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Headlines, Katsina, State News
Tuesday, April 24th, 2012
A housewife, Hussaina Sani, 35, has alegedly killed her 66-year-old farmer husband, Sani Dan-Mamman, in Mujifa, Kankara Local Government Area of Katsina State. Daily Sun learnt that Dan-Mamman had demanded an explanation from his second wife after he was given a meager lunch. According to a source, the man had given his wife two measures […]
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Headlines, Katsina, State News
Thursday, February 16th, 2012
Despite the hic-cups being experienced over the implementation of the new minimum wage, the Katsina State government, in collaboration with the state Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), has urged workers that were over-paid to report such mistakes or face the consequences. Addressing a joint press conference in Katsina, on Wednesday, the government enjoined staff that received […]
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Katsina, State News
Sunday, January 22nd, 2012
Six children were burnt to death on Friday in Dagoni village, Kaita Local Government Area of Katsina State. A relation of one of the deceased, Mallam Danjuma Mohammadu, told the News Agency of Nigeria on Saturday that fire broke out about 4.30 pm in a granary, burning the children and a large quantity of grains. […]
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Jigawa, Kano, Katsina, Latest Politics
Friday, January 6th, 2012
January 7, 2012 by Mustapha Salihu, Kano The spate of unrest that has enveloped the country since the removal of petroleum subsidy by President Goodluck Jonathan has added to the challenges facing security operatives nationwide. In Kano, Jigawa and Katsina states, not only has the fear of bomb blasts and other nocturnal activities of the […]
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Headlines, House, Katsina, Legislature, Senate, State News
Monday, December 26th, 2011
Prominent lawyers yesterday expressed divergent views over the Supreme Court judgment of December 16, 2011 in which it declined jurisdiction to entertain an appeal on 10 National Assembly seats by Senator Yakubu Lado faction of the Katsina State chapter of the Congress for Progressive Change (CPC). The lawyers are Prof. Itse Sagay (SAN), MallamYusuf Ali […]
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House, Katsina, Legislature, Senate, State News
Saturday, December 17th, 2011
By Ikechukwu Nnochiri, Abuja Two serving Senators and eight members of the House of Representatives on the platform of the Congress for Progressive Change, CPC, in Katsina state, were yesterday, sacked from their respective offices by the Supreme Court. A seven-man panel of justices of the apex court in a unanimous judgment yesterday, maintained that […]
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Headlines, Katsina, State News
Friday, December 2nd, 2011
The Katsina State government has announced the immediate sack of the provost and the registrar of Yusuf Bala Usman College of Legal and General Studies, Daura. The government also announced the dissolution of the Governing Council of the college with immediate effect. The Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Muntari Ibrahim, stated this in Katsina on Thursday […]
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Edo, Headlines, Katsina, State News
Wednesday, November 23rd, 2011
TWENTY-THREE persons reportedly died in three auto accidents that occurred on Tuesday across Edo and Katsina states. Nine persons were confirmed dead in separate road accidents that occurred in Jattu in Estako West Local Government Area and Aduwawa in Ikpoba Okha Local Government Area of Edo State. According to reports, while six persons, made up […]
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Abuja (FCT), Anambra, Borno, Headlines, Katsina, State News
Thursday, November 17th, 2011
PANIC-stricken residents of Abuja scampered for safety on Wednesday, as two fuel tankers exploded in different petrol stations, resulting in an emergency situation. The two incidents happened in the space of two hours, with security operatives and officials of the National Emergency Agency (NEMA) rushing to the scenes to save life and property. They were […]
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Katsina, State News
Monday, October 3rd, 2011
The controversy over the recently-promulgated law banning preaching in Katsina State has been attributed to a lack of adequate consultation before its promulgation. An Islamic scholar, Gambo Tudunwada, made this assertion in Katsina on Sunday at the meeting organised by the state branch of the Jama’atul Nasrul Islam. The News Agency of Nigeria reported […]