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  • Bandits kill 18 in fresh Katsina attack

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    Ediri Oyibo
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    The Police Command in Katsina State, on Wednesday said that Monday’s attack by bandits has led to the death of 18 people in Kadisau village, Faskari Local Government Area of the state. SP Gambo Isah, the command’s Public Relations Officer confirmed this while fielding questions from journalists in Katsina. Isah said that the armed bandits…

  • Bandits kill District Head in Katsina state

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    Ediri Oyibo
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    Suspected bandits have shot dead the District Head of Yantumaki, Alhaji Abu Atiku, 60, in Danmusa Local Government Area (LGA) of Katsina State. The state Police Public Relations’ Officer (PPRO), SP Gambo Isah, disclosed this in a statement on Monday in Katsina. Isah said that the attackers invaded the area on Sunday at about 11.55…

  • Unusual death rate in Katsina alarms government

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    Ediri Oyibo
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    The Katsina State Government says it is investigating the causes of the unusual rise in deaths being recorded daily across the state. Gov. Aminu Masari stated this during a press briefing on Tuesday on the update on COVID-19 in the state. He said that the government has trained pathologists who would do the investigation on…

  • Gov Masari confirms 9 new cases of COVID-19 in Katsina

    Gov Masari confirms 9 new cases of COVID-19 in Katsina

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    Ediri Oyibo
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    Gov. Aminu Masari of Katsina State has confirmed nine new cases of COVID-19 in the state. Masari made this known while briefing newsmen on Sunday in Katsina. “We sent samples of 287 suspected persons to the Nigeria Center for Disease Control (NCDC) for screening. “From the sample, nine tested positive for COVID-19. Four of the…

  • Bandits kill 47 in Katsina communities

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    Ediri Oyibo
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    The Katsina State Police Command, says bandits have killed 47 people in early morning attacks on communities in three local government areas of the state. The command’s Spokesman, SP Gambo Isah, made this known in a statement made available to newsmen on Sunday in Katsina. He said that the bandits carried out the attacks in…

  • Customs seizes 140 smuggled gas cylinders in Katsina

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    Ediri Oyibo
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    The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Federal Operations Unit, Zone B, has seized two trucks with 140 gas cylinders and 678 bags of NPK fertilisers being smuggled into the country from Niger Republic. Mr Mustapha Sarki-Kebbi, Zone B Controller who disclosed this to newsmen on Saturday in Katsina said that the three vehicles conveying the items…

  • Police kill wanted armed robbery kingpin

    Police kill wanted armed robbery kingpin

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    Ediri Oyibo
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    The Police Command in Katsina State has killed a suspected armed robbery kingpin, Kane Mohammed, alias ‘Dan mai-keke’, 35, who has been on its wanted list. This is contained in a statement signed by its Public Relations Officer (PPRO), SP Gambo Isa, and made available to newsmen on Sunday in Katsina. Isa said that the…

  • Buhari treks home after Eid el-Kabir prayer in Daura [Video/Photos]

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    President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday joined thousands of Muslim faithful to observe the two raka’at Eid el-Kabir prayer in Daura, Katsina State. The president arrived the Eid Praying Ground in company of his aides and relatives at about 9.48 a.m. He performed the annual sacrifice of slaughtering of the ram immediately after the prayer session.…

  • Saraki mourns as Senator Bukar is buried, former Reps member passes on

    Saraki mourns as Senator Bukar is buried, former Reps member passes on

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    Senate President Bukola Saraki has expressed sadness at the death of Senator Mustapha Bukar (APC, Katsina), who was Chairman of the Senate Committee on Capital market. TheNewsGuru reports Senator Bukar who was Madawakin Daura died around 10.am today following an illness. Born on December 31, 1954 in Daura, Bukar was a first timer at the…

  • Over 1,500 APC members defect to PDP in Katsina State

    Over 1,500 APC members defect to PDP in Katsina State

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    Olaotan Falade
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    Over 1,500 members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Radda town, Charanchi Local Government Area of Katsina State, on Friday defected to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). The defectors moved to the PDP with their leader, Alhaji Mustapha Radda, APC youth mobilisation officer in the state from 2010 to 2016. Receiving the defectors, the…