In response to growing tensions and a recent deadly altercation, Kebbi State Governor Nasir Idris has ordered the immediate and temporary closure of the Mararrabar Birnin Yauri gold mining site located in Ngaski Local Government Area. During an unscheduled visit to the site on Thursday, Governor Idris expressed deep...
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Kebbi State House of Assembly has outrightly dismissed a petition by former Attorney General and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, which accused the state governor of bringing in political thugs and mercenaries. At an emergency press conference in Birnin Kebbi, Speaker Rt. Hon. Muhammad Usman labeled the allegations as...
Minister of Works, Sen. David Umahi, announced that the Sokoto-Kebbi axis of the ambitious Sokoto-Badagry superhighway project will cost approximately N3 trillion. Speaking during an inspection of a 40-kilometer cleared section in Silame Local Government Area, Sokoto State, on Friday, Umahi dismissed claims that President Bola Tinubu’s administration has...
By HARUNA AHMED, Birnin-Kebbi – Kebbi State Government has mourned the loss of His Royal Highness, the revered Emir of Zuru, Major General Muhammad Sani Sami II, who passed away at the age of 81. The monarch succumbed to a brief illness in a London hospital, leaving behind a...
Nigerian Air Force (NAF), under Operation Fasan Yamma, conducted a devastating airstrike that eliminated 95 terrorists near Ragada and Warari villages in Rijau Local Government Area of Niger State. According to a credible intelligence source cited by the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), NAF fighter jets intercepted the terrorists...
by HARUNA AHMED, Birnin-Kebbi – Nigerian military troops, in collaboration with vigilante groups, have successfully rescued six kidnapped victims and recovered stolen cattle from bandits in Kebbi State. The kidnapped victims and stolen cattle were from Kokanawa and Ukuhu communities in the Danko/Wasagu Local Government Area of Kebbi State....
By HARUNA AHMED, Birnin-Kebbi – All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kebbi State has reinstated Alhaji Kabir Sani-Giant, Special Adviser to Governor Nasir Idris on Power and Politics, with immediate effect. Sani-Giant was suspended on February 28, 2025, for bringing a snake to Government House, sparking widespread controversy. According to...
By CHRISTIANA LOT, Jos – Chairman of the Steering Committee for the Movement of the Creation of Kainji State, Ambassador Ahmed Musa Ibeto, has stated that the creation of the proposed state from the existing Niger and Kebbi States will significantly address the ongoing insecurity in the regions. Speaking...
By EMMANUEL KUJE, Abuja- The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has sad that work is ongoing to erect three towers along the 33 Kilo Volt (KV) Kainji-Birnin Kebbi transmission line which collapsed on May 7. The Company’s General Manager, Public Affairs, Mrs Ndidi Mbah, made this known in a...
The three Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) senators from Kebbi, on Tuesday, defected to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that their letters of defection were read separately on the floor of the chamber by Deputy Senate President, Jibrin Barau, who presided over...
The three Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) senators from Kebbi, who defected to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), have expressed reasons for their actions. The senators – Adamu Aliero (Kebbi Central); Yahaya Abdullahi (Kebbi North) and Garba Maidoki (Kebbi South), announced their defections at the plenary on Tuesday. The...
Former Kebbi State Governor, Sen. Adamu Aliero (Kebbi Central) and former Bauchi State Governor, Alh. Ahmadu Mu’azu, have donated 40 million naira to rehabilitate some facilities in their old school. The duo announced the donation at the maiden reunion of their Alma Mater, the School of Basic Studies, Ahmadu...
The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Dr Abdullahi Ganduje, on Friday said the Senators from Kebbi State, elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) were set to decamp to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). Ganduje said this while addressing State House Correspondents...
Defence Minister, Alhaji Muhammad Badaru-Abubakar, on Thursday, has said President Bola Tinubu appreciates the improved security situation in the country, particularly in Kebbi. He made the disclosure in an interview with Journalists shortly after a courtesy visit on Gov. Nasir Idris at Government House, Birnin Kebbi. The News Agency...
Police Command in Kebbi State has detained three police officers for alleged murder of an arrested suspect in connection with stealing. The Spokesperson of the Command, CSP Nafi’u Abubakar, made this known in a statement issued in Birnin Kebbi on Saturday. “On April 15, based on a complaint of...
The Federal University, Birnin Kebbi, has said one of its students has been abducted by suspected bandits at an off-campus hostel in Kalgo Local Government of Kebbi. Confirming the incident, the Public Relations Officer of the university, Malam Jamilu Magaji, said the abductors stormed the campus at about 3:00...
Gunmen suspected to be Lakurawa terrorists have attacked and killed two Customs officers and one local at Bachaka, a border community in Argungu Local Government Area of Kebbi State. The Public Relations Officer of the Kebbi State Police Command, SP Nafiu Abubakar, confirmed the attack on Wednesday. He said...
By HARUNA AHMED, Birnin-Kebbi – A mysterious disease has struck Kebbi State University of Science and Technology, Aliero (KSUSTA), claiming the lives of five students. The cause of the disease remains unknown, sparking concerns among students and university officials. According to sources, four students died last week, while another...
Kebbi State Governor, Nasir Idris, has appealed for the establishment of a military base at Arewa Local Government Area of the state to beef up security in the area. Idris made the plea in an interview with Journalists shortly after a condolence visit to Internally Displaced Persons’ (IDPs) camp...
Kebbi Government has confirmed that 26 people have died following suspected outbreak of Cerebrospinal meningitis in Aliero, Gwandu and Jega LGAs of the state. Details shortly….