Tag Archives: Katsina

The All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate in Katsina State, Dr. Dikko Radda, has been declared the winner of the Saturday, March 18 election. According to results released by the state returning officer, Mu’azu Gusau Radda scored 859,892 votes to defeat his closest opponent, Senator Yakubu Danmarke, of the People’s …

  APC’s Dikko Radda declared winner of Katsina guber election    The All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate in Katsina State, Dr. Dikko Radda, has been declared the winner of Saturday, March 18 election.   According to results released by the state returning officer, Mu’azu Gusau, Radda scored 859,892 votes …

President Muhammadu Buhari has cast his vote in Daura, Katsina state.    The Nigerian leader arrived quite early and was spotted showing off his ballot paper to those around the polling unit. Buhari who spoke to newsmen afterward, said he hopes that Nigerians are allowed to vote for who they …

President Muhammadu Buhari has condemned the attack on vigilantes at Yargoje forest in Jibia Local Government Area of Katsina State.    It was reported earlier that the terrorists on Friday, February 3, ambushed a convoy of vigilantes in the forest as they went to recover stolen cows and killed over …

The Katsina State Police Command says 41 persons were killed following an ambush by gunmen at Yargoje forest in the state.   Spokesperson of the command, SP Gambo Isah, who disclosed this in a statement said the incident occurred on Thursday, February 2, 2023.    Isah said the gunmen invaded …

President Muhammad Buhar?’s visit to his home state, Katsina, today, January 26, was rocked by protests.   Daily Trust reported that residents of the state who averred that the economic policy of the present administration is not working, took their protest to Kofar Kaura, Kofar Kwaya and Yahaya Madaki way. They …

Obi promised to boost the socio-economic activities of Katsina state and the nation in general. The Presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi has urged the Katsina electorate to vote for him to end insecurity and poverty in the state.

The Katsina Emirate Council has announced the dismissal of the District Head of Bakori, the Makaman Katsina, Idris Sule Idris, for allegedly aiding terrorism in his domain.   In a letter translated by the Premium Times and dated 19, January 2023, the Kauran Katsina, who is the district head of …

Bandits have abducted the Vice Chairman of Musawa Local Government Area of Katsina State, Aminu Umar Kira.    Umar was abducted along with one Isah Paiki by terrorists who invaded his village, Kira, in the Jimkamshi ward of the council around 1am on Monday, January 16, 2023.    The spokesman …

The Katsina State Police Command has rescued four kidnapped victims during raids on criminal hideouts in three villages in the state.  Spokesperson of the command, SP Gambo Isah, who disclosed this in a statement on Monday, January 16, 2023, said one of the rescued victims sustained a gunshot wound and was …