President Bola Tinubu is scheduled to officially open the Funtua Inland Dry Port located in Katsina State on May 9. The Assistant Director of the Public Relations Unit at the Nigerian Shippers’ Council, NSC, Rebecca Adamu, disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria, NAN, on Wednesday. Adamu said the inauguration, scheduled […]
Gender-Based Violence: Katsina govt repatriates 12 survivors to states
The Katsina State Government said it has repatriated about 12 survivors of Gender-Based Violence, GBV, to their respective states from December 2023 to date. The state’s Commissioner for Women Affairs, Hajiya Zainab Musa-Musawa, disclosed this in an interview with NAN in Katsina. According to her, the ministry, through its GBV Centre, handed over some of […]
Police nab 22 suspected armed robbers, 36 rapists in Katsina
The Katsina State Police Command said it arrested 22 suspected armed robbers, and 36 persons in connection to rape and sodomy cases in the state within the month of April. The State Police Public Relations Officer, ASP Abubakar Sadiq-Aliyu, confirmed this while briefing newsmen on the command’s achievements within the month under review. Sadiq-Aliyu said […]
INTERVIEW: How Tinubu administration is supporting Chibok girls, addressing women empowerment – Minister
Minister of Women Affairs and Social Development, Uju Kenneth-Ohanenye says she prefers “sustainable empowerment” of women to organising conferences and workshops. The post INTERVIEW: How Tinubu administration is supporting Chibok girls, addressing women empowerment – Minister appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria. Powered by WPeMatico
Fuel scarcity: Kano NSCDC intercepts 20,000 litres of PMS being diverted to Katsina
A tanker carrying over 20,000 litres of Premium Motor Spirit, PMS, along Ibrahim Taiwo Road amidst the shortage of petroleum products in Kano State has been intercepted by the State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corps, NSCDC. The Command’s Public Relations Officer, SC Ibrahim Abdullahi, in a statement, explained that the tanker […]
‘PDP’s big loss, APC’s gain’ – Presidency reacts as ex-Katsina gov, Shema defects to ruling party
The presidency has reacted to the defection of former Katsina State governor, Ibrahim Shema from the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, to the All Progressives Congress, APC. President Bola Tinubu’s Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, said while Shema’s defection was a big loss to the PDP, the move was a big gain of […]
Police arrest suspected armed robbers, recover three cars in Katsina
The Katsina State Police Command has arrested three suspects involved in separate incidents of armed robbery and car theft in Katsina. According to the Command’s spokesperson, ASP Abubakar Sadiq Aliyu, one of the suspects, 45-year-old Sabi’u Musa, was arrested on May 1st, 2024, in connection with a case of armed robbery and car theft. He […]
Katsina APC welcomes former governor Shema
Katsina State Governor Dikko Umar Radda described the defection of former Governor Ibrahim Shehu Shema to the All Progressives Congress, APC, as a homecoming and a reunion with political family members. Governor Radda remarked shortly after Shema was presented with a membership card issued by the Shema Ward Executive of the APC in Dutsinma Local […]
Troops neutralize terrorists in Katsina, rescue kidnapped victims, recover arms
The Nigerian Army said its troops deployed for Counter-terrorism operations in the North West in conjunction with a team from the Nigeria Police and the State Community Watch Corps, engaged the terrorists in a fierce gun battle at Danmusa in Danmusa Local Government Area of Katsina State and neutralized one terrorist, recovered arms and equipment. […]
Nigerian military commander reportedly shot dead in Katsina
The commander of a military camp at Sabon Garin Dan’Ali, in Danmusa Local Government Area of Katsina State, has been reportedly killed in an ambush. According to Daily Trust, sources said the incident took place on Thursday, adding that the corpse of the deceased, alleged to be a major in the army, was deposited at […]