Rep. Abdullahi Aliyu (APC-Musawa/Matazu) in Katsina State disbursed N32.5 million as scholarships to 1,895 indigent students of the state on Saturday. Beneficiaries from Musawa Local Government Area of the state numbered 1,087, while those from Matazu Local Government Area numbered 808. Each university undergraduate and those studying...
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By TOM CHIAHEMEN, Abuja – The Defence Headquarters has reacted to a video clip in circulation across the social media handles of some soldiers engaging with bandits somewhere in Katsina State. Director of Defence Information, Brig.-Gen. Tukur Gusau, said in a statement on Tuesday, that the military...
The Katsina State chapter of the PDP says the recent judgment by the presidential election tribunal in favour of President Bola Tinubu is far from justice. Alhaji Umar Tsauri, the former Chairman of Atiku/Lado Campaign Team, stated this in Katsina while addressing newsmen on the recent judgment. ...
The Police Command in Katsina State, has arrested 10 suspected fraudsters in possession of fake N144,000 notes. The command Spokesperson, ASP Aliyu Abubakar-Sadiq said this in Katsina on Friday. According to him, the suspects were arrested by detectives on Aug. 28, at Bakin Kasuwa quarters in Kankia, following...
Some residents of Magamar Jibia Community, located within the Nigeria-Niger border of Katsina State, have accused security personnel of treating them like Nigeriens. The people made the allegation in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Katsina on Tuesday. They claimed that their rights were being...
The Katsina State Government on Wednesday confirmed receipt of N2 billion out of the N5 billion palliative approved to the states by the Federal Government. Dr Bala Salisu-Zango, the state’s Commissioner for Information, Culture and Home Affairs made the clarification while reacting to insinuation that the federal government...
A 30-year old bride identified as Tinene Isa, has been arrested by the Katsina State Police Command for allegedly cutting off her husband’s manhood. The Police Public Relations Officer, ASP Abubakar Aliyu, confirmed the arrest in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday in Katsina....
Following warning on impending floods across the country, three states in the North West have taken new measures, including relocation of people living in flood plains, to avert flood disasters. The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) predicted severe flooding in 2023 based on the annual flood outlook released by the...
By HARUNA AHMED, Katsina – The Katsina State Police Command says it operatives have killed 5 suspected terrorists, arrested one other and recovered 143 animals in Jibia and Batsari Local Government Areas. The Police spokesman in the state, ASP Abubakar Aliyu, disclosed this in a statement on Sunday...
A police constable, Nura Mande, who found and returned missing $800 USD Basic Traveling Allowance (BTA) to a Katsina pilgrim in 2022, got a hajj seat for 2023 pilgrimage. CSP Gambo Isah, the Public Relations Officer, Zone 14, made the disclosure in a statement on Friday in Katsina. Isah...
By HARUNA AHMED, Katsina – The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) has deployed Mr Aliyu Abubakar-Musa as the new Commissioner of Police (CP), Katsina State Command. The command’s spokesman, ASP Abubakar Aliyu, disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday in Katsina. ASP Aliyu said, “Abubakar-Musa, who hails from Chanchaga Local...
Thousands of people from within and outside the country, on Tuesday witnessed the special durbar organised in honour of the former President Muhammadu Buhari. The durbar was organised by the Daura Emirate Council in appreciation of the impeccable service the former president rendered to the nation. The former Minister...
Former President Muhammadu Buhari has returned home to Daura in Katsina State after serving eight years as President of Nigeria. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Buhari, his wife Aisha and children, arrived Umaru Musa Yar’Adua Airport via a Nigerian Air Force aircraft at about 1:30 p.m....
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – On the invitation of Governor Aminu Masari, Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum on Saturday commissioned a road network and secondary school in Malumfashi, Katsina State. During the visit, Zulum commissioned the 28 km Dayi-Tuge -Wawarkaza road project and Government Day Junior Secondary School, Gora/Yammama...
By HARUNA AHMED, Katsina – Police operatives have eliminated a suspected terrorist and rescued five kidnapped women in Dutsinma Local Government Area of Katsina State. This is according to a statement issued on Monday by the command’s spokesman, CSP Gambo Isah. CSP Isah said: “On May 14, 2023 at...
Dr Muttaqa Rabe-Darma, the President of Umaru Musa Yar’adua Human Development Centre, has described the late president and former Katsina State Governor as an excellent transformation leader. He disclosed this on Sunday in Katsina during the 13th Umaru Musa Yar’adua day memorial lecture, organised by the ‘Katsina State First...
Hundreds of terrorists led by a notorious bandit, Ɗan-ƙarami, have reportedly relocated from Zamfara to areas between Safana and Batsari Local Government Areas of Katsina State. Villagers said the terrorists were escaping from military onslaught in Zamfara. They were said to have moved into Tsaskiya, Runka, Gora, Labo and...
The Police Command in Katsina State has ordered tactical and operational commanders to arrest members of the ‘Kauraye’ criminal gangs terrorising the people. The command in a statement by its Spokesperson, CSP Gambo Isah, on Thursday in Katsina, said that the measure was necessary to ensure hitch free Sallah...
By HARUNA AHMED, Katsina – The Katsina State Police Command has arrested one Abubakar Abdulaziz, 30, who allegedly kidnapped and murdered a three-year old boy in Musawa Local Government Area of the state. The command’s spokesman, CSP Gambo Isah, disclosed this in a statement issued on Monday in Katsina....
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) said it arrested 12 persons for alleged vote buying in Saturday’s supplementary polls in Kano and Katsina States. The EFCC Kano Zonal Commander, Faruk Dogondaji, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in an interview that the suspects were arrested with N1.5...