{
  "id": 16061302,
  "title": "Kebbi gov creates seven districts, appoints traditional rulers",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/22/kebbi-gov-creates-seven-districts-appoints-traditional-rulers",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-22T15:16:51.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Punch",
    "slug": "punch",
    "url": "https://punchng.com/kebbi-gov-creates-seven-districts-appoints-traditional-rulers/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Kebbi State Governor Nasir Idris has approved the creation of seven new districts and appointed various traditional rulers within the Zuru Emirate. According to Daily Post Nigeria, the state Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs, Garba Umar Dutsinmari, announced these changes in a statement issued in Birnin Kebbi on Thursday.\n\nThe new districts include Peni, Mahuta, Bangu, Gele, and Ummu, while Chonoko Village in the Danko-Wasagu Local Government Area has been upgraded to district status. In Fakai Local Government Area, Peni District was carved out of the Bajida District with Ayuba Bende appointed as its head, and Gele District was created from the Bajida/Birnin Tudu District with Ahmad D. Gele appointed as its head. Additionally, Mahuta and Bangu districts were created from the Marafa District, with Farke Anama and Abubakar Wamale appointed as their respective district heads.\n\nIn the Danko-Wasagu Local Government Area, Bamaiyi Bawada Chonoko was named district head following the Chonoko upgrade. The Ummu District was created from the Rafin Zuru District in the Zuru Local Government Area, encompassing several locations including Bedi, Drogo, and Sabon Garin Ummu. The governor also appointed Kabiru Chaka Diga as the village head of Sabo, Daily Post Nigeria reported.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}