•A truck engulfed in flames Several persons have been wounded, seven vehicles damaged and two houses destroyed, after a truck conveying gas cylinders exploded in Jibia Local Government Area of Katsina State. Although no lives were lost during the incident, a source from the area, told our correspondent today on telephone that the cause of [&he...
•Bandits Daredevil bandits invaded Dan-Ali ward in Danmusa Local Government Area of Katsina State yesterday disrupting Jummat prayers. It was gathered that the bandits stormed a mosque and started shooting indiscriminately forcing worshippers to flee for their safety, reports Saturday Tribune. “We were at the Jummat prayer when we heard the sh...
Fire has razed the red chamber of Katsina Government House, causing panic among staffers this morning. The chamber is attached to the governor’s office, where the governor meets important personalities, reports Daily Trust. Details are sketchy regarding the cause of the fire and the level of damage as at the time of this report. It […]...
•Exploded boat Sixty-four Nigerians have been confirmed dead in multiple tragedies across the country over the last 72 hours, the latest being 30 people killed in a supremacy battle between militias in Benue State on Thursday. Rescue operations at the scene of a boat mishap in Bayelsa State have led to the recovery of 18 […]
•Protesters Several protesters yesterday took to the streets in Katsina State, waving the Russian flag and tree leaves. They were spotted chatting “APC hunger. We are not in support” in their local language. The All Progressives Congress (APC) is the ruling party in Nigeria. The protesters mostly young people and children kick-started the prot...
•Police teargas After three days of relative calm, fresh protests have erupted in Katsina, with young persons marching on the streets, waving Russian flag. Conveners of the #EndBadGovernance protests have declared that the exercise would run from August 1 to August 10, reports Daily Trust. But in his nationwide broadcast on Sunday, President B...
•Police The Police Command in Katsina State said there was no loss of life recorded in the state during the nationwide hunger protests. ASP Abubakar Sadiq-Aliyu, the command’s spokesman, made this known in a statement issued in Katsina today. “The command wishes to address a misleading viral video circulating on social media platforms of a [&h...
•Tinubu and bandits The Katsina State Elders’ Forum has criticised the ‘ineptitude’ of the two ministers of defense, Muhammad Badaru Abubakar and Bello Matawalle over the lingering problem of banditry in the northwest. Addressing members of the press on behalf of the forum, the secretary Alhaji Ali Muhammad, said the two ministers, who are bot...
It is a tale of woes as an acute scarcity of one of Nigerians’ most popular staple foods, bread, has hit Kaduna, Katsina, and Kano states. Checks by our correspondents revealed that the most-favoured staple was now as scarce as petrol or the highly-prized precious metal, Gold, reports NAN. It was observed that whereas the […]
In an attack on the Runka community in Safana Local Government Area of Katsina State, bandits disguised in hijabs (Abaya) kidnapped 26 people, mostly women and children. The Runka community is located near the notorious Rugu Forest, a known hideout for criminals over the years, reports Channels TV. A source from the community told our [&hellip...
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