The Katsina State High Court on Wednesday sentenced two men to death for the 2021 murder of a former Commissioner for Science and Technology in the state, Rabe Nasir. Justice Ibrahim Mashi, who presided over the case at High Court 9 in Katsina, found Shamsu Lawal, a former guard of the deceased, and Tasi’u Rabi’u,…
The Katsina Government said over 100 members of its security outfit, Community Watch Corps, 30 police officers and many soldiers among others have lost their lives in the fight against bandits in the state since May, 2023. Katsina Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Dr Nasir Muazu, made the disclosure in a statement on…
Suspected bandits on Wednesday night launched a deadly attack on Zagami community in Yankara Ward, Faskari Local Government Area of Katsina State, killing several residents and abducting many others, including women and children. According to a post on Thursday by security analyst Bakatsine on X, the assailants stormed the village around 8pm and opened fire…
Katsina State has declared Monday a work-free day to allow residents to mourn the death of former Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari, who passed away in London on Sunday evening. The Secretary to the Government of Katsina State, Abdullahi Garba Faskari, announced that the holiday would allow workers and residents to join the rest of the…
A 45-year-old man, simply identified as Mallam Masa’udu, has been stabbed to death during an altercation over the use of a public washing line in Katsina State. According to reports, the incident occurred on Thursday evening at the Ministerial Quarters, located near the Fatima Shema Estate in the state’s metropolitan area. Masa’udu, who was in…
The Katsina State Agency for Mass Education has announced plans to commence literacy classes for repentant bandits, as part of a broader initiative to reintegrate them into society and sustain ongoing peace efforts in the state. The programme, according to the Executive Director of the agency, Bilkisu Muhammad Kakai, will offer both Islamic and Western…
Katsina State Police Command has arrested a 14-year-old girl for allegedly faking her own abduction and orchestrating the kidnapping of her four-year-old sister, in a desperate plot to extort a N50 million ransom from their father. The Command’s spokesman, DSP Abubakar Sadiq, announced the arrest while briefing pressmen at the Katsina Command Headquarters yesterday. He…
The Katsina State Government on Saturday called for the cancellation of the English language examination recently conducted by the West African Examination Council. The call followed an incident that led to the commencement of the examination several hours behind the scheduled time nationwide on Wednesday. The position of the state was announced in Katsina by…
The Katsina State Police Command has arrested a 25-year-old housewife, Rabi’a Labaran, for the alleged murder of her co-wife, Zainab Lawal, 30, following a violent domestic altercation in Daura town. The tragic incident occurred late on May 24, 2025, behind Dadi Primary School in the Sabon Gari area of Daura. According to the police, a…
Three members of the house of representatives from Katsina state have defected from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC). The notices of defection were read by Tajudeen Abbas, speaker of the house, during plenary on Thursday. All three lawmakers attributed their defections to the internal crisis in the opposition party….