Alhaji Abdulkadir Zakka, the Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs, disclosed this to newsmen in Katsina.
Zakka said records from various departments of the council revealed that the amount was diverted between 2013 and 2015
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He said four pilgrims died during the ‘Jamrat’ stampede and that another one died in the crane collapse incident.
The executive director said three others died due to various ailments during the Hajj
The Independent National Electoral Commission has released the time table for bye-election into the Katsina Federal Constituency. In a statement…
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that in Katsina Central, the Returning Officer, Prof. Aminu Dalhatu, said APC’s candidate, Alhaji Umar Ibrahim, polled 375,360 votes to defeat Alhaji Lamis Dikko of the Peoples Democratic Party, who got 77,323 votes
They left Alhaji Musa Nashuni in the contest, who they alleged Governor Ibrahim Shema was trying to impose as the PDP candidate against the wish of party members
Katsina, the home to over six million people (2006 census), is the fourth most populated state in Nigeria
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has described the party’s victory in the Katsina state council elections as a clear affirmation that it is on the ground in the North West and will clear the votes in the zone in the 2015 general election.
Jari, who stressed the importance of revenue generation to the development of any nation, said the government would continue to attach great importance to tax collection
The governor’s wife, who announced the death of the woman during the prayer session, said one other woman who sustained injuries, was receiving treatment at a hospital
The President, who is on a two-day state visit to the state, spoke at a dinner reception organised for him by the Katsina State Government at the Government House Banquet Hall
Only on Tuesday did the Benue State Governor, Gabriel Suswam, say that he was attacked alongside his convoy by suspected Fulani herdsmen
The eyewitness, who pleaded anonymity, said the gunmen arrived at about 11am on a motorcycle and opened fire on the policemen at the checkpoint
The PDP in Katsina is based on a very strong foundation, and that foundation has continued to be reinforced
Shema said that 71.5 per cent of the budget would be for capital expenditure while the remaining 28.5 per cent would go to recurrent expenditure
Iweha said that the soldiers opened fire on the vehicle when the driver attempted to beat a military checkpoint at Batagarawa area of the state
It occurred close to the new office of the Federal Road Safety Commission in the area
The victims were Malam Maharazu, 20; Ma’aruf Mohammed, 12; Kabiru Abdullahi, 8; and Haliru Mohammed, 7
He said the police had begun a manhunt of other fleeing suspects and assured that they would soon be brought to book
The fire, the cause of which was yet to be ascertained at the time of filing this report, razed down three hostel blocks in the school
The PPRO also said the police had killed four suspected armed robbers during an exchange of fire, adding that eight others were arrested at different locations in the state from September 1 till date