Katsina state
28 Dec
Governor Dikko Umaru Radda has approved the payment of wage awards to civil servants and allowance to pensioners in Katsina State. This was disclosed in a statement by the Senior Special Assistant on Digital Media to the Katsina State Governor, Isah Miqdad. Miqdad said Radda approved N10,000 for civil servants and N5,000 for pensioners effective…
20 Dec
Katsina State Governor, Dr Dikko Radda, on Wednesday said the insecurity situation in the state had reduced by more than 60 percent. Radda in a statement by his spokesperson, Ibrahim Mohammed, made this known when he signed into law, the 2024 budget bill of N454.3 billion. The state which had been in the news over…
18 Dec
The Katsina State House of Assembly has approved an N454.3 billion budget for the 2024 fiscal year. The House, presided over by the Speaker, Alhaji Nasir Yahaya-Daura, approved the 2024 Appropriation Bill at plenary on Monday in Katsina. The approval was sequel to unanimous adoption of a report presented by the Chairman of the House…
17 Dec
Suspected bandits killed four farmers and abducted eight others from Nahuta village in Batsari Local Government Area of Katsina State on Saturday. Police spokesman in the state, ASP Abubakar Aliyu, confirmed the attack on Sunday in Katsina. He said the farmers were harvesting their crops when the assailants struck. One of the farmers that managed…
11 Dec
Twenty-six persons including a groom, Musa Gwandi, have been arrested at a drug per-wedding party in Katsina state by men of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, (NDLEA), Katsina state.
18 Nov
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), said it has deployed fully armed tactical personnel to secure the Nigerian borders with the Niger Republic, through Katsina State.
13 Nov
The Katsina State Government has announced a ban on all types of large gatherings at night.
11 Nov
The Police in Katsina state, have neutralised a notorious suspected kidnapper, Nazifi Ibrahim, 22, of Unguwar Tsamiya village, Faskari Local Government Area of the state.
11 Nov
The Katsina State Government has announced a ban on all forms of large religious, social and other forms of night gatherings in the state.
10 Nov
Katsina State Governor, Dikko Radda, has condemned the recent attacks and killing of innocent souls in some parts of the state by suspected bandits.
6 Nov
Dozens of persons died following a terrorist attack on a Maulud procession by Muslim faithful at Kusa village, in Musawa Local Government Area of Katsina State. Our correspondent gathered that the incident which occurred at 11:00 pm Sunday night, also saw more than 30 people sustain bullet and non bullet injuries, while another 21 others…
2 Nov
The Police Command in Katsina State has arrested no fever than 134 suspected criminals in connection with various offences in the state in October. The Commissioner of Police, Mr. Aliyu Abubakar-Musa, said this while briefing newsmen on Wednesday in Katsina. Abubakar-Musa, who spoke through the command’s Public Relations Officer, ASP Abubakar Aliyu, said the suspects…
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