Recently, the entire Katsina emirate was thrown into bewilderment when news broke that some hoodlums had gained entry into the family house of President Umaru Musa Yar'Adua. The first family's country home is not alone...
Posted to the web 23 August 2008 Danjuma Michael Katsina Katsina State government is to introduce two new loan schemes to promote small and medium scale enterprise as well as self reliance among youths in the state. The...
Katsina state government has stopped the broadcast of a television programme sponsored by a community-based organisation, 'Gidauniyar Jihar Katsina' Katsina foundation chaired by the ANPP presidential candidate General...
Posted to the web 13 August 2008 Lagos Persons suspected to be assassins have killed a director with the Katsina State Agricultural and Rural Development Authority, Alhaji Muntari Mohammed. Mohammed, who was said to be living...
Experts have warned that if not given serious attention, desertification which is currently ravaging Katsina and other northern states will affect agricultural projects and consequently exacerbate food crises would its...
The holy Qur'an tells us about many symbolic monuments in Islam including the two hills of Safa and Marwa. Allah (SWT) mentions in Qur'an 2:158 "Behold! Safa and Marwa are among the symbols of God...". The two hills are close...
Posted to the web 11 August 2008 Hassan a Karofi and Lawal Ibrahim Although he is rarely seen with President Umaru Musa Yar'adua, Alhaji Dahiru Barau Mangal can best be described as one of the silent, unseen power brokers in...
Posted to the web 11 August 2008 GOVERNOR Ibrahim Shehu Shema of Katsina State has reinterated his administration's commitment to make agriculture a highly profitable venture. The governor who stated this in Katsina while...
Posted to the web 7 August 2008 Lawal Saidu Katsina A strange disease, which medical experts linked with malaria, has killed 10 persons in Katsina State. Confirming the incident to newsmen yesterday in Katsina, the Director,...
The Friends of Hubbell Trading Post NHS, in partnership with the National Park Service, present two Native American Art Auctions each year. The next two are set for October 4, 2008 and May 9, 2009. The auctions will include...