The Kebbi State Police Command says it has arrested 47 suspects and recovered arms, ammunition and rustled livestock in a series of operations across the state. Commissioner of Police, Mr Umar Hadejia, made the disclosure on Monday in Birnin Kebbi while briefing journalists on recent security breakthroughs. He said police operatives, working with the Nigerian…
Birnin Kebbi, the Kebbi capital, has experienced its first rain in 2026. The rain, which started at about 4a.m. on Monday, came after a heavy windstorm accompanied by dust that lasted for few hours. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the rain has gradually put an end to the lingering heat experienced in…
The Speaker of the Kebbi House of Assembly, Alhaji Mohammed Usman-Zuru, is dead. The announcement is contained in a statement issued by his spokesperson, Murtala Adamu-Diri, in Birnin Kebbi on Tuesday. According to the statement, Usman-Zuru died on Monday evening in Cairo, Egypt, where he was receiving medical treatment. “The late Speaker, who represented Zuru…
Gov. Nasir Idris of Kebbi has expressed sorrow over the death of the Speaker of the Kebbi House of Assembly, Alhaji Muhammad Usman-Zuru. Idris’ condolence message is contained in a statement issued by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Alhaji Yahaya Sarki, on Tuesday in Birnin Kebbi. The governor described the death of Usman-Zuru…
The Wife of Kebbi Governor, Hajiya Nafisa Idris, has charged residents on the proper use of insecticide-treated mosquito nets to curb malaria. Idris made the call on Sunday in Birnin Kebbi during her investiture as the state’s Net Ambassador, alongside wives of the local government chairmen, who were inaugurated as Net Advocates. She expressed concern…
BUA Cement has provided a major boost to students from Sokoto, Kebbi and Zamfara states with the disbursement of ₦40 million in bursaries to support their education. The event, held on Tuesday in Kalambaina–Sokoto, marked another milestone in the company’s growing investment in community development. Managing Director Mr Yusuf Binji, represented by Plant Director Mr…
More than 2,000 members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Danko-Wasagu Local Government Area of Kebbi State have defected to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). The defectors were formally received on Tuesday by the State APC Chairman, Alhaji Abubakar Kana-Zuru, in Birnin Kebbi. Speaking on behalf of the group, former PDP House of…
The Senate has directed its joint committee on security to investigate the sudden withdrawal of military personnel from Government Girls Secondary School, Maga, in Kebbi State shortly before bandits invaded the school. The committee is expected to submit its report within two weeks. The upper chamber also mandated the same joint committee to probe the…
The 24 schoolgirls abducted from Government Girls’ Comprehensive Science Secondary School (GGCSS) Maga in Danko/Wasagu Local Government Area of Kebbi State on November 17 have been rescued unhurt after nine days in captivity. A combined team of soldiers, police officers, Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) personnel, vigilantes and local hunters carried out the…
President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday welcomed the release of the 24 schoolgirls abducted by terrorists in Maga, Kebbi State, last Monday. The gunmen attacked the school at dawn on November 17, kidnapping the students shortly after a military detachment had left the premises. The incident triggered similar kidnappings in Eruku, Kwara State, and Papiri, Niger…
