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Katsina: Police arrest Principal after stolen school equipment found in his home

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The Katsina State Police Command has arrested the principal of Government Secondary School, Shargalle, in Dutsi Local Government Area over the alleged theft of school property. The suspect, identified as Bashir Musa, 58, was arrested following an investigation into a break-in reported at the school on January 19, 2026. Police said unknown individuals had forced […]

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From wedding bliss to bloodshed: Katsina bride allegedly killed groom three days after wedding

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A woman, Zainab Muhammad, has allegedly stabbed her husband, Abubakar Abdulkarim, popularly known as Dan Gaske, to death just three days after their wedding in Jibia, Katsina State.   The couple married on Thursday, November 20, 2025, in what relatives described as a peaceful and consensual union. However, events took a tragic turn on Sunday

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Katsina community leader urges eligible voters to collect PVC

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Alhaji Usman Bello, District Head of Ketare in Kankara Local Government Area of Katsina State, has urged eligible voters in his domain to obtain Permanent Voter Card (PVC) in preparations for the 2023 general elections. Bello made the call when the Electoral officer (EO) in charge of the area, Malam Yunusa Abdu paid him a

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26-year-old pregnant woman dies of Lassa Fever in Katsina

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The Katsina State government on Wednesday February 6, confirmed the death of a 26-year-old pregnant patient of Lassa fever.  Executive Director of the State Primary Health Care Development Agency (PHCDA) Dr Shamsudeen Yahaya who confirmed the death of the pregnant woman, also disclosed that the deceased’s 60-year-old relation tested positive to the virus. Yahaya told newsmen that

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Customs impounds N19m banned rice, vegetable oil in Katsina

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The Katsina State Command of the Nigeria Customs Service has impounded various quantities of banned vegetable oil, rice, mosquito coils and used clothes, valued at about N19 million, from smugglers operating within the border locations in the area. Briefing reporters on the activities of his Command between late 2017 and early 2018, Comptroller of Customs

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