Police Command in Jigawa has successfully averted a potential fuel tanker explosion after a truck carrying Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) overturned in Ringim Local Government Area of the state. Its spokesperson, SP Lawan Shiisu,, in a statement on Thursday in Dutse, said there was no death or serious casualty...
Jigawa State
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – Jigawa State Governor, Umar Namadi, has paid a courtesy visit to the Executive Secretary of Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC), Aisha Garba, at the Commission’s headquarters in Abuja. The visit focused on strengthening the partnership between Jigawa State and UBEC, with particular emphasis on...
By HARUNA AHMED, Dutse – Jigawa State Governor, Umar Namadi has pardoned 10 inmates of the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) in the state. The NCoS spokesman in the state, CSC Sani Jahun, disclosed this in a statement in Dutse, on Monday. Jahun said the inmates were pardoned by the...
By HARUNA AHMED, Kaduna – The 26 Armoured Brigade of the Nigerian Army, says it will begin Range Classification Exercise for 2025, from Monday, March 17 to Wednesday, March 19 2025, at Yargaba Barrack in Dutse, Jigawa. Acting Assistant Director, Army Public Relations, Lt. Uzoma Ewgu-Ukpai, disclosed this in...
At least 26 thatched houses and 16 granaries were burnt in a communal clash in Taura Local Government Area (LGA) of Jigawa, the police have confirmed. Police spokesman SP Lawan Shiisu said in a statement in Dutse on Monday that the incident occurred during a conflict between residents of...
The Jigawa State Public Complaints and Anti-Corruption Commission (PCACC) has recovered N300 million embezzled funds in the last six months. Its Chairman, Mr Salisu Abdu told journalists in Dutse on Wednesday, that the agency received and resolved 200 complaints since inception in 2022. “We have dual functions of attending...
A white hummer bus reg no. ZAK 382 XA, was gutted by fire and four passengers were burnt beyond recognision along Gwaram town, jigawa state. According to statement released by the police the vehicle was driven by one Dalha Saleh ‘m’ age 40yrs of Galdimari Qts Saldigal village Zaki...
Jigawa State Police Command has confirmed another tanker explosion which occurred at a filling station in Dutse metropolis on Thursday. The Police Spokesperson, SP Shiisu Adam, confirmed the incident in a statement on Friday, saying that no life was lost. He said that the incident occurred at Shakkato filling...
No fewer than 9 persons have been confirmed dead and four others injured in a communal clash that occurred on Friday in Jigawa State. Spokesman of the Jigawa State Police Command, DSP Lawan Shiisu, confirmed this in a statement issued to newsmen in Dutse, on Saturday. Shiisu stated that...
A mother and her two children escaped death on Monday when a vehicle rammed into their living room in Dutse. The Police Public Relations Officer, Jigawa State Command , DSP Lawan Shiisu, said in a statement in Dutse that the incident occurred at about 12 midnight. Shiisu said the...
Tragedy has once again struck the family of Jigawa State Governor, Umar Namadi, following the death of his eldest son, Abdulwahab Umar Namadi, in a fatal car accident. The incident occurred barely 24 hours after the governor lost his mother, Hajiya Maryam Namadi. According to eyewitness accounts, Abdulwahab was...
Chairman of the Jigawa Tanker Explosion Investigation Panel, Hafizu Inuwa, has said that 209 lives were lost and 99 others injured in the accident. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalls that on Oct. 14, a fuel tanker exploded in Majiya town killing hundreds and injuring several others. Sequel...
By HARUNA AHMED, Duste– No fewer than 10 passengers have died and one other injured in an accident that occurred at Yanfari village in Taura Local Government Area of Jigawa State. The Police Public Relations Officer, Jigawa State Command, Mr Lawal Shiisu, confirmed the incident in a statement issued...
By kAYODE ADEBIYI, Abuja – The Rule of Law Development Foundation (ROLDF), an NGO, has urged government at all levels to ensure that all petroleum tankers complied with the highest safety standards. This is contained in a condolence letter to Gov. Umar Namadi and signed by its Co-Ordinator, Joseph...
The death toll from a tanker explosion in Taura Local Government Area of Jigawa State has risen to 167, the state governor, Umar Namadi, has said. He stated this at the Government House in Dutse while receiving his Kano State counterpart, Abba Yusuf, who was on a condolence visit....
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum, has expressed shock over the tragic tank explosion that killed over 105 people in Majiya village, Taura Local Government Area of Jigawa State. Zulum, in a statement released by his Senior Special Adviser on New Media, Abdurrahman Ahmed Bundi,...
A mass burial has been conducted for 140 victims of the petrol tanker explosion that took place at Majiya town, Taura Local Government Area of Jigawa State on Wednesday. About 90 other victims of the ugly incident are currently in various hospitals in the state receiving treatment. The explosion...
By MHMM KUJE, Abuja- The Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) on Wednesday expressed sadness at the reported death of 105 persons in Tuesday’s petrol tanker explosion in Majia town in Jigawa. The NGF, in a statement in Ilorin by its Chairman, Gov. AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, noted that the circumstances surrounding the...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Bola Tinubu has directed the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Senator George Akume, to lead a Federal Government delegation to Jigawa in response to Tuesday night inferno in Majia town, which claimed over 100 lives. The government delegation will comprise...
Minister of State, Petroleum Resources (Oil), Sen. Heineken Lokpobiri, has directed the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA), to investigate the circumstances surrounding petrol tanker explosion in Jigawa. Lokpobiri expressed sorrow over the incident that occurred at Majiya town I Taura Local Government Area of Jigawa on...