Showing posts with label Katsina State. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Katsina State. Show all posts

Sunday 12 April 2015

Ex-Speaker Masari emerges Katsina governor-elect, sweeps PDP out

A former Speaker of the House of Representatives and candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Alhaji Aminu Masari, has emerged the winner of the governorship election in Katsina State.

Saturday 11 April 2015

50-year-old Woman Dies While On Queue To Vote In Katsina

A 50-year-old woman, Yar’Baba Yusuf Babangida,was confirmed dead after she reportedly slumped while on a queue for vote in Katsina.

The deceased was said to be on queue at Kofar gidan Hamisu polling unit of Makera ward in Funtua local government area of Katsina State when she suddenly slumped.

It was gathered that she was rushed to Funtua General Hospital where health personnel certified her dead.

“We were told that she had already died even before we rushed her to the hospital,” a resident who took part in the rescue operation said.

The deceased, a widow, was said to be hypertensive.