Tag: Kebbi State
Kebbi Governor denies defecting to APC
Governor Saidu Dakingari of Kebbi has denied plans to defect to the All Progressive Congress (APC). Dakingari made the denial…
INEC distributes 95.05 % PVCs in Kebbi
Alhaji Abdullahi Zarewa, INEC Resident Electoral Commissioner in Kebbi, on Sunday said the electoral body distributed 95.05 per cent Permanent…
Kebbi to build modern palaces for monarchs
Governor Saidu Dakingari of Kebbi has pledged to build modern palaces for traditional rulers in Fakai Local Government Area of…
Customs denies withdrawing personnel Sokoto, Kebbi borders
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) says it has not ordered the withdrawal of its personnel from the border stations in…
Shun financial inducements, APC guber candidate tells voters
Senator Atiku Bagudu, the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate in Kebbi state, has appealed to voters in the state…
7 PDP governorship aspirants demand fresh primaries
Seven Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship aspirants in Kebbi State have demanded for the conduct of fresh primary elections over…
Bagudu wins APC guber ticket 24 hours after leaving PDP
Senator Atiku Bagudu, a businessman, has enacted a political magic, by winning the All Progressives Congress governorship primary for Kebbi…
Kebbi approves recruitment of 4,000 teachers
The Kebbi State Executive Council has approved the recruitment of 4,000 teachers to be deployed to secondary schools in the…
Kebbi Govt. appoints new SSG
Governor Sa’idu Dakingari of Kebbi has appointed Alhaji Garba Kamba as the new Secretary to the State Government (SSG). This…
Mob violence kills four in Kebbi – police
Four people were killed Wednesday in a northwest Nigerian village as a mob went on the rampage after being stopped…
APC promises transparent primaries in Kebbi
Alhaji Attahiru Maccido, the Kebbi Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), on Wednesday assured political office aspirants that the…
Kebbi SURE-P provides 3,000 jobs for youths
The Subsidy Reinvestment and Empowerment Programme (SURE-P) in Kebbi said on Monday that it had provided jobs for 3,000 unemployed…
Kebbi airport transports 537 pilgrims to Saudi Arabia
No fewer than 537 intending pilgrims from Kebbi were transported to Saudi Arabia through the newly constructed Sir, Ahmadu Bello…
Hajj: Kebbi processes visa for 2,500 pilgrims
The Kebbi State Pilgrims Welfare Agency says it has processed travel visa for 2,500 state’s intending pilgrims to enable them…
Police arrest civil servant over N20.8m theft
The Kebbi Police Command has recovered stolen medical equipment worth N20.8 million and arrested a suspect, Faruk Zaki who is…
Insurgency: Yauri Emirate Council warns Islamic schools
The Yauri Emirate Council in Kebbi has warned teachers and proprietors of Islamic schools in the area against admitting unverified…
14 Die As Vehicle Plunges Into River
No fewer than 14 people died in an accident when a vehicle plunged into a river on Bahindi-Kende road in…
Retired Nigerian judge teaches in primary schools
A Retired High Court Judge in Kebbi state, Justice Zakari Gulma,62,has taken to teaching in primary schools as his post-retirement…
Nigerian state moves to end herdsmen, farmers clash
The government of the northwestern Nigerian state of Kebbi on Thursday inaugurated a committee on the prevention of clashes between…
Pregnant woman raped over ‘offensive Islamic songs’
Three men have been arrested by the Nigeria Police in Kebbi State after they raped a pregnant housewife for the…
Nigeria reports eight new cases of polio
Eight new cases of wild polio virus have been reported in Nigeria’s north western state of Kebbi, according to Hajiya…
Measles Claims 5 In Kebbi
An outbreak of measles in the Ambursa/Kardi Development Area in Kebbi State, has caused the death of five children and…
Senator Bagudu aids indigent students
More than 600 indigent students have benefited from the scholarship programme initiated by Senator Atiku Bagudu, Malam Zaki Sarki, Chairman,…
Ramadan will not stop strike, Kebbi NLC says
The Nigeria Labour Congress in Kebbi State has dispelled speculations that it may call off its ongoing strike over the…
NLC Vows To Resist Withdrawal Of Minimum Wage In Kebbi
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has warned that it would resist any attempt by Kebbi State Government to withdraw the…
Nigerian state swears in new governor
Barely 24 hours after they were declared winners in the Kebbi governorship re-run election, Alhaji Saidu Dakingari and his Deputy,…
NAFDAC Official Warns On Starchy Food Consumption
Mrs Comfort Makanjuola, the Deputy Director, Ports Inspection Directorate, National Food and Drug Administration Control, NAFDAC, has advised Nigerians to…