Metro Court logo Quick Read She was arrested by operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS) on September 16, 2023, at Jibia Motor Park, Katsina State, while allegedly attempting to transport 438 rounds of 7.62mm ammunition to a suspected bandit leader identified as Ado, said to be operating from the Dunburum Forest in Zamfara…
Yusuf Buhari, son of late former President Muhammadu Buhari, has emerged winner of the All Progressives Congress (APC) primary election for the Daura/Sandamu/Mai’adua Federal Constituency of Katsina State. The result was announced on Saturday in Daura by Lawal Garba, the Chairman of the constituency’s APC primary election committee. Garba said Buhari secured a landslide victory…
Suspected terrorists have killed four people, including a National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) member, in a fresh attack along the Jikamshi–Funtua road in Katsina State. SaharaReporters gathered that the victims were ambushed and shot dead by armed bandits on Monday evening while travelling along the notorious route. Among those killed were identified as Saidu Nasir…
Police operatives in Katsina have arrested four suspected cattle rustlers and recovered 18 stolen cows at Tudun Iya Village in Funtua Local Government Area of the state. The spokesman for the state police command, Abubakar Sadiq-Aliyu disclosed this in a statement on Friday in Katsina. He said the arrest followed directives by the Inspector-General of…
By Abbas Bamalli The Katsina State Police Command has warned applicants for the scheduled police constable examination in the state to beware of fraudsters and racketeers seeking to exploit unsuspecting candidates. The Commissioner, Ali Umar-Fage, gave the warning in a statement issued in Katsina on Sunday by Abubakar Sadiq-Aliyu, the Command’s Spokesperson. He announced that…
By Frank Ulom KATSINA (CONVERSEER) – MonitNG, a civic technology platform, has exposed the deplorable state of Junior Secondary School in Bazanga, Danja Local Government Area of Katsina State, describing it as a “devastating reflection of failed governance and misplaced priorities”. The group revealed that the entire local government area has been completely neglected, with…
By Kazeem Ugbodaga President Bola Tinubu has directed an immediate review of security operations in Katsina State, with assurances of deploying advanced military hardware, drones, and strengthening local security outfits to tackle banditry. Speaking on Tuesday at the State House, Abuja, while receiving a delegation of Katsina leaders led by Governor Dikko Umaru Radda, Tinubu…
The Katsina State Government has withdrawn the operating licenses of all private and community schools in the state, with effect from August 13, 2025. The announcement came through a circular issued by the Ministry of Basic and Secondary Education and signed by Commissioner Hajiya Zainab Musa-Musawa. The ministry’s Public Relations Officer, Malam Sani Danjuma, released…
The Federal Government on Friday pledged to bring to justice those responsible for the recent killing of worshippers in Malumfashi Local Government Area of Katsina State. Gunmen had attacked the mosque on Tuesday, killing at least 32 people. According to a state official, the bandits attacked to avenge their fallen comrades who had been…
By Abbas Bamalli About 330 students were abducted while 52 schools were shut down in Batsari, Faskari and Kankara Local Government Areas of Katsina State from 2020 to 2025, a research conducted by Oxford Policy Management has revealed. The report of the survey supported by UNICEF, in collaboration with the state’s Ministry of Basic and…
