Tag: Kastina
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Katsina govt seals 22 health institutions
The Katsina State Government has closed 22 privately-run health training centers for failing to comply with the required basic academic and professional standards necessary for operating within the state. This was disclosed by Hon. Umar Mammada, the Special Adviser to the Governor on Tertiary Health Institutions, during a press briefing where he shared the outcomes…
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Dislplaced landowners in Katsina receive N3.1bn payment for govt project
The Katsina State Government has disbursed a total of N3,173,933,922 as compensation to individuals affected by land acquisitions for various development projects across the state. In addition, Governor Dikko Radda’s administration has so far invested N859,505,690 in establishing the Katsina State Geographic Information Service, providing all necessary equipment and facilities for its operation. “This administration…
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INSECURITY: Bandits kill 6 persons, kidnap over 50 others in Katsina
No fewer than six persons have been killed by gunmen suspected to be bandits in Dandume Local Government Area of Katsina State. Residents revealed that the bandits stormed the village on Monday morning. It was learnt that on arrival at the village on motorcycles, the gunmen started shooting indiscriminately, resulting in the death of the…
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Police chase away bandits in Katsina, save 18 abductees, recover rustled cows
No fewer than 18 kidnap victims have been rescued from the hands of bandits in Katsina State after the state police command foiled kidnap attempt along the Funtua-Gusau highway in Zamfara State. The Command also succeeded in recovering an unspecified number of rustled animals after foiling cattle rustling attempt at Gidan Gada village in Kafur…
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INSECURITY! Katsina varsity VC says my staff serving as informants to bandits
The Vice-Chancellor, Federal University Dutsinma (FUDMA), Katsina State, Prof. Armaya’u Bichi, has alleged that some of the university’s staff were serving as informants to the bandits. Bichi, who disclosed this to newsmen in Katsina on Tuesday, said that the contacts of the suspected staffers were given to a security agency for further investigation. It would…
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Police fires three officers for firing gun shots to celebrate artiste in Katsina
The Nigerian Police has summarily dismissed three officers for firing gun shots to celebrate an artiste in Katsina. TheNewsGuru.com, (TNG) disclosed this in a statement on Thursday, Force Public Relations Officer Olumuyiwa Adejobi, said the officers were dismissed after being seen in a viral video in Katsina State, firing their weapons in celebration of a…
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Just In: Dikko of APC emerges winner of Katsina guber election
The All Progressives Congress, APC, candidate in Katsina State, Dikko Umar Radda has emerged winner of the Saturday, March 18 governorship poll. Dikko, a former director of Small and Medium Enterprises Development Agency, polled 859,892 votes to beat Garba Yakubu Lado of PDP, who scored 486,620 votes. Prof. Ma’azu Abubakar Gusau, Returning Officer for Katsina…
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SAD! Senate President’s media aide Mohammed Isa is dead
Senate President Ahmad Lawan has expressed sadness over the death of one of his media aides, Mohammed Isa. According to a statement by the Special Assistant (Media) to the Senate President, Ola Awoniyi, in Abuja, Isa died while receiving treatment for injuries sustained in a car accident. The statement reads in part: “With total submission…
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Insecurity: 21 children kidnapped in Katsina regain freedom
21 children abducted by bandits in Katsina state have finally regained their freedom. The children were kidnapped on Sunday while working on a farm in Mairuwa community, Faskari Local Government Area of Katsina State. The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) on Friday had urged authorities to swing into action and rescue the children. In a…
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Fire incident: Katsina central market traders lose N50m daily – Group
An NGO, International Human Rights Movement, says the traders affected by the recent fire outbreak in Katsina central market, lose over N50 million daily. The Ambassador Nigeria of the NGO, Mr Salisu Musa, who disclosed this while briefing newsmen on Saturday in Katsina, attributed the financial loss to what he called the refusal of the…