It was a beehive of socioeconomic activities on Saturday as the residents of Kaduna, Kano and Katsina States shunned the one-million-man nationwide protests. Correspondents of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in the three states learnt that hordes of people…
Police arrest suspect mass-producing Russian flag in Nasarawa
The Nigeria Police Force has announced the arrest of one suspect in Nasarawa state for mass production of the Russian flags. This is as reports by our correspondents say angry protesters were also seen clutching the Russian flag in Kaduna,…
Protest: Police arrest 64 hoodlums with 693 bags of fertiliser in Katsina
The Katsina State Police Command has disclosed that 64 hoodlums were arrested with 693 bags of fertiliser they stole from a warehouse in Dutsinma LGA of the state on the first day of the nationwide protest. The nationwide protest turned…
Police foil attack in Katsina, neutralise suspected bandit
Police operatives in Katsina foiled an attack on Sabuwa town, headquarters of Sabuwa local government area of the state, neutralizing one suspected bandit. The police spokesman, ASP Abubakar Aliyu, made this known to newsmen on Thursday in Katsina. He said…
Zamfara imposes curfew along Sokoto, Katsina borders
Zamfara State Government has ordered immediate restriction of movement along the state’s borders with Katsina and Sokoto from 7:00 pm to 6:00 am. The state Commissioner for Information and Culture, Alhaji Mannir Haidara, disclosed this to newsmen in Gusau on…
Cooking gas scarcity hits Lagos, Kano, Katsina, others
Scarcity of Liquefied Petroleum Gas also known as cooking gas has hit Lagos and some other states in the country. The other affected states, according to findings by our correspondents are: Katsina, Sokoto, Delta, Kaduna and Kano. The rise in…
Police nab bandits’ informants in Katsina
Following the kidnapping of the wife and two children of serving lawmaker Hon Ibrahim Aminu, in Katsina State by bandits, the Police Intelligence Response Team (IRT) Commanded by DCP Tunji Disu has arrested three (3) informants to a syndicate who…
How Katsina undergraduate killed stepmother with pestle –Police
A 200-level student of Education Management, Federal University, Dustin-ma, Najib Shehu, has been paraded by the Katsina State Police Command over the death of his 60-year-old stepmother, Asiya Mohammed. PUNCH Metro gathered that Najib alongside his father and Asiya were…
DSS, police force protesters off the streets of Katsina
Operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS) and the Police have dispersed protesters who trooped to the streets of Katsina to register their grievances over the spate of killings in the state and other parts of the country. The…
*2 killed, 15 injured in Lagos-Ibadan Expressway accident (Punch)*Passport Office introduces Saturday, Sunday services in Ikeja (Sun)
2 killed, 15 injured in Lagos-Ibadan Expressway accident (Punch) Two persons lost their lives on Saturday, while 15 others sustained injuries when a speeding DAF truck overturned at a diversion point along the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway. Our correspondent gathered that the…