Tag: Kebbi state

Police Kill Two Suspected Kidnappers in Kebbi Gun Battle

The Kebbi State Police Command has confirmed the death of two suspected kidnappers during a shootout along the Tungargiwa–Saminaka road. Police spokesperson, CSP Nafiu Abubakar, said the clash occurred on…

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27 Abducted FGC Kebbi Students Freed

27 students and three teachers who were Kidnapped from the Federal Government College (FGC), Birnin Yauri, in Kebbi, have been freed. in June, gunmen suspected to be bandits attacked the…

30 FGC Yauri students released after being held captive for 7 months.

30 FGC Yauri students and one teacher from the Federal Government College Birnin Yauri in Kebbi State have been released after being held captive for seven months. This comes approximately…

Kebbi: How Bandits Fleeing Zamfara Murdered 16 Nigerians – Police

The Kebbi State Police command has disclosed 16 persons, not 50, were killed by bandits in Dankade village on Friday. Bandits attacked the community in Danko/Wsaagu Local Government Area of…

Buhari Reacts As Bandits Kill Scores in Kebbi

President Muhammadu Buhari has reacted to the Killing of some vigilante members in Kebbi State by terrorists who ambushed them in the Sakaba/Wassagu Local Government Area. The president, in a…

Bandits Operate Unchallenged in Our Communities – Kebbi Lawmakers

Lawmakers from Kebbi in the house of representatives have cried out that bandits operate without restriction in their state. The rep members stated this during plenary on Wednesday while sponsoring a motion of…

Jega Speaks on Dumping APC

The Chairman, House Committee on Internally Displaced Persons, Migrants and Refugees Umar Jega, (APC Aliero/Gwandu/Jega) has denied dumping the ruling party for the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Discord had erupted…

PDP: Senatorial Aspirant Suspended in Kebbi

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) executive members of Nasarawa I Ward in Birnin Kebbi Local Government Area of Kebbi State have suspended Malam Haruna Sa’idu-Dandi’o a senatorial aspirant, for anti-party…

Kebbi: PDP Chieftains Defect To APC

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Kebbi state chapter, has lost some of its chieftains to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). The members of the main opposition party in the…

Atiku Releases N668m For Payment of 2020 WAEC, NECO, NABTEB, NBAIS

The Kebbi State Governor, Abubakar Atiku Bagudu has released the sum of N668m for the payment of the 2020 NECO, WAEC, NABTEB and NBAIS exams for students in the state.…