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Kebbi state dispels rumour of Coronavirus

Adejayan Gbenga Gsong Mar 20, 2020 0

Kebbi state government has dispelled the rumour of Coronavirus in the state. The Commissioner of Health, Alhaji Jaafar Muhammad stated that there is no suspected or confirmed case of coronavirus in Kebbi. He however said the state has…
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Argungu fishing festival winner gets N10m, cars, Hajj seats

Adejayan Gbenga Gsong Mar 14, 2020 0

Malam Abubakar Ya’u from Augie Local Government Area of Kebbi on Saturday got N10 million, two new cars and two Hajj seats for catching the biggest fish weighing 78 kilogramme at the 2020 Argungu fishing festival. The News Agency of…
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Presidency refutes report of attack on Buhari in Kebbi

Adejayan Gbenga Gsong Mar 13, 2020 0

The Presidency has described as false and untrue social media reports on the alleged attack on President Muhammadu Buhari in Argungu, Kebbi State, on Thursday. A statement by the President’s spokesman, Mr. Femi Adesina, late Thursday…
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Gist / Viral

Video of how yet-to-be identified man was restrained after he charged towards President Buhari in…

Chocomilo Mar 13, 2020 0

Drama as a yet-to-be identified man swiftly charged towards President Muhammadu Buhari during the Argungu festival in Kebbi state before he was restrained by security officials and aides present at the event. This incident occurred when…
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Metro

Photos of Crocodile caught and butchered for meat in Bayelsa

Chocomilo Mar 12, 2020 0

Yet-to-be identified young men have reportedly caught a crocodile in Sagbama river, Bayelsa State. This is coming barely 20 days after a group of fishermen trapped and killed a hippopotamus in Samanaji town in Koko Besse Local Government…
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400 bags of smuggled rice concealed under water melons intercepted in Kebbi

Adejayan Gbenga Gsong Feb 25, 2020 0

The Comptroller, Customs Federal Operation Unit Zone “B” Kaduna, Mustapha Sarkin-Kebbi, on Tuesday confirmed that 400 bags of smuggled rice and 600 bags of fertiliser were intercepted in the zone. Sarkin-Kebbi said the items were…
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Fishermen trap, kill Hippopotamus in Kebbi community

Chocomilo Feb 11, 2020 0

A hippopotamus has been trapped and killed by fishermen in Samanaji town in Koko Besse Local Government Area of Kebbi State. WITHIN NIGERIA learnt that the huge aquatic animal was killed for wrecking havoc on farmlands in the area.…
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Citizen Reports

Viral photos show inside prehistoric Kebbi buildings where primary school pupils sit on bare floor

Chocomilo Feb 8, 2020 0

A Nigerian man who is deeply worried about the sorry state of primary schools in Kebbi state has taken to his social media page on Friday where he uploaded photos of the dilapidated Bayan Tsaha Model Primary School in Birnin Kebbi. The…
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Metro

Armed robbers invade MTN office in Kebbi

Adejayan Gbenga Gsong Jan 23, 2020 0

The Kebbi Police Command has confirmed the invasion of MTN office in Tudun Wada area of Birnin Kebbi by three armed robbers on Wednesday. The Command Public Relations Officer, DSP Nafi’u Abubakar, confirmed the incident to newsmen in…
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Kebbi govt plans 1, 000 housing project

Adejayan Gbenga Gsong Jan 23, 2020 0

The Kebbi Government said it has concluded plans for the construction of 1, 000 houses, to enhance access to decent accommodation in the state. Dr Isah Sama, the Permanent Secretary, Establishment and Pension Matters, made the disclosure…
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Dangote Group begins installation of Rice factory in Kebbi

Adejayan Gbenga Gsong Nov 11, 2019 0

As part of efforts of increasing and sustaining production of rice and industrialisation in the country, dangote group has kicked off the installation of Rice factory in Kebbi state. Meanwhile, Gov. Atiku Bagudu of Kebbi on Sunday while…
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Metro

DSS arrests UDUTH staff, 4 others over sale of three children

Adejayan Gbenga Gsong Nov 11, 2019 0

Five suspects including a staff of Usman Danfodio University Teaching Hospital, Sokoto, (UDUTH) have been arrested by the Department of State Security (DSS) over the alleged sale of three children abducted from Zuru in Kebbi. The Kebbi…
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Sultan, emirs to grace Argungu festival

Chocomilo Aug 31, 2019 0

All preparations have been met in Kebbi State as the government sets to hold the Argungu Polo and Cultural Festival next week. The event will hold at the ancient city of Argungu in Kebbi State. The festival is subdivided into two namely…
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Woman kills her new husband so she can remarry her ex-husband in Kebbi

Chocomilo Aug 27, 2019 0

One Auta Dogo Singe, a housewife in Bagudo Local Government Area of Kebbi State had been arrested by Kebbi State Police Command for allegedly killing her new husband, Shaho Abdullahi so that she could be able to go back to his former…
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ICRC director discloses states that may get dry ports

Chocomilo Aug 3, 2019 0

The Federal Government of Nigeria is considering the establishment of more dry ports across the country to enhance ports productivity. This was made known to public by the director-general of the Infrastructural Concession Regulatory…
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Metro

Man Arrested After Hiding In GTBank Ceiling In Attempt To Rob

Ola A Jul 31, 2019 0

A man who reportedly sneaked into the ceiling of Guaranty Trust Bank (GTB) in Birnin Kebbi, Kebbi State with plans to rob it has been arrested. It was alleged that the suspect, identified as Idam Jeremiah, had planned to hide in the…
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Gunmen kill businessman, abduct son’s wife in kebbi

Chocomilo Jul 28, 2019 0

A businessman, Yusuf Garkar-Bore was killed early sunday morning and his daughter-in-law, Mrs. Aisha Yusuf abducted by unknown gunmen in Gulma town of Kebbi state. A reliable source and relative who prefers to remain anonymous told…
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Four students expelled for lesbianism in Kebbi

Adejayan Gbenga Gsong Jul 8, 2019 0

Four female students of the Kebbi State College of Science and Technology, Jega, have been expelled for engaging in lesbianism. Provost of the institution, Alhaji Aminu Dakingari, confirmed this to newsmen in the state over the weekend.…
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Metro

29-year-old student commits suicide in Kebbi state

Ola A Jun 12, 2019 0

A 29-year student of Waziri Umaru Federal Polytechnic, Birnin-Kebbi, and resident of Badariya area identified as Solomon Benedict, has committed suicide over his financial plight. Our correspondent gathered that Benedict allegedly mixed…
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Sad! Mother, three children burnt to death in Kebbi State

OGBENI OPA Nov 17, 2018 0

Three children of same parents, their mother and another child have been burnt to death in an early morning inferno on Friday in Argungu Local Government Area of Kebbi State.
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