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  1. Article · Oct 1, 2026 · Esha Aliku

    Katsina gov signs N828.58bn 2027 appropriation law (opens the original)

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    Katsina State Governor, Dikko Radda, on Wednesday signed the state’s 2027 Appropriation Law of N828.58 billion. This came following its passage by the Katsina State House of Assembly. The appropriation comprises N190.73 billion for recurrent expenditure and N637.85 billion for capital expenditure, representing about 23 per cent and 77 per cent of the total budget respectively. The figures are slightly lower than the N828.64 billion proposal earlier presented by Radda to the Assembly. The origina

  2. Article · Sep 26, 2026 · Esha Aliku

    Police arrest son over father’s death in Katsina (opens the original)

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    The Katsina State Police Command has arrested a 27-year-old man, Sada Tambai, for allegedly killing his 80-year-old father, Adamu Tambai, in Mundadu Village, Bindawa Local Government Area of the state. This is contained in a statement by the Command Public Relations Officer, Deputy Superintendent of Police Abubakar Sadiq, and made available to newsmen on Saturday in Katsina. The incident occurred on September 21, 2026, after the police received a distress call from the District Head of Bindawa,

  3. Article · Sep 23, 2026 · Esha Aliku

    N120bn education investment: Katsina’s push for smart schools, wider opportunities (opens the original)

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    Education has emerged as a major area of public investment under Katsina State Governor Dr Dikko Radda’s administration. Since assuming office in 2023, the administration says it has committed more than N120bn to the education sector, covering infrastructure, teacher recruitment and training, scholarships, digital learning and school-improvement programmes. The significance of the investment lies not only in the amount involved, but also in the geographical spread of projects and the range of in

  4. Article · Sep 17, 2026 · Esha Aliku

    Police repel bandit attack in Katsina, rescue four victims (opens the original)

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    The Katsina State Police Command has repelled a bandit attack in Dutsin-Ma Local Government Area of the state, rescuing four kidnapped victims and recovering an AK-47 rifle loaded with five rounds of live ammunition. The victims comprised three females and a nursing baby who were abducted when armed bandits attacked Makwanta village in the early hours of Wednesday. This was contained in a statement by the Command’s Public Relations Officer, DSP Abubakar Sadiq, made available to newsmen on Thursd

  5. Article · Sep 16, 2026 · Esha Aliku

    Police arrest man who kidnapped grandfather in Katsina, rescue two victims (opens the original)

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    The Katsina State Police Command has arrested a 22-year-old man, Sani Dikko, who allegedly conspired with two others to kidnap his grandfather and secured N3m ransom before his release. Dikko was arrested alongside Kabir Sani, 22, and Salisu Bello, 22, during an operation by operatives of the command’s Violent Crime Response Unit along Marabar Shema Village in Dutsin-Ma Local Government Area. The command’s Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Abubakar Aliyu, disclosed this in a statement issued

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