Kebbi
30 Jan
The Kebbi Government on Thursday said it has awarded the contract for the repairs and renovation of 97 mosques across the 21 Local Government Areas of the state. The State Commissioner for Religious Affairs, Dr. Sani Aliyu, made this known while hosting leaders of Islamic groups in Birnin Kebbi on Thursday. “The contract has specifications…
28 Jan
Gov.Nasir Idris of Kebbi, has commissioned the construction of N2.3 billion Maidangwami-Kangi road in Fakai Local Government area. Speaking at the inauguration on Tuesday at Fakai Local Government, Idris said the road was among the priority projects conceived by his administration . “This is a fulfillment of my campaign promise when I sought your mandate…
25 Jan
The Kebbi State Government has announced plans to recruit 500 additional health workers and absorb 390 staff members of the Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunisation (GAVI) into the state’s workforce this year. Gov. Nasir Idris made the disclosure during the handing over ceremony of the NGF/GAVI UNICEF Project in Birnin Kebbi on Saturday. “We…
25 Jan
Vice-President Kashim Shettima on Saturday inspected a renovated and remodeled Birnin Kebbi Central Motor Park and Bola Tinubu Ultra-Modern
23 Jan
Kebbi Government says it has increased expenditure for secondary schools’ feeding programme from N200 million to N350 million monthly. Gov.Nasir Idris made this known during a “thank-you” visit to Suru, Koko/Besse and Maiyama local government areas on Thursday. He said “this is designed to enhance the quality and quantity of meals to entice students to…
17 Jan
The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) on January 12, 2025, carried out a successful raid on an illegal weapons manufacturing factory at Tse Akamabe Area of Kwande LGA, Benue State. According to a statement signed by the Force Public Relations Officer, ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, the operation led to the recovery of nine locally fabricated pistols, one…
16 Jan
Gov. Nasir Idris of Kebbi, has approved the release of N925 million for the payment of gratuity and death benefits to 367 beneficiaries. This is contained in statement signed by Rashid Muhammad-Bala, office of the Head of Service, issued to newsmen in Birnin Kebbi on Wednesday. READ ALSO:Akwa Ibom Speaker tasks medical doctors on improved,…
15 Jan
A few days after the killing of innocent farmers, troops of the Nigerian Army, under the umbrella of Operation Fansan Yanma, have dealt a decisive blow to terrorist groups operating in Sokoto and Kebbi States. This was revealed to The Guardian by competent security pundit, Zagazola Makama. According to him, in a series of special…
12 Jan
Four persons, including an Immigration contractor, have been killed by terrorists at an Immigration Border post in Kangiwa Border, Kangiwa Local Government Area of Kebbi State. The spokesman of the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), Kenneth Udo, a Deputy Comptroller of Immigration, disclosed that efforts are in top gear with sister agencies to apprehend the perpetrators…
12 Jan
The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) on Sunday said suspected terrorists attacked border facilities at the Kangiwa Border in the Kangiwa Local Government Area of Kebbi State. In a statement, NIS Public Relations Officer, K.T Udo, said the incident happened on Friday, January 20, 2025, at about 1920 hours. The attack led to the death of…
10 Jan
When Comrade Dr. Nasir Idris assumed office as the 9th governor of Kebbi State on May 29, 2023, he set forth with a vision to reshape the educational landscape. Known as Kauran Gwandu, Governor Idris has drawn from his background as a former teacher and unionist to address some of the state’s most pressing educational challenges. Under his leadership,
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US President Donald Trump on Tuesday signed an executive order withdrawing Washington from a number of United Nations bodies, including its Human Rights Council (UNHRC), and setting up a broader review of US funding for the multilateral organization. The executive order said it withdrew Washington from UNHRC and the main UN relief agency for…
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The Governorship Candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in Bayelsa in the 2023 election, Mr. Udengs Eradiri, on Tuesday in Yenagoa formally joined the All Progressives Congress (APC). Eradiri said President Bola Tinubu is behind all the projects in his Agudama/Ekpetiama community in Yenagoa Local Government Area of the state. Eradiri, who registered for the…
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Kwara State Teaching Service Commission (TESCOM) has released the application link for its teaching jobs. This is contained in a statement issued in Ilorin on Tuesday by the commission’s Chairman, Mallam Bello Abubakar. Abubakar said interested and qualified applicants could apply through the link https://tescom.kwarastate.gov.ng. He said the portal would, however, go live at midnight…
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The Chief Medical Director (CMD) of the Federal Teaching Hospital Lokoja (FTHL), Dr Olatunde Alabi, has denied allegations of a severe manpower shortage at the hospital. Speaking at a stakeholders’ meeting on Tuesday, Alabi responded to claims by the Association of Resident Doctors (ARD) that the hospital was facing an industrial crisis and staff shortages.…
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The Amalgamated Union of App-Based Transporters of Nigeria (AUATON), Lagos State Council, has urged ride-hailing service providers to adjust fares in favour of drivers to reflect the present economic realities. The Lagos State Public Relations Officer of AUATON, Mr Steven Iwindoye, made the appeal in a statement on Tuesday in Lagos. Iwindoye described it as…
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Five doctors in Burundi have been imprisoned by the intelligence service after quitting their jobs over the failure of salary negotiations, union and government sources told AFP on Tuesday. The doctors were arrested by the intelligence service between December 27 and January 31, accused of "undermining the internal security of the state", according to…
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On Tuesday, the Federal Government began the tolling of the 227.2km Abuja-Keffi-Akwanga-Lafia-Makurdi Highway with the inauguration of the Garaku Toll Plaza axis of the road. It said certain categories of vehicles, including security, diplomatic, ambulances and tricycles, are exempted from the tolling. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), reports that the road is a Public…
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The Anambra Police Command has detained one Obinna Anene, the alleged principal suspect in the murder of a 74-year-old woman in Abagana Community in the state. The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) in the state, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, disclosed this in a statement issued in Awka and made available to newsmen on Tuesday. Ikenga stated…
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Rwandan-backed armed group M23 announced a humanitarian "ceasefire" from Tuesday in the Democratic Republic of Congo's perennially explosive east, days before a planned crisis meeting between the Congolese and Rwandan leaders. The M23 and Rwandan troops last week seized Goma -- the provincial capital of the mineral-rich North Kivu region that has been blighted by…