Senior Pastor of Dunamis International Gospel Centre, Paul Enenche, has declined a N30 million cash donation from Kebbi Governor Mohammed Nasir Idris. The offer was made during a large outdoor crusade hosted by the church in Kebbi State. A representative of the Governor, who was invited to speak at the event, publicly announced the donation…
The ranks of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, have continued to deplete as three serving senators from Kebbi State, elected on the party’s platform have formally declared their intention to join the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC. The three Senators met with President Bola Tinubu, Friday, at the presidential Villa, Abuja. The lawmakers are…
The Kebbi State Police Command has detained three of its officers in connection with the alleged murder of one Abubakar Auwal. This was disclosed in a statement issued by the Police Public Relations Officer in the state, DSP Nafiu Abubakar. According to the statement, the incident followed a complaint of stolen trailer rims lodged at…
Some members of the Islamic State’s West Africa Province (ISWAP) terrorists have killed three officers of the Nigerian Customs Service (NCS) in Kebbi State.Nigerian political art prints The terrorists also burnt the patrol vehicles used by the officials of the NCS during an operation, the Comptroller General of Customs, Bashir Adeniyi said. Speaking during a…
The All Progressives Congress, Kebbi State chapter, has suspended Kabir Sani-Giant, Special Adviser to Gov. Nasir Idris on Power and Politics, with immediate effect. A statement signed by the party’s state secretary, Alhaji Sa’idu Muhammad-Kimba, announced the suspension in Birnin Kebbi on Sunday. He revealed that on February 8, 2025, Sani-Giant brought a snake to…
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that the Kebbi State Government has finalised plans to sponsor the mass wedding of 600 individuals. The wedding comprising 300 grooms and 300 brides, with the government covering a dowry payment of ₦180,000 per couple. Addressing journalists in Birnin Kebbi on Sunday, the Chairman of the Mass Wedding Committee, Suleman Argungu, revealed…
Terrorism continues to ravage Kebbi State as insurgents from the Lakurawa group struck again, this time targeting a construction site in Gumki village, Arewa Local Government Area. Just a week after their deadly attack on two police officers, the group claimed the lives of three telecom workers and one unidentified individual. The victims, who were…
Kebbi state governor, Nasir Idris has appointed 200 youths of All Progressives Congress (APC) as his Special Assistants. Presenting the offer to the beneficiaries comprising male and females at the APC Secretariat in Birnin Kebbi on Thursday, the party Chairman in Kebbi, Alhaji Abubakar Kana-Zuru, said the party was proud of the governor. The chairman…
In Kebbi State, over 15 people died when the natives of Mera community clashed with the new terrorist group, Lakurawa. The new group allegedly has links to ISIS that operates in the Sahel. According to a BBC Hausa report monitored by Vanguard, the incident happened on Friday near Mera community in Augie Local Government Area…
No fewer than 40 fishermen have jointly killed a mother hippopotamus that killed Malam Usman Maigadi, a guard at Orchard Farm owned by the Emir of Yauri, Dr Muhammad Zayyanu-Abdullahi on Sept. 22. The News Agency of Nigeria gathered that the fishermen armed with bows and arrows have killed the hippopotamus in Yauri River, Yauri…