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1 week ago | 
allafrica.com | Ismail Adebayo
The Kebbi State Police Command has arrested three of its officers over the death of a suspect, Abubakar Auwal, in detention. A release by the command's Public Relations Officer, SP Nafiu Abubakar, said Auwal was arrested over a reported case of stolen trailer rims at the Jega Divisional Police Headquarters but collapsed and died while in detention. It said, "Auwal reportedly collapsed around 6:00am on April 16.
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Feb 5, 2025 | 
allafrica.com | Ismail Adebayo
The Kebbi State Police Command has arrested 165 illegal immigrants from Burkina Faso, Mali, Ivory Coast, Benin Republic, and Niger Republic, all residing in a three-bedroom flat in the Kuwait area of Birnin Kebbi.
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Jan 31, 2025 | 
allafrica.com | Ismail Adebayo
Governor Nasir Idris has launched the construction of the N64 billion Koko-Mahuta-Dabai-Zuru road project, cautioning contractors to ensure strict adherence to quality standards. Speaking at the event on Wednesday, the governor noted that the road originally belonged to the federal government, which had awarded the contract years ago.
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Jan 15, 2025 | 
allafrica.com | Ismail Adebayo
The Kebbi State Police Command, on Tuesday, announced the arrest of three members of the Lakurawa terrorists group who allegedly offered N1.6 million bribe to its lead investigator. A statement by the command's public relations officer, SP Nafiu Abubakar, said the three suspects, one Umaru Garba, Alhaji Abubakar Mamman and Usman Muhammadu, had conspired to offer detectives bribe to compromise investigation and prosecution of a banditry case involving Lakurawa terrorists.
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Dec 2, 2024 | 
allafrica.com | Ojoma Akor |Ismail Adebayo
Abuja — The federal government will commence malaria vaccination in Kebbi and Bayelsa states, today. The exercise marks the introduction of the malaria vaccine in the country. The National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA) said the first phase of the malaria vaccine rollout in Nigeria will commence in Kebbi and Bayelsa states.
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Oct 8, 2024 | 
allafrica.com | Ismail Adebayo
The hippopotamus that fatally attacked a guard of the Emir of Yauri in the Gungun Sarki River, located in Kebbi State, has been killed. The animal and its calf were killed following a directive by the authorities. The late guard, Usman Mai Gadi, was fishing in the river when the hippo attacked and killed him. In response to this incident and the injury of another fisherman, the authorities instructed the local community to track down the hippo.
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Sep 24, 2024 | 
allafrica.com | Ismail Adebayo
Kebbi elders under the Kauran Gwandu Achievements Forum have lauded Governor Nasir Idris' initiatives on road construction, agriculture and education within one year of his administration. The Chairman of the forum, Alhaji Armiya'u Usman, during a press briefing at the forum's office, Rafin Atiku, in Birnin Kebbi, said the governor had made the people of Kebbi State proud with the projects he initiated and completed within a few months in office.
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Sep 3, 2024 | 
allafrica.com | Ismail Adebayo
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has won all 21 council seats in the Kebbi State Local Government elections held on Saturday. The Chairman of Kebbi State Independent Electoral Commission (KESIEC), Aliyu Mohammed Mera, confirmed the outcome at a press briefing in Birnin Kebbi on Sunday. "The APC won all the chairmanship and councillorship seats based on the results collated from the 21 local government areas where the elections were conducted," Mera stated.
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Jul 26, 2024 | 
allafrica.com | Ismail Adebayo
A High Court in Birnin Kebbi, Kebbi State, has sentenced three men to life imprisonment for allegedly gang-raping an 18-year-old deaf housewife. The prosecution counsel, Barrister Faridah Muhammad, stated that the convicts--Amiru Sani, Aliyu Umar, and Bashar Dan-Inno--conspired and raped the victim at her husband's residence in Wararin Zaromawa village, Gwandu Local Government Area of the state.
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May 21, 2024 | 
allafrica.com | Ismail Adebayo
Nigerian officials, led by Foreign Affairs Minister Yusuf Tuggar on the directive of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, held discussions with high-level delegations from the Benin Republic on Tuesday. The meeting aimed to enhance free trade, commerce, and bilateral relations between Nigeria and the Benin Republic.
