Tag: Gov Dikko Umar Radda

Former NYSC DG, 9 Others kidnapped in Katsina Bandit attack

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Armed bandits have abducted Brigadier General Maharazu Tsiga (Retd), a former Director General of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), alongside nine other residents in Tsiga village, Bakori Local Government Area of Katsina State.   The attack occurred late Wednesday night at approximately 11:30 p.m. when the gunmen stormed the community, firing sporadically before invading the residence of the retired general. Reports indicate that the assailants shot three residents, including two sons of Tsiga’s neighbor, before whisking him and others away into a nearby forest.   A relative of Tsiga,…

Use your service year to strive towards nation building.- Katsina Gov tasks Corps Members

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The Katsina State Governor, Mallam Dikko Umaru Radda has tasked Corps Members deployed to the State for the one year national service to strive towards nation building.   He also lauded the immense contributions of successive batches of Corps Members to the socio-economic development of Katsina State over the years, especially through Corps Members’ Community Development Service projects and also by increasing the manpower needed in schools and in the industrial sector across the State.   Governor Raddah disclosed this at the NYSC Katsina State Orientation Camp, while speaking through…

Gov Dikko Umar Radda visits CDS,seeks l more military presence in Katsina

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Katsina state Governor , Dr Dikko Umar Radda has called for more Military presence in the state. He stated this today, Thursday, 26 October, 2023 when he paid a courtesy call on the Chief of Defence Staff ( CDS), General Christopher Gwabin Musa at the Defence Headquarters (DHQ), Abuja.   The governor said the purpose of his visit was to commend the Armed Forces of Nigeria ( AFN) for their immense support in curbing insecurity in Katsina State. He added that he also came to DHQ to express his appreciation…