Katsina state
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…
20 Feb
Katsina State Governor, Dikko Umar Radda, yesterday, allocated 600 hectares of land to relocate displaced communities and offer the 250,000 Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in the state, the opportunity to live in dignity and earn a livelihood once again.
18 Feb
The North-West Governors’ Forum has pledged to collaborate with the North-West Development Commission (NWDC) to tackle the challenges facing the region. Its Chairman, the Katsina State Governor, Malam Dikko Radda, stated this when NWDC Chairman, Mr Lawal Abdullahi, paid him a courtesy visit on Monday. He commended President Bola Tinubu and the National Assembly for…
17 Feb
The Air Component of Operation FASAN YANMA, has eliminated several bandits in a successful airstrike at Yauni Hill, Zakka Ward of Safana Local Government Area, Katsina State. This is contained in a statement by the Director, Public Relations and Information, Nigerian Air Force (NAF), AVM Olusola Akinboyewa, on Monday in Abuja. Akinboyewa said the Saturday…
12 Feb
Musawa Local Council of Katsina State has engaged 75 Islamic scholars to pray against terrorism and related ills in the area and the state.
11 Feb
Musawa Local Government Area of Katsina State has engaged the services of 75 Islamic scholars to seek divine intervention towards ending terrorism and related ills in the area and state as a whole. The Executive Chairman of the area, Dr Habib Abdulkadir, made this known in an interview with newsmen. The council area is amongst…
8 Feb
The former Governor of Katsina State, Aminu Masari, has said that Nigeria cannot achieve meaningful economic progress if it remained heavily dependent on imports. Masari was speaking at the media launch of the Nigeria Talents Exploration Challenge (NTEC) in Abuja on Saturday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the event, in collaboration with…
4 Feb
The Katsina State Government, has earmarked N5 billion for the construction of affordable housing units for residents of the state. The General Manager, Katsina State Housing Authority, Mr. Aliyu Rabiu-Kurfi, made the disclosure in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), on Tuesday in Katsina. Rabiu-Kurfi expalined that N2.5 billion, would be utilized…
4 Feb
The Katsina State government is investing over N450 million to upgrade the Zango Comprehensive Health Centre (CHC) into a General Hospital, aimed at improving healthcare services for communities near the border. Council Chairman, Alhaji Ahmed Aliyu, made this announcement during a media tour by members of the Correspondents’ Chapel of the Nigeria Union of Journalists…
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