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Kebbi: 204 killed, 2,500 hospitalised in cholera outbreak

Ihesiulo Grace 12 August 2021 0

According to a NAN investigation, cholera killed 204 people and hospitalized 2,551 people in 20 Kebbi local government areas. According to a Kebbi Ministry of Health official who spoke on the condition of anonymity on Wednesday, the first deaths were documented in Diri Daji in Sakaba and has

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Eid-Eel-Kabir : Bagudu urges tolerance, love, respect , patriotism , prayers

Ihesiulo Grace 20 July 2021 0

Kebbi State Governor, Senator Abubakar Atiku Bagudu has urged people to be more tolerant with each other irrespective of any religious , political or ethnic affinities. Bagudu, who is also the Chairman of APC Governors’ Forum, made the appeal in a message to felicitate with the people of the state on the occasion of the […]

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Abduction: Kebbi schools shut down indefinitely

Ihesiulo Grace 21 June 2021 0

Following the abduction of students and staff from the Federal Government College in Birnin Yauri by bandits, seven schools in Kebbi have been closed indefinitely. According to Isah Arzika, Chairman of the Nigeria Union of Teachers, the schools that have been closed indefinitely are in locations prone to bandit assaults. Mr Arzika stated that the […]

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Kebbi shuts 7 schools indefinitely adjudged as unsafe, says state NUT

Ihesiulo Grace 20 June 2021 0

No fewer than seven schools in Kebbi State had been shutdown indefinitely in the aftermath of the attack on Federal Government College (FGC), Birnin Yauri, by suspected bandits. The State Chairman of the Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT) Alhaji Isah Arzika, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on phone, on Saturday, that those affected […]

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Updated: ‘How bandits fulfilled their promise to attack Kebbi School’

Ihesiulo Grace 19 June 2021 0

*Troops on hot pursuit of abductors rescue 2 teachers, 5 students .*One female student confirmed dead Andrew Orolua, Abuja with agency report A member of the House of Representatives, Tanko Sununu, has described the attack on the Federal Government College, Birnin-Yauri in Kebbi State, as a promise fulfilled by bandits. The lawmaker, who represents Ngaski/ […]

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Van belonging to high court judge used to kidnap Kebbi students – Police

Ihesiulo Grace 18 June 2021 0

According to the Kebbi police command, the vehicle used to kidnap students from Federal Government College, Birnin Yauri, Kebbi, belonged to a state high court judge. The van was seized by bandits on Birnin Yauri road, according to Kebbi police spokesman Nafi’u Abubakar. According to Abubakar, the number of pupils taken from the school in […]

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Bandits Fulfilled Their Promise To Attack Kebbi School – Lawmaker

Ihesiulo Grace 18 June 2021 0

The attack on the Federal Government College in Birnin-Yauri, Kebbi State, was described by a member of the House of Representatives, Tanko Sununu, as a promise kept by bandits. Thursday’s incident, according to the congressman who represents Ngaski/ Shanga/ Yauri Federal Constituency, was the latest in a series of attacks on villages in the area. […]

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Bandits storm FGC Kebbi, kill policeman, abduct students, teachers

Ihesiulo Grace 18 June 2021 0

*Another officer killed in Ogun, four expatriates kidnapped *Two die in Ibadan motor park battle STEPHEN GBADAMOSI, IBADAN, Abiodun Taiwo, Abeokuta, Tom Okpe, Abuja Kebbi State Police Command has confirmed the abduction of some students of the Federal Government College, Birnin Yauri, on Thursday afternoon. Five teachers were also abducted while a policeman was killed […]

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BREAKING: Female Students Kidnapped As Bandits Invade Kebbi School

Ihesiulo Grace 17 June 2021 0

Bandits have abducted some pupils at Federal Government Girls College, Birnin Yauri, Kebbi State. Details of the incident are still unclear however there are rumors that a security operative was shot dead during the operation. Daily Trust is unable to independently confirm the death of a security operative. Motorcycle-riding assailants are believed to have rushed […]

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Fish out killers of district head in Kebbi

Ihesiulo Grace 11 July 2020 0

Governor Abubakar Bagudu of Kebbi State has urged security agencies to fish out the killers of the District Head of Bajidda in Fakai Local Government Area, Alhaji Musa Bahago. COVID-19: Antibodies could last only 3 months after infection -study Chief Press Secretary to the governor, Alhaji Abubakar Mu’azu-Dakingari, made this known in a statement made […]

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APC NEC virtual meeting: Buhari didn’t violate constitution – Bagudu

Ihesiulo Grace 30 June 2020 0

Governor Atiku Bagudu of Kebbi State and Chairman, Progressives Governors’ Forum has absolved President Muhammadu Buhari of wrong-doing in the All Progressive Congress virtual NEC meeting held on Thursday in Abuja. Bagudu gave the clarification while fielding questions from newsmen on Monday in Birnin Kebbi. He said that the president did not violate any constitutional

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SEMA tasks LGs in Kebbi to brace up for flooding

Ihesiulo Grace 25 June 2020 0

The Kebbi state Emergency Management Agency (SEMA) has alerted chairmen of 11 local governments that are flood-prone in the state to brace up for possible disaster in their areas. Executive Chairman of the agency, Alhaji Sani Dododo, gave the warning at a meeting with the council chairmen in Birnin Kebbi on Wednesday. The 11 local […]

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Bagudu’s wife tasks northern governors on quality education for ‘almajirai’

Ihesiulo Grace 23 June 2020 0

Wife of the Kebbi state governor, Hajiya Aisha Bagudu, has urged northern state governors to provide quality education to repatriated ‘almajirai’ in their respective states. Hajiya Bagudu gave the advice on Monday while speaking with newsmen. She said that the repatriation of almajiri in some northern states to their respective states of origin was an […]

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COVID-19: Kebbi tests 504 persons, records 6 deaths, 67 positive cases

Ihesiulo Grace 19 June 2020 0

Kebbi state has recorded 67 positive COVID-19 cases and six deaths, while 504 persons had tested for the disease so far in the state. Deputy Governor of the state, Alhaji Samaila Yombe, said this during a media briefing on the current COVID-19 situation report in Birnin Kebbi. “Only 67 persons tested positive for the disease […]

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Kebbi assembly passes bill for judiciary funding

Ihesiulo Grace 18 June 2020 0

The Kebbi state House of Assembly has passed into law the bill for the establishment of the State Judiciary Fund Management and other matters connected therein. The passage followed the adoption of the report presented by the Chairman House Committee on Finance and Appropriation, Samaila Salihu-Biu, at plenary on Wednesday. It would be recalled that […]

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Kebbi commences sale of subsidised livestock feeds

Ihesiulo Grace 29 May 2020 0

The Kebbi state government on Friday, flagged-off the sale of livestock feeds at subsidised rates to farmers across the state. Speaking at the flag-off ceremony held at Bagudo, the wife of the state governor, Hajiya A’isha Atiku-Bagudu, said the gesture was aimed at boosting livestock farming in the state. She called on members of the […]

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Kebbi receives additional 83 repatriated ‘Almajirai’ from Kano

Ihesiulo Grace 27 May 2020 0

The Kebbi state government says it has received 83 additional Qu’anic education pupils repatriated from Kano state. The development was made known in a statement signed by Malam Yahaya Sarki, the special adviser to Gov. Atiku Bagudu on media, in Birnin Kebbi on Tuesday. The statement said the children were received by the Chairman of […]

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COVID-19: Bagudu assures health workers of adequate compensation

Ihesiulo Grace 23 May 2020 0

Governor Atiku Bagudu of Kebbi state has assured coronavirus (COVID-19) frontline health workers in the state of adequate compensation. Bagudu promised that all their allowances, entitlement and other health requirements were fully provided for. Chief Press Secretary to the governor, Alhaji Abubakar Dakingari, announced this in a statement made available in Birnin Kebbi on

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COVID-19: Kebbi harps on collective efforts to combat pandemic

Ihesiulo Grace 22 May 2020 0

The Kebbi state Deputy Governor, Sama’ila Yombe, has advocated collective efforts of all Nigerians to curb the spread of COVID-19 across the country. Abdullahi Yalmo, Chief Press Secretary to the deputy governor, in a statement on Thursday, said Yombe made the remark when he received the Union of Non-Indigenes Traditional Community on a courtesy visit […]

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COVID-19: Kebbi approves safety allowances for frontline health workers

Ihesiulo Grace 17 May 2020 0

Governor Abubakar Atiku-Bagudu of Kebbi state has approved the payment of operational safety allowances for frontline health workers, working round-the-clock to check coronavirus disease threat in the state. Malam Yahaya Sarki, special adviser to the governor on media announced this in a statement issued in Birnin Kebbi on Sunday. “These allowances are structured to