The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested 59 suspected drug dealers and seized 236.7 kilograms of illicit drugs and psychotropic substance within six months in Kebbi.

Kebbi State Governor, Atiku Abubakar Bagudu, has replaced the former acting Chief Justice (CJ), Asabe Karatu and sworn-in Justice Suleiman Mohammed Ambursa as new acting CJ. The ceremony took place on Friday, at the Government House, Birnin Kebbi. The Governor said Ambursa was sworn-in because the State House of Assembly refused to confirm Karatu as…

There are growing concerns over the National Social Investment Programmes (NSIP), which is a social safety net established by the Federal Government, in 2016, to tackle poverty and hunger across the country.

One of the critical sectors of the nation’s economy that the President Muhammadu Buhari-led administration has made appreciable progress is that of agriculture. And there are empirical evidences on ground to attest to this. For instance, the Anchor Borrowers Programme (ABP) of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has made available N82billion in funding to 350,000…

Kebbi State Governor Atiku Bagudu has attributed his achievements in the last four years to the support of traditional rulers in the state. He stated this yesterday while receiving the four emirs with their subjects to Government House, Brinin-Kebbi for a Sallah visit, adding that his achievements were based on the advised from the royal…

Lagos residents served by the Eko Electricity Distribution Company Plc (EKEDC), and about 500, 000 electricity consumers in Kaduna, Kebbi, Sokoto, and Zamfara States, who are serviced by Kaduna Electricity Distribution Plc, may soon be metered as Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has issued permit to the companies through government’s Meter Asset Providers (MAPs) policy.…

Notwithstanding all efforts to promote local production of rice in the country, the protracted smuggling of the commodity appears to have grown to the extent of dominating the market, just as it suck away the foreign exchange by way of capital flight. Rice is actually the most preferred staple food for Nigerians, This make it…

Reika Musa is 13-years old. Rekia is six months pregnant. Rekia, married, is out-of-school and has to hawk items on the streets to survive. Eno Obi is nine-years-old. She is a house girl to a rich family in Calabar. Eno was taken from her parents when she was just six. Eno was violated at the…

National Association of Sorghum Producers, Processors and Marketers (NASPPAN) is to engage over 20,000 farmers under its Anchor Borrowers Farming Scheme in Kebbi State. The national vice chairman, Muhammad Gummi, stated this during a meeting with some stakeholders at the Federation of Agricultural Commodities Association of Nigeria (FACAN) Secretariat in Birnin-Kebbi, Kebbi State. He said…

The Kebbi State Government on Sunday confirmed one death from six cases of Lassa Fever in the state.

Kebbi State Chairman of Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT), Issa A. Umar has said 80 per cent of fake degree certificates ‘graduates’ usually present for employment in the country are deigned by Yahoo Boys at Internet cafes. He disclosed this yesterday while fielding questions from newsmen at the recruitment centre for over 1, 000 teachers…

As Muslims in the country begin their holy month of Ramadan today, they have been enjoined to pray for stability, peace and progress. Ramadan, which heralds a month-long obligatory fasting, is the ninth in the Islamic lunar calendar and is described by the Almighty Allah as the best of the 12 months...