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Katsina State

A federating state of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. Capital: Katsina. The governor is elected under section 176 of the 1999 Constitution.

Governor of Katsina State

What the Constitution says

s.176–179
Each state’s voters elect its Governor. To win outright, a candidate needs the most votes and at least a quarter of the votes in two-thirds of the state’s local government areas.
s.48
Each state elects three senators, one per senatorial district, and the FCT elects one: 109 in all.
s.49
The House of Representatives has 360 members, each elected by one federal constituency of roughly equal population.

Radda Signs ₦828.58bn 2027 Appropriation Bill Into Law
Sep 30, 2026
The Speaker of the Katsina State House of Assembly, Nasiru Daura, a total budget of ₦828,578,844,091.48, comprising ₦190,726,262,820.44 for recurrent expenditure and ₦637,852,581,271.03 for capital expenditure, was approved by the House.
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Kaita returns to Katsina, resumes political engagements
Sep 29, 2026
The Katsina State governorship candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Senator Ahmad Babba Kaita yesterday, returned to the state after an overseas medical trip. Kaita, who was said to have preferred a low-key return, was welcomed by supporters and
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Bandits kill Katsina LG health secretary
Sep 28, 2026
The Health Secretary of Malumfashi Local Government Area of Katsina State, Sa’adu Dantutture, has been abducted and killed by bandits in his hometown of Dantutture, Kafur LGA. Dantutture, a former Director of Primary Healthcare in Funtua LGA, was abducted shor
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Troops arrest ransom couriers, rescue 14 kidnap victims
Sep 28, 2026
Troops of Operation FANSAN YAMMA have arrested three suspected terrorist logistics couriers while allegedly transporting N2.7 million in suspected ransom money and rescued 14 kidnapped victims in Faskari Local Government Area of Katsina State. The three suspec
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