Katsina State

September 02, (THEWILL) — Operatives of the Katsina State Police Command have intercepted two suspected gunrunners along the Ingawa–Karkarku Village Road, recovering a machine gun and over 1,200 rounds of live ammunition. Force Public Relations Officer, DCP Olumuyiwa Adejobi,...

August 19, (THEWILL) — At least 13 worshippers were killed on Tuesday when gunmen attacked a mosque in Unguwan Mantau village, Malumfashi Local Government Area of Katsina State. The state Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Nasir Mu’azu, said...

July 31, (THEWILL) — A Katsina State High Court has sentenced two domestic workers to death by hanging for the murder of former Commissioner, Rabe Nasir. Nasir, a former Katsina Commissioner for Science and Technology,  was brutally murdered on December...

July 28, (THEWILL) — Zamfara State Governor, Dauda Lawal, has approved the appointment of Alhaji Abdulkadir Ibrahim Bello as the new Emir (Sarkin Katsina) of Gusau Emirate. The appointment follows the death of his father, His Royal Highness, Dr Ibrahim...

July 21, (THEWILL) — Katsina State Governor, Dikko Umaru Radda, narrowly escaped death on Sunday evening after being involved in a minor road accident along the Daura-Katsina Road. The Chief Press Secretary to the governor, Ibrahim Kaula Mohammed, confirmed the...

July 15, (THEWILL) — President Bola Tinubu has arrived in Katsina State to attend the burial of former President, Muhammadu Buhari, who passed away on Sunday in London at the age of 82. The president’s aircraft touched down at the...

May 08, (THEWILL) – Three members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the House of Representatives, on Thursday, defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC). The lawmakers from Katsina State, who announced their decision in separate letters...

April 24, (THEWILL) – The Director overseeing the office of the Director General of the Nigerian Tourism Development Authority (NTDA), Mr Richard Ovie Esewhaye, on Thursday, received Dr Kabir Ali Masanawa, the newly appointed Executive Director/CEO of the...

January 24, (THEWILL) – Over 500,000 children are currently out of school in Katsina State, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) disclosed on Friday. The Chief of UNICEF, Kano Field Office, Rahama Mohammed Farah, told newsmen on the International Day...

January 16, (THEWILL) – On Tuesday, heavily armed bandits attacked the Kankara General Hospital in Kankara, Katsina state. A press statement by the Spokesperson of the State Police Command, DSP Sadiq Aliyu, said the bandits, wielding AK-47 rifles, stormed...