*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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 Friday. […]
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 […]
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 enhance […]
Wife of Kebbi state Governor, Dr. Zainab Bagudu, has extended the awareness campaign on COVID-19 and distribution of palliatives to hamlets across the state. Malam Yahaya Sarki, Special Adviser to Governor Atiku Bagudu of Kebbi state on Media made this known in a statement made available in Birnin Kebbi on Sunday. He said the exercise […]
The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) in Kebbi state on Thursday, donated face masks, liquid hand wash and hand sanitisers to the state government. Alhaji Mustapha Mohammed, the state NYSC coordinator, said that the items were part of the scheme’s contributions toward curbing the spread of COVID-19 in the state. Mohammed, while presenting the items […]
Governor Atiku Bagudu of Kebbi state has approved N2.4 billion for the immediate payment of gratuities to retired civil servants at the state, local government and local government education authority, respectively. Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Finance, Alhaji Abubakar Umar-Dutsinmari, disclosed this in a statement issued on Wednesday in Birnin Kebbi. According to him, the retirees […]
The Kebbi state Police Command has warned youths against preparing and consuming poisonous leaf as delicacy during marriages and other sundry ceremonies in the state. Commissioner of Police in the state, Agunbiade Oluyemi- Lasore, gave the warning in a statement signed by the command’s Public Relations Officer, Nafi’u Abubakar, in Birnin Kebbi on Monday. The […]
Kebbi state government has denied rumours that a member of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) in the state has contacted the coronavirus. Commissioner for Health and Chairman of the task force for control of COVID-19 in the state, Alhaji Ja’afar Muhammad, said this while briefing newsmen in Birnin-Kebbi on Thursday. Muhammad said that the […]
Wife of Kebbi state governor, Dr. Zainab Bagudu, says there have been a lot of changes and improvement in the nation’s cancer control chain under the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari. Bagudu stated this in Birnin Kebbi when she hosted the Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed and a team of journalists who […]
Organised labour in Kebbi state has announced the immediate suspension of its strike notice, which was to take effect on Tuesday over the state government’s delay in the implementation of the national minimum wage. Aggrieved workers in the state issued the strike notice on Februaury 27. However, state Chairman of the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC), […]