•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...
The Incidence Manager and Director of Epidemiology at the State Primary Healthcare Development Agency, Dr Kabir Suleiman at a press conference held yesterday, revealed that the state has recorded 118 suspected cases of Cholera. He also said it is fully prepared to prevent its spread and other vaccine-preventable outbreaks in the state. Accordi...
•Bandits Bandits, in their numbers, ransacked Maidabino, the third largest town in Danmusa Local Government Area of Katsina State, where they killed about nine people and abducted 50 others, mostly women and children. A resident, who confided in our reporter, said the attackers operated for several hours unchallenged due to their large number,...
•Governor Dikko Radda The Katsina State Governor Dikko Radda has declared Friday, April 12, 2024 as work free day for the Eid-El-Fitr celebrations. According to Governor Radda, his government has also taken this step to enable workers in the state to fully enjoy the Sallah celebration with their families. The decision to declare the day [&hell...
Thirty children abducted by bandits at Kasai village in the Batsari Local Government Area of Katsina State have been freed. The Police Public Relations Officer of the Katsina State Police Command, ASP Abubakar Sadiq, confirmed this to our correspondent today, reports Channels TV. He noted that their release followed a concerted effort by the c...
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