Bandits have abducted 25 schoolgirls and killed a vice principal in a late-night attack on the Government Girls Comprehensive Senior Secondary School (GGCSS) in Maga, located in the Danko/Wasagu Local Government Area of Kebbi State. The attack, which occurred on Sunday night, threw the community into mourning and reignited fears over the rising wave of…
News Report: The Kebbi State Police Command has disbursed a total of ₦16,945,238.34 to the families of 25 police officers who lost their lives while on active duty. The financial support, provided under the Group Life Assurance Scheme and the Inspector General of Police Family Welfare Scheme, was presented during a brief ceremony held at…
Rice farmers in Yauri, Ngaski, and Shanga LGAs of Kebbi State are seeking urgent intervention after floods from River Niger destroyed their farms. The devastating flood has wiped out produce worth millions of naira, leaving hundreds of farmers in distress. Many say they invested heavily this season, only to see their hopes of a bountiful…
Residents of Gulumbe village, located in Birnin Kebbi LGA, are urgently calling on Governor Nasir Idris to intervene in what they describe as an unlawful takeover of their ancestral farmlands. Speaking to journalists on Tuesday, community representative Abubakar Tafidan-Gulumbe decried the sudden invasion by Mustapha Sani-Zauro, who allegedly began clearing farmland using heavy machinery without…
Governor Nasir Idris of Kebbi State has linked the rising insecurity in the state to informants and a lack of adequate security personnel. He stated this during a condolence visit to the Zogirma community in the Bunza Local Government Area, where armed men recently killed three mobile police officers. The governor clarified that the perpetrators…
Governor Nasir Idris of Kebbi State has approved the payment of ₦2.185 billion in entitlements to former councillors who served across the state between 2004 and 2024. The approval was announced on Thursday during a courtesy visit by the leadership of the Kebbi State Councillors’ Forum at the Government House, Birnin Kebbi. The governor also…
