Zamfara Govt imposes curfew along Katsina, Sokoto borders
The Zamfara State Government has ordered immediate restriction of movement along the state’s borders with Katsina and Sokoto from 7:00…
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Easter: Radda seeks cooperation between Christians, Muslims in Katsina
Katsina State Governor, Mallam Dikko Umaru Radda, has called for religious cooperation and understanding in the state to further foster…
Police rescue 5 kidnapped victims travelling from Abuja to Zamfara in Katsina
Operatives of the Katsina State Police Command have rescued five kidnapped victims travelling from Abuja to Zamfara State on March…
Katsina: LGA chairman cries for help as bandits overrun Faskari communities
The chairman of Faskari Local Government Area of Katsina State, Ado Musa Faskari, has confirmed the killing of two residents…
Insecurity: Children’s protest over killings in Katsina sparks concern
Hundreds of children in Katsina State, North West Nigeria, last week, took to the streets, unguided, following several attacks on…
NAF strikes 2 terrorist enclaves in Katsina, Zamfara
The Nigerian Air Force, NAF, says the air component of Operation Hadarin Daji has conducted air strikes on the enclaves…
Put an end to bandits attack in Katsina – Reps urge Tinubu
The House of Representatives charged President Bola Tinubu with ordering the security agencies to sustain their pressure on criminals perpetrating…
Security operatives neutralise bandits, rescue 332 rustled animals
The Katsina State Police Command, in collaboration with the Katsina Community Watch Corps (KTCWC), successfully neutralised numerous suspected armed bandits…
Bandits kill 6, injure 10 in Katsina community – Police
The Katsina State Police Command has confirmed the killing of six people by bandits in an attack in Faskari Local…
Shelve planned protest, Nigerian government doing its best – Katsina group to NLC
The Coalition of Katsina Groups for National Unity and Integration has urged the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, to shelve its…
Hardship: Katsina govt moves to enforce ban on food hoarding, rent-seeking
Governor Dikko Radda of Katsina State has approved the establishment of a 27-member committee to enforce a ban on hoarding…
KSIEC announces date for local government elections in Katsina
The Katsina State Independent Electoral Commission (SIEC) has officially announced the date for the state’s Local Government Elections. The announcement…
Insecurity: Defend yourselves, don’t rely only on govt – Gov Radda to Katsina residents
Katsina State Governor, Dikko Radda, has urged residents of the state to take proactive measures in defending themselves against attacks…
Katsina APC launches inquiry into alleged anti-party activities during rerun election
The All Progressives Congress (APC) Katsina State chapter has formed a special committee tasked with investigating members suspected of engaging…
Gov Radda directs unwilling recently recruited Katsina teachers to resign
Governor Dikko Umaru Radda of Katsina State has called on recently recruited public school teachers who rejected their initial postings…
Bandits threaten to marry abducted new bride, sell 55 wedding guests
The armed bandits, who recently kidnapped women accompanying a newlywed bride to her matrimonial home at Damari, Sabuwa LGA of…
Appeal Court President sets up tribunal for Katsina by-elections
President of the Court of Appeal, Monica Dongban-Mensem, has set up a tribunal to hear petitions on Saturday’s by-elections in…
It’s not us – Customs denies crushing teenager to death in Katsina border
The Nigeria Customs Service has clarified a report that its operatives’ vehicle killed a teenager in the Jibia border area…
Fresh NAF airstrikes neutralise scores of terrorists in Katsina – Army
The Air Component of Operation Hadarin Daji and the 17 Brigade of the Nigerian Army on 30 January 2024, annihilated…
Bandits kill five, loot crops amidst Katsina rerun election
Bandits reportedly killed five persons in two polling units within Kankara LGA, Katsina State, where a rerun election is scheduled…
Gunmen abduct 30 women escorting newlywed bride in Katsina
A convoy transporting a newlywed bride and her companions faced terror along Gamji Road in Dandume Local Government Area of…
Five vigilantes missing after clash with bandits in Katsina
Five vigilante members have gone missing after battling bandits at Dogon Marke village in Safana LGA, Katsina State. The vigilantes…
Subsidy removal: Residents resort to using Ox-drawn carts in Katsina
Following the removal of the fuel subsidy by President Bola Tinubu, some residents of Daura in Katsina State have resorted…
Katsina: Governor Radda orders all public officials to declare assets
Governor Dikko Umaru Radda of Katsina State has directed all political and public office holders within the state to declare…
Police foil 2 kidnap attempts, rescue 5 victims in Katsina
The Katsina State Police Command has thwarted two separate kidnap attempts in the Kankara and Faskari Local Government Areas (LGAs),…
Customs generates N1.13bn in Katsina
The Katsina Area Command of the Nigeria Customs Service, NCS, says it generated more than N1.132 billion in 2023 fiscal…
INEC assures of adequate security, credible re-run election in Katsina State
The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has assured voters of adequate security and the conduct of a credible re-run election…
2023 polls: ‘They thought it’d be easy’ – Buhari reveals why Tinubu lost to Atiku in Katsina
The immediate past president of Nigeria, Muhammadu Buhari, has revealed why his party, the All Progressives Congress, APC, and its…
Katsina gears up for bye-election as Radda forms committee
Katsina State Governor, Malam Dikko Umaru Radda has assembled a high-powered committee to spearhead the All Progressives Congress (APC) campaign…
Bandits kill village head, two sons, six others in Katsina
Suspected bandits, on Thursday, killed the village head of Kukar Babangida, the Magaji Zauren Katsina, Haruna Ubale and two of…
Hisbah destroys 850 bottles of alcohol in Katsina
Katsina Hisbah Board Confiscates 850 Bottles of Alcohol: The Katsina State Hisbah Board has seized approximately 850 bottles of various…
Police arrest drug barron, recovers 46 bags of Indian hemp, others in Katsina
The Katsina State Police Command arrested a suspected drug barron, identified as Muhammad Isma’il and recovered 46 bags of Indian…
Katsina: 22 killed as police engage kidnappers in gun battle
No fewer than 22 persons have been killed in Danmusa Local Government Area of Kastina State when bandits attacked traders…
Insecurity: Troops kill 10 terrorists in Katsina, Zamfara
Troops of military joint taskforce, Operation Haderin Daji (OPHD), have neutralized 10 terrorists in Katsina and Zamfara states. According to…
APC stakeholders fill party’s vacant positions in Katsina
The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Katsina State recently conducted elections to fill vacant seats within its executive council and…
Police arrest 369 rapists, 258 armed robbers, 64 kidnappers in Katsina
The Katsina State Police Command said it brought hundreds of alleged perpetrators to justice and rescued numerous victims in 2023.…
Drug abuse: ‘Katsina in a very dangerous situation’ – Usman-Bugaje
Concerns over rampant drug abuse have reached alarming levels in Katsina State, prompting prominent figures to call for immediate action.…
Katsina gov suspends council official over alleged land racketeering
Governor Dikko Radda of Katsina State has approved the suspension from service of Usman Iliyasu, a staff of Malumfashi Local…
Katsina: NDLEA arrests 919 suspects, seizes 563kg drugs, secures 76 convictions in 2023
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, in Katsina State has announced that it arrested 919 suspects, seized over 563…
Katsina gov mourns Rotimi Akeredolu
Katsina State Governor, Malam Dikko Umaru Radda, has added his voice to the nationwide lamentation over the sudden demise of…
Katsina govt establishes special courts for GBV, child abuse cases
Katsina State has established specialised courts following the enactment of the Violence Against Persons Prohibition, VAPP, Act and the Child…
Police thwarts criminal operation in Katsina community raid, recover weapons
The Katsina State Police Command said its operatives in a recent encounter neutralised a notorious criminal gang which led to…
Security forces foil attack, kill four hoodlums in Katsina
A join team of security forces, including operatives of the Katsina Community Watch Corps, on Sunday repelled a bandit attack…
Katsina school principal suspended over sexual assault allegations
Katsina State Governor, Malam Dikko Umaru Radda, has suspended Lawal Ibrahim, the Principal of Government Day School in Dantankari, Dandume…
Education cannot thrive without security – Katsina Gov Radda
Katsina State Governor, Malam Dikko Umaru Radda, has asserted that education cannot thrive without security. The governor spoke during the…
Insecurity: Katsina federal varsity abandons main campus
The Chancellor of the Federal University Dutsinma, Katsina State, King (Dr) Dandeson Douglas Jaja, has expressed concern over security challenges…
Group urges reform of land administration in Katsina
A coalition of 24 non-governmental organisations (NGOs) and community-based organisations (CBOs) under the auspices of Save Katsina Group has urged…
112 students secure first-class as FUDMA set to convocate 4,367 in Katsina
The Federal University Dutsinma (FUDMA) is set to convocate 4367 at the 7th and 8th combined convocation ceremony The Vice…
Five bandit leaders killed in Katsina
A combined team of police operatives and vigilante members, acting on intelligence, killed five bandit leaders who led their gangs…
Military kills 20 terrorists, arrests 20, rescues 83 victims from bandits
The troops of Operation Haderin Daji in the Northwest zone have neutralized suspected terrorists in Matazu Local Government Area of…