Tag: Kebbi
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DPO, 8 other policemen, 2 ‘Yan-Sa-Kai’ killed in Kebbi
The Kebbi State Police Command on Monday confirmed the killing of a Divisional Police Officer (DPO), eight other policemen and two ‘Yan Sa-Kai operatives during a gun duel with suspected bandits in Sakaba Local Government Areas of the state. The Command’s Public Relations Officer (PPRO), DSP Nafi’u Abubakar, disclosed this to the News Agency of…
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Buhari honours Tambuwal’s invitation to son’s wedding
President Muhammadu Buhari, on Saturday, was a guest at the wedding ceremony of the son of the Sokoto State governor, Najib Aminu Waziri. At a well-attended ceremony in Argungu, Kebbi State, Najib hooked Amina Umar Tafida, the daughter of Senator Umar Tafida, Tafidan Argungu. President Buhari was represented at the event by the Ministers of…
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10-year boy chained with goats for two years
Kebbi State Government has taken over the responsibility of an abandoned child who was rescued by a human rights group. The 10-year-old Jamilu Aliyu was chained in the stall of goats for two years. Aliyu Argungu, New Media Assistant to the governor, in a statement on Tuesday said the boy’s ordeal started after he lost…
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Gov. Bagudu tasks security on fishing out killers of district head in Kebbi
Gov. Abubakar Bagudu has mandated security agencies to immediately fish out the killers of Alhaji Musa Bahago, the District Head of Bajidda in Fakai Local Government Area. Alhaji Abubakar Mu’azu-Dakingari, the Chief Press Secretary to the governor, made this known in a statement made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Birnin Kebbi…
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Gunmen invade Kebbi community, kill District Head
Alhaji Musa Muhammad-Bahago, the District Head of Bajida in Fakai Local Government area of Kebbi has been killed by yet-to-be-identified gunmen on Tuesday. Alhaji Umar Muhammad, the late district head’s elder brother confirmed the incident on Wednesday. He said the incident occurred on Tuesday at about 6pm. The Police Public Relations Officer in the state,…
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Fleeing second COVID-19 case in Kebbi dies
The second case of coronavirus in Kebbi State, who absconded from the hospital, is dead. Commissioner for Health, Jaafaru Mohammed, who also is the chairman State Task Force on covid-19, stated this on Saturday while giving situation updates on the emergency. He said: “The second case was a patient from the Federal Medical Centre, Birnin…
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Coronavirus: Kebbi orders schools’ closure
The Kebbi State Government has ordered the instant closure of all primary and secondary schools in the state for the safety of their pupils and students. It said that this was due to the detection of people who had contacted the coronavirus in parts of the country. The Commissioner for Basic and Secondary Education, Alhaji…
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DSS speaks on killing man who bombed into Buhari in Kebbi
The Department of State Services (DSS) has dismissed reports that the presidential detail killed the intruder that tried to break the security cordon to attack President Muhammadu Buhari at Argungu, Kebbi State on 12th March 2020. A statement by the Public Relations Officer of the Service, Dr Peter Afunanya, said the suspect, one Mohammed Jammil…
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Kebbi: Buhari’s alleged attacker says he is obsessed with President
Malam Mohammed Jamilu-Gundare, the man reported to have attacked President Muhammadu Buhari during the ongoing Agric Show at Argungu in Kebbi State, says he merely wanted to shake the hand of his hero. Jamilu-Guddare dismissed alleged media reports on Thursday that alleging that he attacked the president. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalls that…