Two vigilante operatives killed as Police, others foil bandit attacks in Katsina
Operatives of the Katsina State Police Command, in collaboration with the Nigerian Military, members of the State Community Watch Corps…
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Police arrest ward head suspected to be bandits’ informant in Katsina
Katsina State Police Command says its operatives have arrested one Usamatu Adamu, the village head of Unguwan Tambai, Runka, in…
Katsina PDP crisis deepens as new faction swears in EXCO
The crisis in the Katsina State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has deepened as a new faction of…
NECO: Abia ranks first, Katsina last in 2024 SSCE
The National Examination Council, NECO, has released the results of the 2024 Senior School Certificate Examinations, SSCE, internals with 828,284…
Katsina: PDP Ward EXCO suspends ex-National Secretary, Tsauri
Tsauri ‘A’ Ward Executive Committee of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has announced the suspension of the former National Secretary of…
Police confirm attack in Katsina hospital
The Katsina State Police Command has confirmed an attack on Kurfi General Hospital in Kurfi local government area of the…
Security outfit intercepts 610 rounds of ammunition in Katsina
The Katsina state-own security outfit, Community Watch Corps, has intercepted a vehicle loaded with 610 rounds of ammunition in Batsari…
Katsina state government relaxes curfew
The Katsina State Government has reviewed the curfew recently imposed around the state. The state’s Director of Press, Abdullahi Aliyu…
Coalition in Katsina raises alarm over growing foreign security threats
The coalition of Civil Society Groups in Katsina, under the auspices of Katsina Concerned Citizens for Good Governance (KCCGG), expressed…
Police foil kidnapping attempts in Katsina, rescue 7 victims
The Police Command in Katsina State on Wednesday said it has foiled a kidnapping attempt at Yan Shantuma village, in…
Protest: Katsina govt lifts curfew
Katsina State government has lifted the curfew imposed on the state following the #EndBadGovernance protest that was hijacked by miscreants…
Katsina Govt clears air on N15.4bn received from World Bank
The Katsina State Government has clarified that the N15.4 billion the state received was a reimbursement from the World Bank…
Protest: NSCDC nabs eight suspected streetlight vandals in Katsina
The Katsina Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corps, NSCDC, says it has arrested eight suspected streetlight and…
EndBadGovernance: Hoodlums loot church in Katsina
Hoodlums in their numbers stormed a Living Faith Church in Daura’s local government area of Katsina State and looted about…
Protest: Katsina Govt imposes 24-hour curfew
Katsina State Government has imposed a 24-hour curfew in Dutsinma Local Government Area. The Secretary to the State Government, Alhaji…
Hisbah destroys N60m worth of alcohol, illicit drugs in Katsina
The Katsina State Hisbah Board says it has destroyed seized alcohol and other illicit drugs worth N60 million in the…
Troops intercept kidnap kingpins across Anambra, Oyo, Katsina, neutralize terrorists, recover arms
Troops of the Nigerian Army deployed for counter terrorism operations across the country in a series of coordinated operations have…
Katsina declares Monday public holiday for new Islamic year
Katsina State Governor Dikko Umaru Radda has declared Monday, July 8, 2024, a public holiday in commemoration of the new…
Katsina government queries Emir over absence of District Heads at function
The Katsina State Government has requested an explanation from the Katsina State Emirate Council over the absence of some District…
Nigerian security forces arrest woman transporting ammunition to terrorists in Katsina
Nigerian security forces have arrested a woman identified as Aisha Abubakar, for allegedly transporting ammunition to terrorist groups in Katsina…
Rate of substance abuse alarming in Katsina – NDLEA
Despite arresting over 1, 300 suspects and seizing over 1, 300 kilograms of drugs in the past year, the Katsina…
NAF kills 100 terrorists, as police rescue kidnap victims in Katsina
The Nigerian Air Force Operation Hadarin Daji targeted a criminal group linked to Yusuf Yellow and Rabe Imani in Faskari…
NSCDC arrests 2 for vandalism in Katsina
The Katsina State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, has arrested two suspects for separate incidents…
Troops kill notorious terrorists, others along Kaduna-Katsina border
Troops of the Nigerian Army have killed an infamous terrorist Buharin Yadi, one of the alleged deadliest bandit leaders terrorizing…
Bandits kill over 50 farmers, set military armoured vehicle ablaze in Katsina
Bandits in Kankara, Katsina State, have launched attacks on communities, preventing them from participating in their farming activities. DAILY POST…
Bandits kill 20 villagers, 4 police officers, 2 others in Katsina
A brutal attack by armed bandits in Katsina State has left 26 people dead and 2 injured. The attack, which…
Sallah: Gov Radda approves N45,000 support package for Katsina workers
Ahead of the Eid-l-Kabir Sallah celebration, Governor Dikko Umaru Radda of Katsina State has approved N45,000 financial assistance for each…
Police kill 3 bandits in Katsina, rescue kidnap victims
The Katsina State Police Command says it has succeeded in thwarting a kidnap attempt, killed three suspected bandits, and rescued…
NAF airstrikes destroys terrorists’ camps in Kaduna, Katsina
The Nigerian Air Force, NAF, says the Air Component of Operation Whirl Punch and Hadarin Daji have eliminated terrorists’ enclaves,…
Katsina orders illegal occupants to vacate forestland
As part of efforts to protect the environment and reclaim public property, the Katsina State Government has ordered the immediate…
NAF airstrikes eliminate 30 terrorists in Katsina, Borno
The Nigeria Air Force, NAF, says the air component of operations Hadarin Daji and Hadin Kai have eliminated 30 terrorists…
Soldiers neutralize insurgent, rescue 18 kidnap victims in Katsina
In a series of successful operations conducted on May 22nd, 2024, the Nigerian Armed Forces Combat Team One, in conjunction…
Katsina inaugurates council to fight climate change
The Governor of Katsina State, Dikko Umaru Radda, inaugurated the state’s Climate Change Council, SCCC, on Tuesday at the Katsina…
How Katsina Hisbah detained journalist for requesting interview over death of resident
A journalist, Jamil Mabai, has narrated his ordeal at the hands of officials of the Katsina State Hisbah Board, alleging…
Defence Headquarters confirms killing of 4 Nigerian soldiers in Katsina
The Nigerian military has confirmed the killing of four soldiers attached to Operation Hadarin Daji. This followed terrorists’ attack on…
Katsina Gov swears in new Head of Service, retains former Reform Adviser
Governor Dikko Umaru Radda of Katsina State has sworn in Alhaji Falalu Bawale as the state’s new Head of Service.…
Gender-Based Violence: Katsina govt repatriates 12 survivors to states
The Katsina State Government said it has repatriated about 12 survivors of Gender-Based Violence, GBV, to their respective states from…
Police nab 22 suspected armed robbers, 36 rapists in Katsina
The Katsina State Police Command said it arrested 22 suspected armed robbers, and 36 persons in connection to rape and…
Fuel scarcity: Kano NSCDC intercepts 20,000 litres of PMS being diverted to Katsina
A tanker carrying over 20,000 litres of Premium Motor Spirit, PMS, along Ibrahim Taiwo Road amidst the shortage of petroleum…
Katsina APC welcomes former governor Shema
Katsina State Governor Dikko Umar Radda described the defection of former Governor Ibrahim Shehu Shema to the All Progressives Congress,…
Troops neutralize terrorists in Katsina, rescue kidnapped victims, recover arms
The Nigerian Army said its troops deployed for Counter-terrorism operations in the North West in conjunction with a team from…
Nigerian military commander reportedly shot dead in Katsina
The commander of a military camp at Sabon Garin Dan’Ali, in Danmusa Local Government Area of Katsina State, has been…
APC sets nomination fees for LG elections in Katsina
The Katsina State Working Committee of the All Progressives Congress, APC, has announced the official nomination fees for aspirants vying…
Police neutralise bandit, arrest two others in Katsina
The Katsina State Police Command, in a joint operation with the military, Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, vigilantes,…
NSCDC arrests 2 suspected electricity cable vandals in Katsina
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, Katsina State Command, has arrested two suspected notorious electricity cable vandals in…
Mob lynched customs officer in Katsina
An officer of the Katsina State Command of the Nigeria Customs Service, NCS, was killed by an angry mob on…
Sallah: Governor Radda declares Friday work-free-day in Katsina
The Governor of Katsina State, Malam Dikko Umaru Radda, has declared Friday, April 12th, 2024, a work-free day for Muslims…
Sallah: 222 inmates freed in Katsina
The Katsina State Government has freed 222 inmates who could not pay fines imposed on them by different courts of…
Army troops neutralize scores of terrorists in Katsina, Zamfara, recover arms
Troops of the Nigerian Army have again neutralized over eleven armed bandits between Anka – Bagega road and in Zamfara…
Batsari: 28 girls kidnapped in Katsina rescued – Police
The Katsina State Police Command has confirmed the release of 28 girls abducted by bandits yesterday in Katsina. The girls…