Malam Dikko Umar Radda, the governor of Katsina State, has declared Friday, 12th April 2024, a work-free day in addition to the three-day public holiday declared by the federal government. This was contained in a statement issued on Tuesday by the state commissioner of information and Culture, Dr Bala Salisu Zango. “Katsina State Government decision…
A N50m bounty has been placed by the Katsina State Police Command to any individual who provides valuable information that will lead to the arrest of two bandits’ kingpins in Katsina. According to a statement by ASP Abubakar Sadiq Aliyu, the police spokesperson, said that the wanted individuals, Modi Modi and Jan Kare, are operating…
No fewer than 18 female kidnapped victims were, on Wednesday, rescued by the troops of the Nigerian Army from their captors while handing them over to the Katsina State Government. The landmark success was coming days after 55 wedding guests who were said to be escorting a bride home along the Damari town in Sabuwa…
No fewer than eight persons on Sunday were killed by the suspected terrorists while returning from Jibia weekly market, near Kukar Babangida village in Jibia local government area of Katsina, while abducting two other villagers in the state. The Informant247 gathered that the gunmen opened fire on the vehicle conveying the traders, leaving four passengers…
The immediate past governor of Kaduna State, Governor Mallam Nasir El-Rufa’i, on Monday, paid a courtesy visit to the immediate past President Muhammadu Buhari at his hometown in Daura, Katsina State. Garba Shehu, a former presidential spokesperson, shared the news on social media, stating, “This afternoon, I had the privilege of being with the former…
Katsina State Governor Dikko Radda, in a joint operation with a combined team of security operatives, foiled an attack on the Zakka community in the Safana Local Government Area of the state. Radda, in a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Kaula Mohammed, said that the team also rescued during the encounter a 33-year-old man…
No fewer than 25 youths participating in the drug party have been arrested after operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Katsina State, acting on intelligence, disrupted a pre-wedding ceremony drug abuse competition in a community popularly known as Shola Quarters, Katsina. In a statement by Femi Babafemi, the spokesperson of the agency…
The Katsina State Governor, Umar Dikko Radda of Katsina State, has raised the alarm over the incessant activities of bandits across the state. Radda, while speaking at the 7th and 8th combined convocation ceremony of the Federal University, Dutsinma (FUDMA), Katsina State, lamented that bandits have taken over some schools in the state. He said…
A suspected kidnap attempt at Gogalo village, in the Jibia Local Government Area of the state has been foiled by the operatives of the Katsina Police Command while rescuing three kidnapped victims. This is contained in a statement on Monday in Katsina by ASP Aliyu Abubakar-Sadiq, the spokesman of the command. “On November 11, about…
Barely 24 hours after the attack on the Maulud gathering where at least 25 persons were reportedly killed, suspected gunmen have again in the early hours of Tuesday, attacked the Sayaya community in Matazu Local Government Area of Katsina State, killing no fewer than five persons. Matazu and Musawa are neighbouring local governments where some…
Dikko Umaru Radda, the Katsina State Governor, in a BBC Hausa interview, pledged to sacrifice his life to end banditry in the state, saying the security in the state is a top priority, and that is why a law has been passed to establish a volunteer force equipped with weapons. The governor had, on Tuesday,…
Malam Dikko Radda, the Katsina State governor on Tuesday, sworn in new commissioners earlier screened by the state assembly. Radda, in his address during the swearing-in, said the new commissioners were mostly nominated by their constituents based on merit and trust. He said, “People were saying the dominant office holders in our government are technocrats,…
No fewer than 22 terrorists have been reportedly killed following a military air strikes in Katsina State The Informant247 gathered according to Zagazola Makama, a counter-insurgency publication focused on the Lake Chad region that the air strikes were conducted by the air component of Operation Hadarin Daji (OPHD) at Batsari and Sola Poi II in…
Umaru Dikko Radda, the Katsina State Governor, has promised to retain medical doctors undergoing the mandatory one-year National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) in Katsina State, provided they are willing to remain in the state after of their service. The Informant247 gathered that the governor also expressed his willingness to employ corps members who excelled in…
The Governor-elect of Katsina State, Umaru Dikko Radda, has disapproved the title of ‘His Excellency’ usually connected to top political executive officers’ names. While granting an interview on Sunday March 26 in Abuja, the Governor-elect told people to address him as Mr Governor or by his name alone. He said there’s nothing special about becoming…
President Muhammadu Buhari on Saturday March 18, cleared his ward for the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in the governorship and state assembly elections. The collation officer for the ward, Hamza Yusuf, announced that the APC had 261 votes; the PDP secured 32 votes and NNPP did not get any vote in the election. In…
President Muhammadu Buhari has landed in his hometown, Daura, Katsina State ahead of tomorrow’s governorship and House of Assembly elections in the State. Buhari left Daura for Abuja after the February 25 presidential election. On his arrival on Friday, March 17, the Nigerian leader and his entourage paid a visit to the Emir of Daura,…
The New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) in Katsina State has sacked the state chairman of the party, Sani Liti; the deputy governorship candidate, Muttaqa Rabe-Darma, and other key stakeholders of the party. This was revealed in a statement released by spokesperson of the party, Nasiru Usman-Kankia. Usman-Kankia explained that key leaders of the party were…
The Governor of Katsina State, Aminu Bello Masari has sacked the state Commissioner for Works, Housing and Transport, Hon. Tasi’u Dandagoro. He also sacked the Chairman, Katsina State Pilgrims Welfare Board, Yusuf Barmo; the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Aminu Waziri; and the Permanent Secretary, Sustainable Development Goals, Fatima Ahmed. This was…
The Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party(PDP) Atiku Abubakar has been declared winner of the presidential election in President Muhammadu Buhari’s state, Katsina. Abubakar secured a total of 489,045 to defeat the All Progressives Congress candidate Bola Tinubu who polled 482,283 votes. Candidate of the NNPP, Rabiu Kwankwaso, came in at third with 69,386,…
