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Katsina insists no ransom paid for Kankara school boys’ release

Ihesiulo Grace 6 January 2021 0

Secretary to Katsina State Government, Alhaji Mustapha Inuwa, says the state government did not pay any ransom to rescue the abducted 344 students of Government Science Secondary School, Kankara. Inuwa said in an interview in Katsina on Tuesday that although, rescuing the boys from their

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Protest rocks Katsina State over schoolboys abduction

Ihesiulo Grace 13 December 2020 0

Protest rocked Katsina State on Sunday as disgruntled residents protested the abduction of schoolboys from the Government Science Secondary School, Kankara in the Kankara Local Government Area of the state, Daily Times gathered. The protest was led by a woman who identified herself as one of the mothers of the abducted students as protesters demanded […]

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Banditry: Zamfara, Katsina farmers pay at least ₦1.7m to access farmlands, harvest crops

Ihesiulo Grace 12 November 2020 0

Farmers in Northern Nigeria now negotiate with bandits before they are allowed to access their farms.  Adding to this, they pay at least N1.7m annually as tax and harvest fees to avoid being abducted, Daily Times gathered. “Our people have stopped going to their farmlands for fear of being kidnapped or killed. Kidnapping has become […]

Metro News

Eight dead as Police engage in gun battle with bandits in Katsina

Ihesiulo Grace 8 August 2020 0

Daily Times gathered that eight bandits have been killed in Batsari Local Government Area of Katsina State by after a gun battle between the said bandits and the Police. According to residents, the bandits had stormed the village early Thursday morning during which they killed Shafi’i Suleiman, 65, and Yakubu Idris,70, both residents of the […]

Covid-19

Katsina Government orders closure of Borders, suspends large gatherings

Ihesiulo Grace 27 March 2020 0

Katsina State Governor, Aminu Masari, has ordered the closure of all borders with neighboring states including Niger Republic. Also, large gatherings for Friday prayers including Sunday church services and other related activities has been suspended in the state The governor said this is in continuation with the state government’s efforts to containing the possible spread

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Paris Club refund: Court orders Katsina to pay N13.3bn to firm

Ihesiulo Grace 25 March 2020 0

Justice Inyang Ekwo of a Federal High Court, Abuja, has ordered the Katsina state government to pay a firm, Mauritz Walton Nigerian Limited, N13.3 billion for the debt management services it rendered to the state. The firm was said to have rendered the services, which aided the refund of the $217.3 million to Katsina state by the […]

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NIMC shuts enrolment centres in Lagos, Katsina, 3 others

Ihesiulo Grace 20 March 2020 0

The National Identity Management Commission has ordered the immediate shutdown of enrolment centres in Lagos, Katsina, Ekiti, Ogun and Anambra states as part of preventive measures against the spread of the coronavirus. The announcement is contained in a statement issued by the Head of Corporate Communications of NIMC, Mr. Kayode Adegoke on Friday in Abuja. […]

Politics

PDP ward congresses: Edo, Katsina hold congress despite court injunctions

Ihesiulo Grace 16 March 2020 0

…As both states deny knowledge of any restraining orders Despite a court order directing that the status quo be maintained until March 31st in Edo State, when it would rule on an application by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) against a suit filed against it, the party at the weekend went ahead with its state […]

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Police kill 6 kidnappers, rescue 13 prospective corps members in Katsina

Ihesiulo Grace 12 March 2020 0

Katsina -The Katsina State Police Command says it has succeeded in killing six kidnappers and rescued 18 passengers including 13 prospective corps members abducted on their way to NYSC orientation camp in Zamfara. The Commissioner of Police, Mr Sanusi Buba, said those rescued were kidnapped along Funtua-Gusau road, Funtua Local Government area in Katsina State. […]

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Women group decries high rate of Out-of-School children in Katsina

Ihesiulo Grace 10 March 2020 0

High Level Women Advocate (HiLWA), an NGO, has decried the high rate of Out-Of-School children, school drop outs and Qur’anic school pupils not enrolled into the basic education system in Katsina State. Hajia Mariya Abdullahi, HiLWA Chairperson, Katsina, stated this at a news conference, as part of activities lined up to commemorate the 2020 International […]

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Police kill 17 bandits, recover 189 rustled animals in Katsina

Ihesiulo Grace 27 February 2020 0

The police in Katsina state have said that they have killed 17 suspected bandits and recovered 189 rustled animals in Kankara Local Government Area of the state. This was contained in a statement issued by the spokesman of the command, Gambo Isah, and made available to newsmen on Thursday in Katsina. READ ALSO: Iwu knows […]

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Scholar advises Imams on ethics of preaching

Ihesiulo Grace 26 February 2020 0

A renown islamic scholar, Sheikh Ibrahim Khalil, has urged Chief Imams to always abide with the ethics of preaching. Khalil gave the advice in a paper he presented during a two-day seminar/training of Chief Imams of Juma’at Mosques in Katsina on Wednesday. READ ALSO: Joseph Yobo replaces imama amahpakabo as Super Eagles’ assistant coach He […]

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Customs seize 140 gas cylinders, 678 fertiliser bags in Katsina

Ihesiulo Grace 23 February 2020 0

The Nigeria Customs Service Federal Operations Unit, Zone B, has seized two trucks with 140 gas cylinders and 678 bags of NPK fertiliser being smuggled into the country from Niger Republic. Zone B Controller, Mustapha Sarki-Kebbi, who disclosed this to newsmen in Katsina, said that the three vehicles conveying the items were also seized. Probe Buhari […]

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13 bandits killed, several ammunition recovered in Zamfara, Katsina, Kebbi

Ihesiulo Grace 22 February 2020 0

Gusau No fewer than 13 armed bandits have been killed by the military under Operation Hadarin Daji in several villages in the war theatre area covering the three states of Zamfara, Katsina and Kebbi. This is confirmed to newsmen in Gusau by the Acting Force Information Officer of the operation, Capt. Abayomi Orii-Orisan, in a […]

Agriculture

NEXIM bank to promote sesame seeds processing for export in Katsina

Ihesiulo Grace 20 February 2020 0

Abuja – The Nigerian Export-Import Bank (NEXIM) says it has concluded plans to promote crops that have potential export value in Katsina State thereby creating more businesses and job opportunities for people. The Managing-Director, NEXIM Bank, Mr Abba Bello, disclosed this when Gov. Aminu Masari of Katsina State visited him on Wednesday in Abuja. Bello […]

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Breaking: Buhari decries revenge killing in Katsina

Ihesiulo Grace 16 February 2020 0

President Muhammadu Buhari has condemned the latest round of attacks on farmers by bandits in Damkal and Tsanwa villages in Batsari local government area of Katsina state, saying that killing people in the name of revenge is not acceptable. Reacting to the incident in which many homesteads were razed by fire with many people killed […]

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Katsina Govt. pledges full implementation 2020 budget – Adviser

Ihesiulo Grace 14 January 2020 0

The Katsina state government says it will ensure reasonable implementation of the 2020 budgetary expenditure across ministries, departments and agencies for accelerated development. Alhaji Ibrahim Chiranchi, the political adviser to the Katsina governor made this known in Mani on Tuesday, during a sensitisation tour on the achievements of Gov. Aminu Masari’s administration

Crime

Man confesses to supplying bandits AK-47 in Niger, Katsina, Zamfara, Kaduna

Ihesiulo Grace 9 January 2020 0

A man Mr. Samson Salau, has described how he buys and sells AK-47 guns and pistols to rampaging armed robbers and bandits who have been terrorizing some states in the North. In a video clip obtained by PRNigeria, Salau made the confession in Hausa while being interrogated by DSP Hassan Gimba Sule, the Minna Sector […]

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Gunmen kill one, abduct woman with a-year-old baby, other in Katsina

Ihesiulo Grace 30 December 2019 0

Katsina – The Katsina State Police Command on Monday confirmed the killing of one person and kidnapping of a woman with her one-year-old baby in Jibia local government area of the state. The command’s Public Relations Officer, SP Gambo Isah who confirmed the incident, told newsmen in Katisna that the gunmen also kidnapped one other […]

Education News

Five states, FCT yet to access Paris club counterpart fund – UBEC

Ihesiulo Grace 10 July 2019 0

…Says it has developed new framework to enhance quality in basic education Executive Secretary of Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC), Dr. Hamid Bobboyi, said on Tuesday that Anambra, Edo, Ekiti, Nasarawa, Kano states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) are yet to access the Paris Club counterparts fund in full. Bobboyi made this known when […]