, held to mark his second year in office, Governor Eno reiterated his fondness for the PDP but strongly suggested that it was time to “progressively move” on.

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 Naira remained unchanged on Friday, closing the week at N1,586.15 to the Dollar at the official foreign exchange market. It traded at the same rate on Thursday, having gained N4.59 against the Dollar earlier in the day. Data from the Central Bank of Nigeria showed the Naira appreciated on Monday and Tuesday, trading at N1,583.73 and N1,579.40.

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 The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) on Friday said the agency will not bow to any pressure in its bid to rid the country of banned, counterfeit, unregistered and harmful drugs. The Director-General of NAFDAC, Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye made this known at a news conference in Lagos while reacting to claims that the agency forced some traders to pay N700,000 for a service they were unaware of.