The Katsina state government says it will establish a black oil refinery in the state as part of its industrialisation agenda.Abubakar Yusuf, the state commissioner for commerce, industry and tourism, said this on Sunday during the inauguration of PVC and vinyl tube production lines at Kankia metal works in the state.He said the refinery, which will be located in Mashi [...]
The Katsina judicial commission of inquiry on missing funds and properties has said Ibrahim Shema, a former governor, allegedly diverted N58.5 billion from state coffers.Ado Ma’aji, chairman of the commission, said N58.5 billion was unaccounted for by the previous administration.He made this known while presenting the commission's report to Aminu Masari, the state governor, on Sunday.The amount is N3 billion higher [...]
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared Mansur Ali of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as the winner of the bye-election conducted in Mashi/Dutsi federal constituency.Hudu Ayuba, the returning officer to the election, who announced the results in Mashi on Sunday, said APC won the election with 27,968 votes.He said Nazif Yusuf of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) scored [...]
At least eight people have died in an outbreak of Meningitis in Tsabu village, Mai’adua local government area of Katsina state.Nasiru Mani, director of primary health care of the council, confirmed this to NAN on Thursday.Mani said the outbreak of the deadly disease was discovered in the last two days following a report from the community.He said 16 cases were [...]
Stones and shoes were used in attacking the dignitaries, including Bello Masari, governor of Katsina state; Abu Ibrahim, senator representing Katsina south, and Amiru Tukur, member representing Bakori/Danja in the house of representatives on Saturday.According to NAN, the politicians were mobbed at a political event organised by the state chapter of All Progressives Congress (APC) in Funtua.It took combined teams [...]
A Malumfashi chief magistrates’ court in Katsina state has ordered the remand of Debora Fojo and Musa Garba, two agents of the ponzi scheme, Mavrodi Mundial Movement (MMM), in custody over alleged breach of trust and cheating.The two were accused of collecting N429,000 to invest in the scheme.Fojo and Garba are residents of Government Girls Secondary School Malumfashi quarters and [...]
The Katsina state government says it used N700 million to procure some medical equipment in order to reduce the rate of people seeking medical attention abroad.Mariatu Usman, commissioner for health, disclosed this during a recent a media summit in the state.Usman said the equipment would be installed at laboratories, theaters, dental units, x-ray units, special baby care units, intensive care [...]
A traditional ruler, Bishir Bala Kofar-bai, has been suspended by the Katsina emirate council for allegedly defiling a 15-year-old girl.Bello Ifo, secretary of the council, in a statement on Thursday, said that the suspension was with immediate effect.Kofar-bai was stripped of his post of ‘Magatakarda’ pending the determination of a criminal litigation against him.He is standing trial for an alleged [...]
The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) says about 65,000 of its members in Katsina state, have begun seven-day fasting and prayers for the quick recovery of President Muhammadu Buhari.Nelson Chukwu, chairman of CAN in the state, who disclosed this to journalists on Monday, said the prayers would be offered at Mountain of Fire & Miracles Ministries (MFM) at Kofar-Kaura, Katsina [...]
Aliyu Muduru, speaker of the Katsina state house of assembly, has been removed.Members of the assembly replaced Muduru at plenary on Wednesday.Hanbali Faruk, majority leader, who represents Katsina constituency, moved the motion for Muduru's removal, and was seconded by Abubakar Total, member representing Funtua constituency.Twenty-four of the 34 members voted in favour of the impeachment and removal of the speaker.The lawmakers [...]
Ibrahim Shema, former governor of Katsina state, who is standing trial for alleged N11 billion fraud, says his life is in danger.Alleging that Bello Masari, his successor was behind the plot to arrest him at the premises of the state high court on Tuesday, Shema said there is a sinister move to harm him.Shema broke down in tears after a [...]
Ibrahim Shema, former governor of Katsina state, broke down in tears after operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) rearrested him on Tuesday.Shema initially resisted the attempt to arrest him at a Katsina high court where he was arraigned.He is standing a 22-count charge bordering on alleged criminal breach of trust and misappropriation of public funds.There was a [...]
Eighteen babies, abandoned by their mothers, have been recovered in Funtua town in Katsina state, in the last four months.Ibrahim Nasir, director of education and social services (ESSD), Funtua local government council, told NAN that some babies were found in dustbins.“Some of the babies were also thrown into toilets, while some were left in markets, public places and uncompleted buildings [...]
The management of the Umar Musa Yar'Adua university, Katsina, has announced that the Muslim Students Society of Nigeria (MSSN) would be the only recognised Islamic body on campus.It was earlier reported that the management of the university had proscribed tribal and religious associations on the campus excluding the MSSN after an internal memorandum signed by Sulaiman Sani Kankara, the acting dean of student [...]
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Tuesday arraigned Ibrahim Shema, former governor of Katsina state, alongside three others before Ibrahim Bako, a justice of Katsina high court.He was arraigned on a 22-count charge bordering on criminal breach of trust and misappropriation of public funds.Jibrin Samuel, the agency's counsel, urged the court to revoke an administrative bail earlier given [...]
Two people were slaughtered in kaduna state while another nine were killed in Katsina as security agencies prevented Shi'ites from performing the Ashura festival, the Islamic Human Rights Commission (IHRC) has said.According to the commission, security agencies are hellbent on preventing members of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria (IMN) from taking part in annual processions.The processions mark the martyrdom of a grandson of [...]
