Tag: Katsina State
Katsina’s Kankara faces crisis of out-of-school children
A report just released has indicated that 75 per cent of children in the council area drop out of school…
Katsina announces schools’ resumption date
The schools had earlier been scheduled to resume on Sept 13, but resumption was postponed to enable adjustments to the…
Telecom services shut down in Katsina
Telecommunication services have been shut down in 13 local government areas of Katsina State following the incessant attacks by bandits…
Katsina lawmaker ‘s wife, 2 children abducted by bandits
Scores of bandits attacked the home of Ibrahim Aminu Kurami, lawmaker representing Bakori constituency in Katsina House of Assembly, and…
In Buhari’s Katsina 32 of 34 LGAs under bandit siege, lawmakers weep
When the floor was thrown open to other member to make contributions, they shared tragic stories of kidnapping and deaths.
Katsina threatens to sue Customs over killing of residents
Katsina State government has threatened to sue the Nigeria Customs Service over the killings of residents during border drills in…
Masari gives teenager Amina Abdullahi scholarship for art paintings
Governor Aminu Masari has awarded an automatic scholarship to Miss Amina Abdullahi, a 15-year-old Senior Secondary student of Gobarau Academy,…
Katsina announces date for school resumption
The government of Katsina State has announced that schools in the state are to resume academic activities on Monday, January…
Bandits strike again in Katsina, kidnap 84 children
Katsina state is fast becoming a playground for armed hoodlums and bandits as police confirmed the kidnapping of 84 school…
Police kill 8 bandits, recover 30 cows in Katsina
The Katsina State Police Command says it has killed eight suspected bandits in Batsari local government area of the state.
Katsina rescues 19 victims from kidnappers
Katsina State Government said it has rescued two more kidnapped victims thus bringing the total to 19 out of the…
Coronavirus strikes medical doctor dead in Katsina
The deadly Coronavirus disease has struck a medical doctor dead in Katsina State, the government has said.
Insecurity: NGO urges Katsina govt on proactive measures
A non-governmental organisation, Awareness for Good Leadership, Peace and Development (APGDA), has called on the Kastina State Government to adopt…
CBN refunds over N82m to bank customers
The Katsina state branch of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), said it facilitated the refund of N82.04 million to…
Katsina governor bans motorcycles , tricycles
Gov. Aminu Masari of Katsina State has signed an Executive Order banning the use of motorcycles and tricycles between 7pm…
Gov Masari signs slashed 2020 budget into law
Gov. Aminu Masari of Katsina State, on Thursday, signed the state’s N244.8 billion 2020 budget into law.
Katsina govt. rescues 23 victims from slave camp in Burkina Faso
The Katsina State Government has rescued 23 victims of human trafficking, who were forced into slavery in Burkina Faso.
Masari appoints 13 Special Advisers
Gov. Aminu Masari of Katsina State has approved the appointment of 13 Special Advisers.
Katsina LG donates bus to local vigilance group
Malam Abba Mato, Chairman, Daura Local Government Council, Katsina State, has donated a 10-sitter bus to the local vigilance group…
Katsina State Govt rehabilitates 3,342 schools in 4 years
The Katsina State Government says it has constructed, rehabilitated and upgraded 3,342 public schools across the state in four years.
Repentant bandits release another 9 teenage girls, 1 boy in Katsina
No fewer than nine additional teenage girls and one boy were on Monday released by repentant bandits in Katsina State,…
Repentant bandits release additional 30 kidnapped victims in Katsina
Repentant bandits in Katsina State have released additional 30 kidnapped victims, following the dialogue initiated by the state government with…
Bandits release 4-year-old baby in exchange of captives
No fewer than 10 women including a 4-year-old baby have been released by repentant bandits in Katsina State, an official…
Police recover 500 animals from bandits in 4 hour gun duel, no arrest
The Police Command in Katsina State said on Saturday that it had recovered 500 animals from bandits in Safana Local…
Gunmen kidnap another Katsina traditional ruler
The Police Command in Katsina State has confirmed the abduction of Alhaji Bature Mai’unguwa, the Village Head of Labo in…
NSCDC boss deploys massive personnel to fight bandits in Buhari’s state
Mr Abdullahi Gana, Commandant General (CG), Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), has ordered massive deployment of personnel to…
Bandits kill over 26 people in Katsina
Bandits have killed more than 26 people in an attack on three communities in Dan Musa, Faskari and Batsari local…
Katsina attack: Bandits kill One, injure three – Police
The Katsina State Police Command has confirmed the attack on Wagini village in Batsari Local Government Area of the state.…
Katsina Govt. spends N25bn on gratuities, pensions, says Gov. Masari
The Katsina State Government says it has so far spent about N25 billion on the payment of gratuities and pensions…
Bandits killed 10 in Katsina communities – Police
The police in Katsina State have confirmed the killing of 10 persons by bandits at Gobirawa and Sabawa villages in…