Tag: Katsina State
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Insecurity: Gov. Masari calls for self defense, urges Nigerians to emulate America and China
Governor Aminu Masari of Katsina State has called on Nigerians to emulate Americans and Chinese in taking up arms to defend themselves from bandits and terrorists. He made the call while speaking at the 2022 special prayer session in commemoration of ‘Yaumush Shukur’ (thanksgiving) day for Katsina on Monday, August 1. “The security challenges we…
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Gov. Masari appeals to APC flag bearers to embrace primary elections losers
Gov. Aminu Masari of Katsina State has appealed to flag bearers of the All Progressives Congress (APC) to embrace those who lost primary elections as a preparatory to the 2023 general elections. The governor made the appeal when he hosted a stakeholder meeting with the Northwest APC Consultative Committee on Wednesday in Katsina. He emphasised…
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I don’t have any assets for my children to inherit – Buhari
…their net worth is in their heads President Muhammadu Buhari has revealed that he is not leaving any assets for his children to inherit. Going memory lane, Buhari said that after his release from jail in December 1988, he told his children that their net worth is what is in the head, not what one…
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I’ll retire to Daura; I have a better house in Kaduna, but it’s too close to Abuja – Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari has said he would retire to Daura, his country home in Katsina State, following the end of his tenure as Nigeria’s president in 2023. TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports President Buhari made this known when some governors of the All Progressives Congress (APC), legislators and political leaders paid him Sallah homage in Daura on…
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BREAKING: Gunmen attack Buhari’s convoy in Katsina ahead of visit
Suspected gunmen on Tuesday attacked and opened fire on the convoy of President Muhammadu Buhari in Katsina State ahead of the president’s visit to the State. TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports Buhari had been scheduled to visit Daura for the Sallah break and an advance team of security guards, protocol and media officers had already arrived in…
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INEC express concern over low PVC registration in Katsina State
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Katsina State has expressed concern over the poor turnout of residents registering for the Permanent Voter Card (PVC) in the newly established 1,750 polling units. Alhaji Jibril Zarewa, INEC Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) in the state, disclosed this in an interview with newsmen on Friday in Katsina.
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Starvation hits IDPs camp in Katsina
The Chairman of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in Jibia Camp, Katsina State, Malam Salisu Sa’adu, says the victims are suffering from hunger, starvation and death in the camp. Salisu, who disclosed this in an interview in Jibia on Tuesday, said the IDPs, camped in Government Girls Secondary School (GGSS) Jibia, were mainly from Kwari, Zango, shimfida,…
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Police honour Constable for returning missing dollars to owner
The Police Command in Katsina State on Friday honoured a Constable, Nura Mande, who found and returned missing 800 dollars to its owner in Katsina.
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Amaechi in Katsina: ‘I will fight poverty, insecurity’
Former Minister of Transportation and Presidential aspirant of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Rt Hon. Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi has promised to turn the tide of insecurity and poverty around in the country if given the opportunity to be President in 2023.
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Former Governor of Katsina, Alhaji Ibrahim Shema, speaks fondly about his friend, Saraki (Photos)
PDP Presidential Aspirant, former President of the Senate, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki, at Dr. Saraki’s meeting with delegates and party stakeholders in Katsina State.