Kebbi State Governor, Dr Nasir Idris, has vowed to crack down on informants aiding criminal gangs. He disclosed this on Tuesday, during a condolence visit to the Zuru Emirate, following deadly attacks by bandits in the Tadurga village of Zuru Local Government Area, and Kyabu, in Danko Wasagu Local Government Area. During a visit to the affected communities, the governor …

Armed bandits on Saturday invaded Waje village under the Danko/ Wasagu Local Government Area of Kebbi state, killing fifteen farmers and injuring three persons in the latest attack in the state. But the Kebbi State Commissioner of Police, Nafiu Abubakar, who confirmed the attack, said only ten people were killed, and three people who were injured are currently receiving treatment …

The Senate has confirmed the defection of Senators Adamu Aliero (Kebbi Central), Yahaya Abdullahi (Kebbi North) and Garba Maidoki (Kebbi South) from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). The News Agency of Nigeria reports that their letters of defection were read separately on the floor of the chamber by Deputy Senate President Jibrin Barau, who …

The Nasara Women Development Foundation also known as Nasara Foundation on Sunday, 6 April, 2025, celebrated its third anniversary with a grand event at the Waziri Umaru Federal Polytechnic, Birnin Kebbi. The ceremony also marked the official launch of the foundation’s new magazine, ‘The Nasara Chronicle,’ documenting its impactful journey and success stories. Addressing guests and beneficiaries at the event, …

The Chief Press Secretary (CPS) to the Kebbi State Governor, Nasir Idris, Alhaji Ahmed Idris, has declared that Kebbi is the most peaceful state in the entire Northwest part of the country”. Idris gave this verdict as he underscored the state government’s efforts at riding the state of bandits and other forms of terrorism. According to him, the state government …

The Nigerian Customs Service (NCS), Kebbi State Command, generated thirty-six million, two hundred and twenty-three thousand, five hundred and fifty-four naira, fifty kobo (N36,223,554.50) in the third quarter of the year. The Command’s Comptroller, Iheanacho Earnest Ojike, while addressing journalists at the Command’s headquarters in Birnin Kebbi on Friday, said that under the leadership of Comptroller General of Customs Bashir …

Gunmen have killed and abducted one Customs officer at Koko base in Kebbi State. In a statement by its Public Relations Officer, Muhammad Salisu, the Kebbi State Command of the Nigeria Customs service (NCS), said gunmen trailed the anti smuggling squad to their base at Koko, destroyed facilities, killed one officer, Dabo Umar and abducted one Babagana Kabiru. The remains …

MStakeholders in Kebbi State, in partnership with the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) State2State, have ratified a five-year development plan for the health sector. At a four-day workshop held in Sokoto, themed: “Kebbi State 2025-2029 Strategic Health Development Plan”, USAID State2State partnered with the Kebbi State Ministry of Health to develop a health sector strategic plan, including policy, …

The Zonal Director, Northwest of the National Agency for Food, Drugs Administration and Control (NAFDAC), Mrs Josephine Abbas, has warned manufacturers and producers in Kebbi state to desist from using harmful chemicals that are capable of causing cancer to unsuspecting consumers in Kebbi and Nigeria. The agency’s zonal chief gave the warning in Birnin Kebbi during a high-level NAFDAC stakeholders …

The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) said it is deploying e-border solutions in Kebbi, a northwestern state bordering Niger Republic. This followed a two-day working visit to Kebbi State by the Service’s Comptroller-General, Kemi Nandap, for an on-the-spot assessment of the nation’s borders. A statement on Saturday by the Service Public Relations Officer, Kenneth Udo, quoted Nandap, saying, “The intelligence gathered …