•Hisbah operatives Officers of the Kebbi Hisbah Board, an agency under the Ministry of Religious Affairs, have apprehended a married woman and five others in a hotel for alleged immoral conduct. Those arrested included three men and three women, reports NAN. Director of Shariah at the board, Sirajo Kamba, confirmed the arrest in a statement [&...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has identified insecurity and poor network connectivity as major challenges threatening the smooth conduct of the ongoing Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) exercise in Kebbi State. The Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) in the state, Abubakar Sarkin-Fawa, made this known yesterday in Bi...
•Governor Nasir Idris of Kebbi State Kebbi State governor, Nasir Idris, has expressed shock over the killing of some soldiers in the state. Speaking with reporters at the Federal Teaching Hospital, Birnin Kebbi, today, Idris said the tragic incident occurred earlier today. He assured that the state government would cover the medical bills of t...
•Terrorists Dozens are feared dead after suspected Lakurawa terrorists carried out attacks on several rural communities in the Arewa Local Government Area. According to local and security sources, the gunmen stormed villages in the remote border district, opening fire on residents in what survivors described as highly organised and indiscrimin...
The Kebbi State Government has directed the reopening of all primary and secondary schools across the state for the second term of the 2025/2026 academic session. The directive takes effect on Monday, January 5, 2026, a little over a month after the release of kidnapped 25 schoolgirls from the Government Girls Comprehensive Secondary School, M...
•Mourners at the residence The only way Amina Hassan Makuku could make sense of what happened on that day was to assume that the incident was an act of God as a Muslim faithful. Amina, a 35-year-old mother of four and wife of the late vice principal killed by armed bandits who invaded Government Girls […]
The Kebbi State Police Command has raised concern over intelligence reports suggesting that some groups and non-governmental organisations (NGOs) are planning to stage a protest in response to the recent abduction from Government Girls Comprehensive Secondary School, Maga. In a statement issued today by the Command’s spokesman, Nafiu Abubakar,...
•Atiku Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has condemned the tragic attack on Government Girls Comprehensive Senior Secondary School, Maga, in Kebbi State, which claimed the life of the vice principal and led to the abduction of 25 students. The students were reportedly whisked away on last night when gunmen invaded the school located in the ...
•Governor Nasir Idris of Kebbi State A journalist in Kebbi State has been detained after releasing a video showing conditions at a local hospital, drawing criticism from activists and renewed calls for press freedom. Hassan Mai-Waya Kangiwa was arrested on the orders of State Governor Nasir Idris following circulation of footage filmed at Kang...
•Policemen Operatives of the Kebbi State Police Command have arrested five suspects in connection with the diversion and sale of agrochemical products worth over N184 million belonging to Springfield Agro Limited, a Lagos-based company. The suspects were arrested following an operation by detectives from the State Criminal Investigation Depart...
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