Katsina State

The Department of State Services has arrested seventeen suspected kidnappers, gunrunners and cultists in some states, including Kaduna and Katsina States.

This followed a motion by Hon. Ahmed Safana at the plenary.

Unknown gunmen on Tuesday shot and killed one Alhaji Nasiru Maimasara before kidnapping his daughter at Gachi quarters in Kankia Local Government Area of Katsina State.

The Katsina State Government says it has expended N3.5 billion on the rehabilitation, upgrading and installation of medical equipment in seven general hospitals across the state in 2018.

“INEC is conducting the bye election following the resignation of the former member of the National Assembly, Alhaji Ahmed Kaita who contested and won the Senate seat of Daura Senatorial zone in Katsina State last month.

The News Agency of Nigeria reports that 1,566 people from the village, mostly women and children, are currently living at the Internally Displaced Persons camp within Batsari Primary School after they fled from the attackers.

The NIS comptroller in the state, Ajisafe Joshua Olusola, disclosed this at a press conference on Tuesday in Katsina.

The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the budget, which was tagged “Budget of Stabilisation’’, was designed to stabilise the restoration plans and policies of the government.

Governor Aminu Masari of Katsina State on Monday says the state government has concluded arrangements to sponsor an executive bill to review punishments for cattle rustling, abduction and kidnapping.

Governor Aminu Masari, who made this disclosure while giving out the vehicles to the beneficiaries on Friday in Katsina, said the vehicles would create more employment opportunities in the transport sector.

The confirmation, which was through a voice vote, followed presentation of report of the Committee on Establishment and Public Service by its Chairman, Sen. Emmanuel Paulker at plenary.

The Minister of Water Resources, Suleiman Adamu, disclosed this while briefing State House correspondents after the FEC meeting presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.

The 74th Annual General Assembly of Nigeria Football Federation will take place in Asaba, capital of Delta State, on Wednesday.

The National Agency for Food Drug Administration Control in Katsina State, said it had confiscated about 100 cartons of expired beverage drink at a super market in Katsina metropolis.

Malam Haruna Rigoji, the Executive Director of the state emergency management agency who presented the cash to the victims in Maibara on Saturday, said the gesture was to provide temporary relief to the victims.

The Senate had rejected the nominee last week over questionable WAEC result.

The United States of America has said it has no preferred candidate in the forthcoming general election in Nigeria in February 2019.

Kuraye made this known on Monday at a one day sensitisation workshop organised at Danja town for the nomads from Danja, Kafur and Bakori Local Government Areas of the state.

Alhaji Haruna Rigoji, Executive Secretary, Katsina State Emergency Management Agency, disclosed this during the distribution of relief materials to the remaining IDPs who are victims of flood disaster in Jibia town.

The president’s condolence message is contained in a statement by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Malam Garba Shehu, in Abuja on Friday.