Residents of Kebbi town in Kebbi Local Government Area of Sokoto are facing heightened security concerns following a reported demand by suspected bandits for a N40 million levy. The gunmen allegedly threatened to attack and set the town ablaze if residents failed to raise the money within a stipulated deadline. Accordi…
By Haruna Aliyu, Birnin Kebbi The Kebbi State Police Command has arrested a 22-year-old man, Bello Abubakar of Ganwo Village, Yauri Local Government Area, in connection with the attempted culpable homicide of a commercial motorcycle rider and theft of his motorcycle. The Police Public Relations Officer, SP Bashir Usman…
…disassembled canoes suspected to belong to a terrorist kingpin along the Zamfara-Kebbi Axis and arrested three suspected gunrunners along the Kaura Namoda-Shinkafi Road with an assault rifle concealed in a bag of millet, destined for a terrorist kingpin in Zamfara State. On the same day, troops arrested a notorious ter…
Nigerian troops conducted an intelligence-led operation in Matazu Local Government Area of Katsina State on Monday, August 31Two senior commanders of a terrorist network led by Kachalla Muhammadu Filani were killed during the assault on a hideout near Kogo VillageThe terror kingpin Muhammadu Filani fled the scene with …
…operating along the Suleja and Kontagora axes, with links to Sokoto, Zamfara and Kebbi states. The spokesperson for the command, SP Wasiu Abiodun, who disclosed this in a statement at the weekend said the syndicate used private vehicles to lure unsuspecting victims under the guise of offering them lifts before allegedl…
…Federal Government to the grassroots and mobilise voters across Kaduna, Kano, Katsina, Kebbi, Jigawa, Sokoto and Zamfara states ahead of the 2027 presidential election. Sani’s appeal came amid increasing political mobilisation by supporters of the President and opposition figures ahead of the 2027 elections. The govern…
Three aggrieved candidates of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, in Kebbi State have denied allegations that they are being sponsored to undermine the party’s governorship candidate, Abubakar Malami. The candidates, Abubakar Sadiq Sa’adu Fakai, Muhammad Umar and Nafiu Bello Shuwa, are challenging in court their alle…
…and services on April 20, 2022. Under the current administration, Kamba and Tsamiya in Kebbi State were reopened in February 2026, linking Nigeria to Niger Republic and Benin Republic respectively.Atiku had named Cameroon, Chad, Niger and Benin Republic as countries whose shared borders with Nigeria he intended to rest…
…are already open. On February 14, 2026, President Tinubu opened the Kamba borders in Kebbi State, with attendant economic and diplomatic gains. “If he means he would relax existing border controls, then Nigerians deserve to know precisely which controls he intends to remove, why he considers their removal necessary, an…
…under President Bola Tinubu reopened the Tsamiya land border with Benin Republic in Kebbi State and the Kamba corridor linking Nigeria with the Niger Republic in February 2026. At the time, the Nigeria Customs Service said the reopening would be accompanied by measures to prevent smuggling and other illegal activities.…
The Kebbi State Police Command has recovered a large quantity of stolen electricity service cables and arrested a suspected vandal, Mustapha Abubakar, in Bunza Local Government Area of the state. The recovery was made on August 25, 2026, during a police operation in the Kara area of Bunza town, following concerns over…
The African Democratic Congress, ADC, governorship candidate in Kebbi State, Abubakar Malami, has insisted that no political ambition is worth causing disagreement and splitting up the party. Malami, a former Attorney General of the Federation, AGF, and Minister of Justice, urged members of the opposition party to be u…
…woman and disrupted a planned ransom exchange in Danko-Wasagu Local Government Area of Kebbi State. The operation followed credible intelligence on a planned ransom payment for the woman, who was abducted from her farm last month, the acting spokesperson for the troops, Lt Col Olaniyi Osoba, said. Osoba, in a statement…
Former Kaduna Central Senator Shehu Sani spoke at a press conference in Abuja to reject Atiku Abubakar's plan to restore fuel subsidySani argued Nigeria spent between N3 trillion and N4 trillion on subsidies, calling the policy economically unsustainable for an oil-producing nationThe former senator also weighed in on …
A 34-year-old man, Rabiu Mukthar, allegedly fired a pump-action gun at wedding guests in Tudun Yola Quarters, KanoMukthar reportedly told police the noise from the ceremony disturbed his sleep, and the organisers never informed him about the eventKano State Police confirmed the arrest of Mukthar and a second suspect, w…
…abduction of a judge travelling from Sokoto State, whom he said was kidnapped in Kebbi on July 26 and remained in captivity for about a week before being released. He criticised media organisations for not making enough coverage of the killings perpetrated by these assailants. “When the killings happened, our media are…
…Intervention Squad (SIS) officers who were attacked and killed by suspected bandits in Kebbi. He said the officers paid the supreme price in service to the nation during a fierce encounter with suspected bandits on August 10 in Kebbi. According to him, on that fateful day, the personnel intercepted a heavily armed grou…
The African Democratic Congress, ADC, Kebbi State chapter, has backed the party’s presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, over his proposal to reintroduce fuel subsidy if elected president. The party said a transparent and accountable subsidy system could help reduce transportation costs and the prices of essential com…
…intelligence that the canoes had been procured from Yauri Local Government Area of Kebbi State and were being transported to Zamfara. In a statement signed by the Media Information Officer, Joint Task Force (North West), Operation FANSAN YAMMA, Aliyu Danja on X on Sunday, the canoes were intended to help the terrorists…
The All Progressives Congress, APC, in Kebbi State on Thursday held a meeting with aspirants for the Senate, House of Representatives and State House of Assembly ahead of the 2027 general elections. The meeting, held at the party’s state secretariat in Birnin Kebbi, was attended by commissioners, local government chair…
Atiku Abubakar outlined his first 100-day security plan during a Hausa-language television interview on WednesdayThe ADC presidential candidate blamed Nigeria's insecurity crisis on leadership failures, citing Boko Haram, ISWAP, bandits, and IPOBAtiku also promised to restore the fuel subsidy, saying its removal had no…
Kebbi State Deputy Governor, Umar Abubakar-Tafida, has dismissed claims that his replacement as Governor Nasir Idris’ running mate for the 2027 governorship election was necessitated by the Supreme Court judgment on the 2023 election. Abubakar-Tafida spoke on Wednesday in Argungu when thousands of supporters, political…
…Cross River, Delta, Ebonyi, Ekiti, Enugu, Gombe, Imo, Jigawa, Kaduna, Kano, Katsina, Kebbi, Kogi, Kwara, Lagos, Nasarawa, Niger, Ogun, Ondo, Oyo, Plateau, Sokoto, Taraba and Zamfara, while Akwa Ibom, Edo, Osun, Rivers and Yobe recorded no expenditure in the listed categories. The figures cover spending on security equi…
Muhammad Najib Rimin Kebe was arraigned before Magistrate Dayyabu Jamilu Hamza on charges of trespass and stealing shoes at a mosqueComplainants, including court workers, police officers and correctional service personnel, reported repeated shoe thefts at the mosqueThe court adjourned further hearing in the case until …
…90. Prince Abubakar Audu University, Anyigba, Kogi State 91. Rayhaan University, Birnin-Kebbi, Kebbi State 92. Redeemer’s University, Ede, Osun State 93. Renaissance University, Ugbawka, Enugu State 94. Reverend Father Moses Orshio Adasu University, Makurdi, Benue State *(formerly Benue State University)* 95. Rivers St…