Fuel Stations Increase Prices Jun 21, 2007
"I drove in from Funtua in Katsina state yesterday with the hope of going back, but I got disappointed. It is like a joke to me, but I have spent over 24 hours at this station," he said. He lamented not buying the fuel in Kaduna where he was told to buy a litre at N350. (allAfrica.com)
Nigeria: Face of the Next President Apr 24, 2007
Yar' Adua's movement to the private sector started at Sambo Farms Ltd in Funtua, Katsina State as its pioneer General Manager between 1983-1989. He served as a Board Member, Katsina State Farmers' Supply Company between 1984-1985, Member Governing Council of Katsina College of Arts, Science and Technology Zaria and Katsina Polytechnic between 1978-1983, Board Chairman of Katsina State Investment and Property Development Company (KIPDECO) between 1994-1996. (allAfrica.com)
Nigeria: Nigeria Wades Through a Historic Election Apr 22, 2007
In Katsina and Funtua Emirates, delivery of electoral materials was far better than that of Daura. Speaking about the conduct of the election in the state, the ANPP presidential candidate, Buhari ,and the state Governor Umaru Yar Adua of PDP however expressed divergent views. (allAfrica.com)
Chaos and attempted bombing sully election in Nigeria Apr 22, 2007
FUNTUA, Nigeria: Nigeria's presidential election began amid chaos and delay on Saturday, with a botched attempt to smash a truck bomb into the headquarters of the electoral commission in the nation's capital and with ballots arriving late and without vital information to identify candidates and prevent fraud. Races for national Senate and Assembly seats were postponed for lack of ballots in some states, radio stations reported, and voting began late and was going slowly in others. (International Herald Tribune)
The Gruesome Murder Of Oluwatoyin Olusesan Mar 26, 2007
There was for example a religious dimension to the Nigerian civil war of 1967 -70, with the killing of Igbos who are mainly Christians in the Moslem North, and the declaration of secession by Igbos under the umbrella of the Republic of Biafra, in 1980, there was yet another clash between Moslems and Christians in Kano, again in Maiduguri in 1981, in Gombe in 1983, in Yola in 1984, Kafanchan in 1985, Univesrity of Ibadan in 1986, Kaduna in 1987, Kano and Bauchi in 1991, Zango Kataf and Bauchi in... (Ocnus.net)
Dozens die in Nigeria lorry smash Feb 28, 2007
Another 40 passengers were taken to hospital in Funtua in Katsina State on Sunday after the accident, and some of them may also have died. Nigeria's national police spokesman said they could not confirm fatalities. (BBC News -- Africa)
