Katsina state
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About 807 suspected cases of Cerebrospinal Meningitis (CSM) and 74 deaths have been reported across 22 states in the country, with a Case Fatality Rate (CFR) of 9.2 percent as of 26th March 2025. According to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC), the affected states include Kebbi, Katsina, Jigawa, Yobe, Gombe, Adamawa,…
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Former Vice President Namadi Sambo and the Minister of Defence, Mohammed Badaru, on Tuesday paid a condolence visit to Katsina State Governor, Dikko Radda, following the death of his mother, Hajiya Safara’u Baribari. During the visit to the Government House in Katsina, Sambo described the loss as a significant one for the governor, the people…
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Executive Chairman, Kankara Local Government Area, Katsina State, Anas Isah, has said more than 200 non-federal security operatives were working round the clock to help keep terrorists at bay in the area. Isah, who was speaking in an interview with newsmen, said of the number, 180 of them were members of the state government-established Community…
23 Mar
The mother of Gov. Dikko Radda of Katsina State, Hajiya Sarafa’u Umaru, has died at the age of 93. The death was announced in a statement by the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Ibrahim Kaula-Mohammed, issued on Sunday in Katsina. He said: “With profound sadness, the Government of Katsina State announces the passing of…
20 Mar
Security operatives have neutralised three suspected terrorists and rescued 84 abducted victims in Kankara Local Government Area of Katsina State. The incident, which occurred on Tuesday, March 18, at about 4:30 p.m., happened when a joint security operation ransacked the enclave of a notorious terrorist leader, Sanusi Dutsinma. Those rescued consist mainly of women and…
16 Mar
The Katsina State Police Command has said a joint security operation foiled a bandits' attack and neutralised one of the hoodlums in Dutsinma Local Government Area. A statement by a spokesperson for the command, DSP Abubakar Aliyu, said the incident occurred on Saturday, March 15, at about 12:30 p.m. He said several items were recovered…
15 Mar
Air Component of Operation Fansan Yamma, has neutralised over 20 terrorists in airstrikes that decimated notorious bandit hideouts in Unguwar Goga Hill-Forest in Faskari Local Government Area of Katsina State. This is contained in a statement by the Deputy Director, Public Relations and Information, Group Capt. Kabiru Ali, Nigerian Air Force (NAF), on Saturday in…
13 Mar
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arraigned a husband and wife, Baba Sule Abubakar Sadiq and Hafsat Kabir Lawal, alongside two others, Abdullahi Bala and Ladani Akindele, before Justice Amina Bello of the Kaduna State High Court for obtaining money by false pretence, money laundering and stealing to the tune of N197 million.…
12 Mar
Gov. Dikko Radda of Katsina State has announced that only health training institutions that meet all regulatory requirements will be allowed to operate in the state. The governor made this statement at the State Executive Council meeting, through a release issued by his Chief Press Secretary (CPS), Mr Ibrahim Kaula-Mohammed, on Wednesday in Katsina. The…
8 Mar
The Katsina State Police Command has said it neutralised four suspected bandits and rescued 105 abducted victims during various operations in February this year. Spokesperson for the command, DSP Abubakar Aliyu, in a statement, said 144 suspects were arrested in connection with 228 reported major crimes during the period under review. Aliyu said the 228…
24 Feb
The Katsina Police Command said it has commenced an investigation into a shooting incident involving a member of the Civilian Joint Task Force (JTF). Police spokesman DSP Abubakar Aliyu, in a statement, said the incident resulted in the injury of an okada rider and the death of a 400-level student of the Federal University Dutsinma.…
24 Feb
The management of the Federal University Dutsinma (FUDMA) in Katsina State has announced a one-week mid-semester break starting from Feb. 24. The closure of the school followed a protest embarked on by the students on Sunday after they alleged that the Civilian Joint Task Force (JTF) had shot to death one of their colleagues. The…
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