By Haruna Aliyu, Birnin Kebbi The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Kebbi State has commenced the display of the preliminary voters’ register and distribution of Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) across the state’s 21 local government areas. The Head of Voter Education at INEC in Kebbi, Malam Haladu Saadu,…

…₦800 million in Ogun, Ondo, Osun and Oyo states in 2025, while a separate operation in Kebbi State led to the interception of 67,428 litres of paraquat, a prohibited pesticide, alongside banned atrazine products.NAFDAC also revealed that a recent market study detected residues of pyrethroids and dimethoate above permit…

…a report was received at Nasko Div from Kokolo Village that one Mohammed Sani 35yrs of Kebbi state trespassed into the residence of a community member, and k!lled one Tani Nuhu, a female of 65yrs inside the house," the statement read. "On receipt of the report, detectives from Nasko Div were deployed to the scene and i…

…site along the Sokoto-Badagry Superhighway in Maiyama Local Government Area of Kebbi State. The victims included two security operatives and an expatriate working on the road construction project, while two civilians sustained gunshot injuries. The incident occurred at a construction site in Gubba Village, Andarai Dist…

The Kebbi State Government approved a new minimum wage for over 17,000 teachers following a governor-endorsed White Paper on salary reviewThe Nigeria Union of Teachers chairman announced when teachers would start receiving the new payThe state government also invested heavily in school infrastructure, covering thousand…

The Kebbi State chapter of the Nigeria Union of Teachers has dismissed a video circulating on social media that alleges poor education funding and inadequate teacher remuneration in the state. The union described the video as old, edited and doctored to create a false impression about the state government’s performance…

The Kebbi State Council of the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, has rejected the promises made to workers by the African Democratic Congress, ADC, governorship candidate, Abubakar Malami, describing them as political statements. The NLC chairman in the state, Usman Murtala, stated this in a statement issued in Birnin Kebb…

By Haruna Aliyu, Birnin Kebbi The All Progressives Congress (APC), Kebbi State Chapter, has dismissed allegations by Senator Garba Musa Maidoki of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) that the arrest, detention and prosecution of some ADC members and supporters were politically motivated, challenging the opposition pa…

…calling for the proposal to be suspended and reversed. Kebbi governor The Governor of Kebbi State, Nasir Idris, commended teachers for their dedication, saying his administration did not owe workers salaries, pensioners pensions or retirees gratuities. Idris said this while highlighting his administration’s achievement…

Kebbi State Governor, Nasir Idris, on Tuesday said his administration did not owe teachers, workers or pensioners any salary arrears, pensions or gratuities, citing leadership by example. Idris, who spoke at the ongoing 59th (8th Quadrennial) National Conference of Delegates of the Nigeria Union of Teachers at the Inte…

…police arrest Nigerian man wanted for k!lling his business partner in Niger Republic The Kebbi State Police Command has arrested a Nigerian man that was declared wanted in Niger Republic for k!lling his business partner. The suspect, Mas'udu Saidu, was traced and arrested at Gulma town in Argungu Local Government Area…

…actually paid as ransom during the period. When ransom becomes the price of freedom In Kebbi State, the abduction of a High Court judge, Justice Faruk Hassan Bunza, demonstrated the bargaining process that has become characteristic of kidnapping. Bunza was abducted from his residence along Zogirma Road in Bunza Local G…

…Nursing, Ogun State College of Nursing, Katsina State College of Nursing and Midwifery, Kebbi State College of Nursing, Cross River State Colleges of Nursing, as well as institutions in Bauchi, Anambra, Kaduna, Taraba, Zamfara and the Federal Capital Territory, among others. Speaking on the intervention, the Managing D…

…incitement to hostility or violence. Speak against Kebbi governor and be dealt with In Kebbi State, the Chairman of Gwandu Local Government Area, Alhaji Atiku Ahmad Mandiya, told supporters in a video that anyone who spoke against Governor Nasir Idris “should be dealt with,” while promising to secure the release of any…

…with both a temporary and a permanent site is consistent with Rayhaan University in Kebbi State, whose final forfeiture, alongside dozens of other properties linked to a former Attorney-General of the Federation, was secured by the EFCC on July 15, 2026. That forfeiture order covered the university’s permanent site, te…

The Special Assistant on New Media to the Kebbi State Government, Comrade Uthman M. Jibo, has resigned from his position and announced his decision to join the African Democratic Congress, ADC. Jibo tendered his resignation from the government position on September 1, 2026, with immediate effect. In his resignation let…

…at Mehinua Village along the Wasagu-Ayu Road in the Wasagu Local Government Area of Kebbi State on Sept. 2, 2026. A statement by Lieutenant Colonel Aliyu Danja, Media Information Officer, made this known. “Acting on the intelligence, troops swiftly mobilised to the scene, where they made contact with the terrorists and…

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…

…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…

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…