By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum, on Sunday evening, paid a condolence visit to the Governor of Katsina State, Dikko Radda, over the death of his Mother, Hajjiya Safra’u Umaru, in Makkah, Saudi Arabia. Hajiya Sarafa’u Umaru died on Saturday night at the age...
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By MARY RONKE, Ilorin – Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) has commiserated with Gov. Dikko Umaru of Katsina on the death of his mother, Hajiya Safara’u Umaru. This is contained in a condolence message signed by its Chairman, Gov. AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq of Kwara on Sunday in Ilorin. “The NGF celebrates...
The remains of the mother of Gov. Dikko Radda, Hajiya Sarafa’u, have been laid to rest in his home town, Radda in Charanchi Local Government Area. She died in the early hours of Sunday in Abuja at the age of 93 after an illness. The funeral prayer was led...
By HARUNA AHMED, Katsina – The mother of Katsina State Governor, Dikko Radda of Katsina , Hajiya Sarafa’u Umaru, has died at the age of 93. The Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Ibrahim Kaula-Mohammed, announced this in a statement issued on Sunday in Katsina. He said: “With profound...
Katsina State Government has said the winner of the Quranic recitation competition, Abdulsalam Rabiu-Faskari, his father and brother are still alive, but in the custody of their abductors. This is contained in a statement issued by the Commissioner for Information and Culture, Dr Bala Salisu-Zango, on Friday in Katsina....
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Finpact Development Foundation (FINDEF), in partnership with UNICEF Nigeria, have successfully supported out-of-school adolescent girls in Rimi, Mani, and Katsina LGAs of Katsina State through the REACH project weekend. The FINDEF Representative, Sadiya Badamasi, said the initiative has empowered 1,950 out-of-school adolescent girls by...
There have been growing concerns about the obnoxious increasing trend of of ritual killings across Nigeria. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the heightened situation of ritual killings is driven by the quest for quick wealth, poverty, unemployment, and lack of effective legislation. There have also been...
Deputy Senate President, Jibrin Barau, at the weekend expressed his support for the creation of Karaduwa State from the existing Katsina State. He made this statement in Funtua, Katsina State, during the distribution of Ramadan food items and empowerment organised by Sen. Muntari Dandutse, who represents the Katsina South...
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) Katsina Command has killed four suspected terrorists in Dutsinma Local Government Area of the state. The Public Relations Officer of the Command, SC Buhari Hamisu, confirmed this in a statement on Monday. He said two separate attacks were repelled. According to...
The Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Olufemi Oluyede, has assured that the Nigerian Army would continue onslaught against bandits until they eliminated them to enable Nigerians live in peace. He stated this while speaking to Journalists, after he paid an operational visit to the 17 Brigade of the Nigerian...
Katsina State Government has spent approximately N5.4 billion to support 3,610 women across the 361 wards in the state, providing each with four goats. Governor Dikko Radda disclosed this during the launch of the support distribution under the goat-rearing initiative at Dan-Nakolo in Daura Local Government Area (LGA). The...
The Katsina State Independent Electoral Commission (KTSIEC), said that the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidates have won all the 34 Chairmanship and 361 Councilorship positions contested during Saturday’s election. The Chairman of the commission, Alhaji Lawal Faskari, made the disclosure at a press briefing on Sunday in Katsina. Faskari...
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), has deployed 2,106 personnel to ensure hitch-free ongoing local government elections in Katsina. The Public Relations Officer (PRO) of the command, SC Buhari Hamisu disclosed this in a statement issued to newsmen in Katsina on Saturday. Hamisu quoted the NSCDC Commandant,...
Katsina State Police Command has announced restriction of individuals and vehicular movements across the state during the Saturday local government polls. The restrictions will be from 6 a.m to 4 p.m within the state. This is contained in a statement issued by the Command’s Public Relations Officer (PPRO), DSP...
The New Nigerian People’s Party (NNPP) has said it would not take part in the forthcoming local government elections in Katsina State, scheduled for Feb. 15. The state secretary of the party, Alhaji Tijjani Zakari-Kafinsoli, confirmed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Katsina...
Kidnappers of a former Director-General of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), retired General Maharazu Tsiga, have demanded a N250 million ransom for his release. A source close to the family who doesn’t want his name to be mentioned, told our correspondent on Saturday that the family of the...
The Police Command in Katsina state, has succeeded in neutralising 11 suspected bandits and rescued 85 kidnapped victims in January, 2025. The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) of the command, DSP Abubakar Aliyu, disclosed this to newsmen while reviewing the achievements of the command. He said that the police...
The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Dr Abdullahi Ganduje, has received no fewer than 40,000 decampees from various political parties in Katsina State. Ganduje received the defectors at Ingawa Local Government Area (LGA) on Sunday, during the inauguration of the APC campaign for the local council...
By HARUNA AHMED, Katsina – Following intense military operations by the combined forces of Op FASAN YANMA, bandit leaders Abu Radde and Umar Black, operating in Batsari and Safana LGAs in Katsina State have surrendered their arms and captives. The Nigerian Army in a statement issued via its X...
Katsina State Police Command has confirmed that the medical doctor, Dr Murtala Sale-Dandashire, who was shot at Kankara General Hospital “is alive.” The Command’s Public Relations Officer PPRO, DSP Abubakar Aliyu, disclosed this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday in Katsina. NAN reports that the news...