Terrorists have reportedly killed no fewer than nine Katsina State Community Watch Corps and vigilante members in Faskari and Matazu, two of the frontline local government areas bedevilled by the activities of terrorists in Katsina State on Friday, October 4, 2024, around 1600 hours along the Yankara-Faskari Road in the state.
The Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF), on Thursday, during a visit to offer condolences and solidarity to the people of Borno state following the recent devastating flood disaster in Maiduguri, has expressed fear that banditry and insurgency have gone out of control in Northern Nigeria to the extent that it may threaten the existence of the entire region in the next five years.
President Bola Tinubu, in accordance with the National Order of Precedence as observed by the debate in the House of Representatives, has announced the conferment of the nation’s second-highest national honour, the Grand Commander of the Order of the Niger, on the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas.