Tag: Kebbi State
Outrage over Jibril Aliyu’s animal treatment, Nigerians call for stiff punishment
Outraged Nigerians have called for the stiffest punishment for the father and step mothers of 10 year-old boy Jibril Aliyu,…
Nigerian Horror: Boy tethered with animals for two years, lived on their food remnants
A horrendous case of child abuse has just been uncovered in Kebbi state, in northwest Nigeria: of a 10 year-old…
Bagudu praises wife as Kebbi signs MoU on cancer services
The Kebbi Government has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on cancer care and treatment with Roche Nigeria Limited, a…
Kebbi govt says upgrade of college to varsity won’t sffect academics
Kebbi State Government has assured the 439 academic and non-academic staff of the College of Agriculture, Zuru, that the upgrade…
Rice harvest: Six girls die in canoe mishap in Kebbi
Six girls died following a canoe mishap in northwest state of Kebbi on Monday, the chairman of Suru Local Government…
DSS arrests staff of UDUTH, 4 others over sale of 2 Kebbi kids
Five suspects including a staff of Usmanu Danfodio University Teaching Hospital Sokoto (UDUTH) have been arrested by the Department of…
Atiku Bagudu swears-in 21 council chairmen
Gov. Atiku Bagudu of Kebbi, has sworn-in 21 newly elected local government chairmen of the state and urged them to…
UNICEF, EU reducing maternal mortality in Kebbi – Anama
Alhaji Falke Anama, Village Head of Mahuta, Fakai Local Government Area of Kebbi says maternal and child deaths have reduced…
Kebbi rockets immunisation campaign with UNICEF help
Dr. Abubakar Kaoje, Executive Secretary, Kebbi State Primary Health Care Development Agency says immunization coverage in the state has improved…
Rising rape cases in Kebbi worry NAWOJ
The National Association of Women Journalists (NAWOJ) in Kebbi, says it will commence a state-wide campaign to sensitise women on…
Woman connives with former in-laws to kill husband – Police
The Police in Kebbi have arrested a nursing mother, Auta Dogo, for allegedly conspiring with two others to kill her…
RUGA best option to tame nomadic herdsmen – Gov. Bagudu
Governor Atiku Bagudu of Kebbi State says the RUGA settlement programme remains the best option for settling nomads in a…
Gunmen kill businessman in Kebbi, kidnap son’s wife
Gunmen early Sunday morning killed a businessman in Gulma town of Kebbi, Alhaji Yusuf Garkar-Bore, and abducted his daughter-in-law, Mrs…
Reproductive health: UNICEF, EU train 2,115 in Kebbi
The European Union (EU) and United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) have trained 2,115 mothers in four local government areas in…
54,000 Kebbi women to benefit from $15m World Bank aid
Governor Atiku Bagudu of Kebbi State says the World Bank assisted ‘Nigeria for Women Project’ will expend 15million US dollars…
Community policing: Gov. Bagudu commends youths
Gov. Atiku Bagudu of Kebbi has commended youths for complementing efforts of security agencies through community policing to secure the…
Kebbi ex-acting chief judge Asabe Karatu in forgery mess
A former acting chief judge of Kebbi state, Asabe Karatu allegedly altered her date of birth and primary school leaving…
Gov. Bagudu reappoints SSG, CoS
Gov. Atiku Bagudu of Kebbi has approved the reappointment of Alhaji Babale Yauri as Secretary to the State Government (SSG)…
Gov. Bagudu urges customers to pay KEDCO for 24-hour power supply
Gov. Atiku Bagudu of Kebbi, on Monday urged to customers to pay the Kaduna Electricity Distribution Company (KEDCO) regularly in…
Fire outbreak: Gov. Bagudu mourns death of retired Customs officer, wife
Kebbi Governor, Atiku Bagudu, has condoled the family of a retired Customs Officer, Alhaji Faruk Umaru, and his wife, Hajiya…
32,514 under-five die annually in Kebbi State – UNICEF
The United Nations Children Education Fund (UNICEF) says that 32,514 of under- five children die annually in Kebbi State. The…
Kebbi state residents urged to cooperate with efforts to tackle smuggling
Gov. Atiku Bagudu of Kebbi State has appealed to all Nigerians to exhibit nationalistic spirit to assist the government to…
1,000 youths to receive N5,000 monthly allowance in Kebbi
The Suru Local Government Council in Kebbi, says it will begin to pay 1000 youths in the area N5,000 monthly…
766 Kebbi state Police personnel earn promotions
The Nigerian Police Force (NPF) has promoted 766 inspectors and members of the rank and file in the Kebbi Command.…
Kebbi State approves N984m compensation to land owners for road construction
Gov. Atiku Bagudu of Kebbi has approved the release of N984 million as compensation to property owners affected by ongoing…
Drug Abuse: NDLEA records high rate of women addicts in Kebbi
The National Drug and Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA in Kebbi says the rate of women indulgence in drug abuse is…
Kebbi state has potential to deliver 50% Nigeria’s rice need – Commissioner
Kebbi has the capacity to deliver 50 per cent of Nigeria’s rice requirements with continuous support of the Federal Government’s…
Kebbi State to deliver local rice below N10,000 per bag
Gov. Abubakar Bagudu of Kebbi says the state will work together with farmers and millers under the Federal Government’ Anchor…
2018: Gov. Bagudu signs Kebbi state N151.2bn budget into law
Gov. Atiku Bagudu of Kebbi has signed into law the N151.2 billion 2018 budget.