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Kebbi APC adopts indirect primaries

Ihesiulo Grace 12 September 2018 0

The Kebbi state secretary of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Alhaji Ahmed Musa Jega has said that the state unanimously agreed to adopt the indirect primaries for the forthcoming primaries in the state. According to him, the decision was reached at the party’s stakeholders

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Flood kills soldier, 9 others in Kebbi

Ihesiulo Grace 5 September 2018 0

Kebbi Government on Tuesday confirmed the death of a soldier and nine others in two separate flood disasters across the state. A statement by the Chief Press Secretary to Gov. Atiku Bagudu, Abubakar Dakingari, issued in Birnin Kebbi, said the flood occurred in two local government areas on Thursday. He listed the communities affected as […]

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Agency raises flood alert for Kebbi, Niger, Kwara, Kogi, Anambra, Delta, Bayelsa

Ihesiulo Grace 30 August 2018 0

The Nigeria Hydrological Services Agency (NIHSA) has warned Nigerians living by the banks of River Niger and its floodplains to immediately relocate over possible flooding. The agency gave the warning on Wednesday in Abuja in a statement signed by the agency’s Director of Engineering Hydrology, Mr Clement Nze. Nze named the states likely to be […]

Politics

2019: The challenges before Kebbi governor, Bagudu

Ihesiulo Grace 29 August 2018 0

As the clock ticks towards 2019 general elections, the political atmosphere at all levels is tensed, the party must contend with the proliferation of aspirants both old and new breed politicians, as they fish in troubled and uncertain waters, the quest to retain or get new positions heightens making it practically challenging. The governor of […]

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Armed thugs attack serving reps member

Ihesiulo Grace 29 August 2018 0

A member of the House of Representatives under the All progressives congress (APC) Hon Muhammad Umar Jega was attacked by armed political thugs in Jega Local Government Area of Kebbi State. The member representing Jega, Gwandu and Alieru federal constituency was attacked during a rally he organised to thank his followers and tour the entire […]

Crime

Kebbi Police rescue pregnant woman from kidnappers’ den

Ihesiulo Grace 9 July 2018 0

The Kebbi State Police command says it has rescued a pregnant woman, Hajiya Sadiya Tsoho, from kidnappers’ hideout in the state. The command’s Public Relations Officer (PPRO), DSP Mustapha Suleiman, who confirmed the release of the victim on Sunday said, the police rescued the victim and no ransom was paid. Hajiya Sadiya, wife of Malam […]

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Ekiti Guber poll: We’ll realize our campaign – Gov Bagudu

Ihesiulo Grace 5 July 2018 0

The Governor of Kebbi State and Chairman, All Progressives Congress (APC) Gubernatorial Campaign Council Ekiti State, Abubakar Atiku Bagudu, ahead the forthcoming Governorship election in the state said the team is working hard to realize its campaign by winning the election. Governor Bagudu said that the Campaign Council which was set up by the immediate […]

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Court judgment on Bagudu: Victory for Kebbi, Nigeria, says APC Chairman

Ihesiulo Grace 1 July 2018 0

Chairman of All Progressives Congress (APC), in Kebbi State, Architect Bala Sani Kangiwa, has said that the dismissal of a suit filed against the election of Kebbi State Governor, Abubakar Atiku Bagudu, by a Federal High Court Abuja, is a victory for the state and Nigeria at large. Kangiwa, stated this in an interview with […]

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Federal High Court delivers judgment on Kebbi pre-guber election suit Friday

Ihesiulo Grace 28 June 2018 0

A Federal High Court Abuja, will deliver judgment on Friday, on a Kebbi State pre-election matter brought before it by a plaintiff, Mr. Anthony Itanyi, who is claiming that Governor Abubakar Atiku Bagudu of the All Progressive Congress (APC) committed perjury by lying under oath in the form he submitted to Independent National Electoral Commission […]

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Gov Bagudu’s wife pays N1.3m for sickle cell patient hip replacement

Ihesiulo Grace 26 June 2018 0

The wife of Kebbi Governor, Mrs Zainab Bagudu, on Monday, says she paid N1.3 million for the surgical operation of 16-year-old Hadiza Bagudu, who has been suffering from sickle cell disorder. Bagudu, who is also the founder of Medicaid Cancer Foundation, made the announcement at a news conference in Birnin Kebbi. She said “I have […]

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EFCC files criminal charge against ex- Gov Dakingari

Ihesiulo Grace 21 June 2018 0

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), on Wednesday succeeded in serving the former Kebbi State Governor Usman Saidu Dakingari with a 15 count criminal charge filed over a month ago at the Federal High Court in Kebbi. A statement by the EFCC’s Head, Media & Publicity, Mr. Wilson Uwujaren stated that Dakingari has been […]

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Lagos spends N1.04b on Lake rice subsidy in 3 years

Ihesiulo Grace 20 May 2018 0

Lagos State Government on Thursday said it has subsidized LAKE Rice to the tune of N1.049billion from December 2016 till date, as part of efforts aimed at sustaining food sufficiency and food security in the State. Speaking at the ongoing annual Ministerial Press Briefing to mark the third anniversary of Governor Akinwunmi Ambode’s administration held […]

Politics

Kebbi gov, Bagudu urges NBA to lead in freeing Nigeria from corruption

Ihesiulo Grace 30 April 2018 0

Kebbi State governor, Atiku Bagudu on Monday urged the Nigeria Bar Association (NBA) to ensure speedy dispensation of justice and equity to free the country from pervasive corruption. Bagudu said at the 2018 Law Week organised by the state branch of NBA in Birnin Kebbi that in spite of efforts to stem corruption, it is […]

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Buhari’s meeting with APC Governors ends in deadlock

Ihesiulo Grace 4 April 2018 0

The meeting President Muhammadu Buhari held with governors of the All Progressives Congress (APC) on Tuesday ended in deadlock. None of the governors addressed State House correspondents when they left the council chamber of the presidential villa at the end of the meeting. The meeting, which started at about 2:15 pm, with opening prayers from […]

Tourism

FG , Kebbi partner to revive Argungu fishing festival

Ihesiulo Grace 10 March 2018 0

Gov. Abubakar Bagudu of Kebbi says the state and the Federal Ministry of Information and Culture are collaborating to revive the Argungu fishing festival in the state. The Governor disclosed this in Birnin Kebbi whike interacting with a team of journalists on facts finding mission on the agricultural revolution and other developments in the state. […]

Agriculture

Kebbi farmers begin massive sugarcane planting for ethanol

Ihesiulo Grace 8 March 2018 0

Farmers in Kebbi State have began massive planting of sugarcane at Tungan Amadu and Tungan Mai Ramu areas of Shanga and Koko Besse areas for the production of ethanol. It would be recalled that the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) and the Kebbi State Government, last year, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on the […]

Agriculture

Agric revolution real – FG

Ihesiulo Grace 7 March 2018 0

Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed has said the present administration’s agricultural revolution is not a mere propaganda but a reality with evidence to show. The Minister stated this at a banquet held in his honor in Birnin Kebbi by the Kebbi State Government while on a tour of rice farms and other […]

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We are self sufficient in rice production – Kebbi Govt.

Ihesiulo Grace 6 March 2018 0

The Kebbi State Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development, Garba Muhammed Dandiga has disclosed that the State has attained self-sufficiency in rice production. The Commissioner disclosed yesterday to a team of journalists, who accompanied the Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed while on a visit to Suru rice farm believed to be the largest […]

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We must be exporters of food ―Buhari

Ihesiulo Grace 30 December 2017 0

President Muhammadu Buhari has said that the country’s huge rice import bill had dropped significantly by more than 90 percent but added that it is good enough as he believes that the country should be a net exporter. Receiving members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) from Kebbi State in the Presidential Villa, Abuja, on […]

Editorial

The value of economic summits

Ihesiulo Grace 7 November 2017 0

When the first Nigerian Economic Summit (NES) was held in Abuja in February 1993, little did the organisers know that economic summit will one day snowball into an idea that is widely accepted across the country. Today, families, corporate bodies, states and the federal government have embraced the idea and they regularly organise their economic […]