By HARUNA AHMED, Katsina – Operatives of the Kano Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), have arrested five officials of the Katsina State Board of Internal Revenue over the alleged diversion of N1,294,337,676.53 (One Billion, Two Hundred and Ninety-Four Million, Three Hundred and Thirty-Seven Thousand,...
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BY ANKELI EMMANUEL, Sokoto – Dr Samira Salisu Buhari has been turbaned with the traditional title of Daurama Karama in Daura, Katsina state. The benevolent humanitarian ambassador, Dr. Buhari, who is the founder of Daurama Foundation, was given the honour not just as a mark of her cultural integrity...
No fewer than 21 persons have been killed in a bandits attack on Baure Village, Safana Local Government Area of Katsina State. The incident occurred at about 4:30 p.m. on January 7, 2025. Confirming the incident in a statement on Friday, the Katsina State Police spokesman, DSP Abubakar Aliyu,...
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has confirmed nine people dead and 21 others injured in a road crash in Dankama, Kaita Local Government Area of the state. This is contained in a statement issued by the Sector Commander, Mr. Aliyu Ma’aji, through the Command’s Public Relations Officer, Shamsudeen...
At least 18 kidnap victims have been rescued from the hands of bandits in Katsina State after the state police command foiled kidnap attempt along the Funtua-Gusau highway in Zamfara State. The Command also succeeded in recovering an unspecified number of rustled animals after foiling cattle rustling attempt at...
The police command in Katsina State has foiled a kidnap attempt while rescuing 10 passengers at Kwanar Makera in Jibia Local Government Area of the state. The police spokesperson, ASP Abubakar Aliyu, confirmed this in a statement on Wednesday in Katsina. He said: “On Dec. 24, at 8:30 p.m.,...
By HARUNA AHMED, Kastina – Kastina State Police Command has arrested four suspects, who specialised in supplying military and police uniforms to bandits and other terrorist groups in the state. The command’s spokesman, ASP Abubakar Aliyu, who disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday in Katsina, said that at...
The Police Command in Katsina State, has foiled kidnap attempts and rescued 20 passengers in Jibia and Faskari Local Government Areas of the state. This is contained in a statement issued by the command’s Public Relations Officer (PPRO), ASP Abubakar Aliyu, on Sunday in Katsina. “The first incident occurred...
By HARUNA AHMED, Katsina– Katsina State Police Command has successfully rescued 14 passengers from kidnapping by bandits in Dan’arau village, in Magama-Jibia, Jibia local government area. The command’s spokesman, ASP Abubakar Aliyu, who stated this in a statement, said that the incident occurred on Sunday at about 7:55 p.m....
At least, 15 persons have been confirmed dead in a road crash on Funtua-Gusau road, in Funtua, Katsina State, by the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) Command in the state. The FRSC Sector Commander, Mr Aliyu Ma’aji, confirmed the accident in a statement by the Command’s Public Relations Officer...
Katsina State Government has recruited additional 550 youths as operatives into its security outfit, named: “Community Watch Corps”, to boost the fight against insecurity in the state. Gov. Dikko Radda stated this at the graduation ceremony of the second batch of the corps, on Friday in Katsina. He said...
Katsina State Police Command has foiled simultaneous attacks on three quarters in Jibia Township, Jibia Local Government Area of the state and rescued 21 abducted victims. The Command’s spokesman, ASP Abubakar Sadiq-Aliyu, who disclosed this in a statement in Katsina on Friday, said the efforts were in collaboration with...
President Bola Tinubu has urged Nigerian universities to live up to expectations as vanguard of research, teaching and community service to make human life better and fast-track national development. Tinubu made the call at the 9th convocation ceremony of the Federal University Dutsin-ma, Katsina State, on Saturday. Represented by...
A Katsina State High Court has fixed Nov. 29 for ruling on whether it has jurisdiction to entertain a suit filed by the Dr Mustapha Inuwa-led faction of PDP on the party’s congresses conducted in the state. During the proceedings, the Plaintiff’s Counsel, Mr Mustapha Shitu-Mahuta, argued that it...
Police Command in Katsina State said it has arrested one Usamatu Adamu, the Village Head of Unguwan Tambai, Runka, in Safana Local Government Area for allegedly supplying information to bandits . The command’s spokesman, ASP Abubakar Sadiq-Aliyu, disclosed this while parading about 15 suspected criminals in Katsina on Tuesday....
The Katsina state-own security outfit, Community Watch Corps, has intercepted a vehicle loaded with 610 rounds of ammunition in Batsari Local Government Area of the state. This is contained in a statement issued by the Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Dr Nasir Muazu, on Wednesday in Katsina....
BY ANKELI EMMANUEL, Sokoto – For his remarkable indelible footprints in the political anal of Sokoto State, north and Nigeria at large, the Federal University Dutsin-ma, Katsina State have nominated Senator Aliyu Magatarda Wamakko for an honorary Doctorate Degree of Political Science. Senator Wamakko, who is the Chairman, Senate...
Vice President Kashim Shettima, Speaker, House of Representatives, Tajuddeen Abbas, National Security Adviser (NSA), Nuhu Robadu and Gov. Dikko Radda, were among the personalities that attended the funeral prayer of the late Hajiya Dada in Katsina. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the prayer was led by...
The New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP), has expressed confidence in winning the Chairmanship and Councilorship positions in the local government elections slated for Feb. 15, 2025 in Katsina State. Chairman of the Party in the state, Alhaji Armaya’u Abdulkadir, disclosed this in Katsina on Saturday, while unveiling the party’s...
The Federal Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, in collaboration with the ECOWAS and World Food Programme (WFP), have supported 14,694 vulnerable people in Katsina and Sokoto states. The support launched on Friday in Katsina, was part of the ECOWAS nutrition assistance and cash-based transfer vouchers, under stabilisation...