Katsina
17 Apr 2024
An angry mob of travelers have lynched a personnel of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) in Kaita Local Government Area of Katsina State. The incident occurred close to the Dankama border community, along the Katsina-Kaita road early Wednesday morning. It was gathered that an articulated vehicle loaded with both goods and passengers was moving from…
7 Apr 2024
Agro Rangers of the NSCDC have repelled an attack by suspected bandits on Federal Government’s grain silo in Dutsinma Local Government Area of Katsina State.
5 Apr 2024
The Police Command in Katsina State has dismissed as false, the report making the rounds on social media that eight people died in a stampede during the distribution of palliatives.
2 Apr 2024
Police operatives in Katsina have rescued 28 girls abducted at Kasai village in the Batsari Local Government area of the state. A statement by Abubakar Aliyu, spokesman of the Police Command in the state, indicated that the children were abducted while fetching firewood in the outskirts of the village. “On April 1, 2024, at about…
7 Mar 2024
Air strikes conducted by the air component of Operation Hadarin Daji on terrorists’ enclaves in Safana Local Government of Katsina State have yielded the requisite outcome.
27 Feb 2024
The Police Command in Katsina State in collaboration with the army has foiled a kidnap attempt and rescued 10 victims on Kukar Babangida/Yan Gayya feeder road.
27 Feb 2024
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) says it has deployed a special intelligence team to monitor and stop illegal movement and hoarding of food commodities in Katsina State.
8 Feb 2024
Troops of the Nigerian Army on Wednesday succeeded in rescuing 18 female kidnapped victims from their captors and handed them over to the Katsina State Government.
5 Feb 2024
At least 35 women are missing after kidnappers seized guests returning from a wedding in northwestern Nigeria, officials told AFP on Monday.
5 Feb 2024
Enugu Rangers will join Rivers United, Remo Stars, Plateau United and Katsina United in the national finals of the Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) Youth league’s national finals billed to hold at the Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium, Benin.
3 Feb 2024
The Police Command in Katsina State says it is enforcing the restriction of movement in Kankara and Faskari Local Government Areas (LGAs), where re-run elections are holding today (Saturday).
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