…Says food inflation remains a concern for low, middle, high-income nations By Sodiq Adelakun The World Bank has projected that seven states in Nigeria’s North-west and North-east regions are on the brink of a food security crisis by 2024. The…
Bandits reportedly struck again early Thursday morning at Kuka Babangida village, Jibia Local Government Area of Katsina State, killing no fewer than nine residents including the village head, Idris Haruna. The chairman of the LG council, Bashir Sabiu, confirmed the…
The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) says it rescued 470 victims of human trafficking in Katsina in 2023. The NAPTIP Commander in the state, Mr Musa Aliyu, revealed this to the newsmen on Saturday in…
Suspected bandits killed four farmers and abducted eight others from Nahuta village in Batsari Local Government Area of Katsina State on Saturday. Police spokesman in the state, ASP Abubakar Aliyu, confirmed the attack on Sunday in Katsina. He said the…
The Police Command in Katsina State says it has foiled a kidnap attempt along Dutsinma-Kankara highway, killing three suspects in the process. ASP Abubakar Sadiq-Aliyu, the command’s spokesman, confirmed this in Katsina on Sunday. “On Dec. 10, 2023, at about…
The Nigeria Police Force on Wednesday presented cheques of more than N42.9 million to families or next of kin of officers that died in active service in Katsina State. Commissioner of Police in the state, Mr Aliyu Abubakar, said at…
The Police in Katsina on Monday confirmed that nine persons were killed by suspected bandits at Rugar Kusa village in Musawa Local Government Area of the state. The Police said that 16 other persons sustained varying degrees of injuries when…
The Katsina State Police Command on Wednesday confirmed the kidnap of five female students of the Federal University, Dutsinma. The police also confirmed that a man suspected to be an informant to the terrorists had been arrested. No details concerning…
The United Nations Children’s Fund, UNICEF, has deployed 9.3 million doses of diphtheria vaccines to affected states in Nigeria following the most severe diphtheria outbreak in recent global history. A statement by UNICEF communication assistant, Nchekwube Nwosu-Igbo, said the doses…
Residents of Malumfashi Local Government Area of Katsina State, on Sunday commended the police, army and members of a vigilance group for repelling Saturday’s kidnap attempt at Tijjani Malumfashi Housing Estate. About 50 suspected kidnappers attacked residents of the housing…
