The Jigawa chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has faulted claim by the National Working Committee (NWC) of the party that former Gov. Sule Lamido is working for the All Progressives Congress (APC). Alhaji Isa Bello, the state PDP chairman stated this at a news conference in...
Jigawa State
By AISHA NANA, Bauchi – The Bauchi State Deputy Governor, Rt. Hon. Mohammed Auwal Jatau on Wednesday said the state government is working in synergy with its Jigawa state counterpart to ensure amicable settlement of border conflict with communities of Itas-Gadau local government and Kafin Hausa Local...
The Police in Jigawa have arrested a 50-year-old man for alleged murder of his four-year-old stepson in Roni Local Government Area of the state. Police spokesman in the state, DSP Lawan Shiisu, said in Dutse on Friday that the suspect was arrested on Aug. 8. Shiisu said...
By HARUNA AHMED, Dutse – A suspected thief, who specialized in breaking into people’s shops and stealing stuff has been detained, according to the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in Jigawa. In a statement issued in Dutse on Wednesday, the command’s Public Relations Officer...
The Jigawa Technical Facilitator on Immunization, Usman Binyaminu, has said that at least 22,000 persons have so far been vaccinated against yellow fever in Malammadori Local Government Area (LGA) of the state. The Information Officer in the LGA, Alhaji Musa Muhammad, disclosed this in a statement issued in...
No fewer than seven persons have lost their lives while five others injured in an accident on Monday at Kirila village along Birniwa-Malammadori road in Jigawa. Mr Gambo Ibrahim, the Public Relations Officer (PRO), Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) confirmed this in a Road Traffic Crash (RTC) report...
As farmers begin cropping activities, Bauchi, Gombe and Jigawa State Governments have approved 50 per cent subsidy on fertiliser prices to ease access to the commodity. A check by the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Bauchi, Gombe and Jigawa showed that the sale of the commodity at the...
A 30-year-old man, Usman Sanigoga of Akula Quarters in Babura Local Government Area of Jigawa has hanged himself. Spokesman of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in Jigawa, Mr Adamu Shehu, stated this in Dutse on Thursday. He stated that Sanigoga’s spouse found him hanging from the...
By HARUNA AHMED, Dutse – The corpse of a 16-year old “Almajiri’’ boy has been recovered by the police in Kiyawa Local Government Area of Jigawa’ State on Friday. Assailants had gorged one of his eyes before the police arrived. Police spokesman in the state, DSP Lawan Shiisu, stated...
This time of the year, the dry season, fire outbreak is not unusual because virtually every dry object can ignite a fire. Subduing the fire is made difficult by dry wind. In rural places where thatch and wood are used in building houses it is even more challenging to...
Barely three days to Jan. 31 deadline for old naira exchange, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has engaged 200 agents to fast track its cash swap policy in Jigawa. The CBN on Monday embarked on currency swap programme in rural communities as part of plans to phase out...
The Supreme Court is to deliver judgment on Friday in the legal battle on the governorship ticket of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Jigawa. A five-member panel of Justices led by Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun fixed the date for judgment after taking arguments from parties in the appeal filed...
Local vigilance group “Hisbah’’ in Jigawa arrested 31 persons, including 25 women in Kazaure Local Government Area of the state on Wednesday over alleged “immoral acts’’. Hisbah commander in the state, Malam Ibrahim Dahiru, said the suspects were arrested at about 6 a.m. for allegedly engaging in prostitution and...
A 10-year-old boy has drowned in Buji Local Government Area of Jigawa on Saturday. This was confirmed on Sunday in Dutse by the spokesman of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in Jigawa, CSC Adamu Shehu. He told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that the boy...
By HARUNA AHMED, Duste – The Jigawa Police Command has confirmed the death of two persons in a canoe mishap that occurred in Ringim Local Government Area of the state. The command’s spokesman, DSP Lawan Shiisu, who confirmed the incident in a statement in Dutse, said the canoe, conveying...
By HARUNA AHMED, Dutse – The Jigawa State Police Command has confirmed the death of three children in a building collapse that occurred in Dutse Local Government Area of the state. The command’s spokesman, DSP Lawan Shiisu, confirmed the incident in a statement in Dutse on Thursday. DSP Shiisu...
The All Progressive Congress (APC) Presidential Candidate in 2023 polls, Sen. Bola Tinubu has donated N50 million to flood victims in Jigawa. Tinubu announced the donation shortly after he commiserated with Governor Muhammad Badaru, in Dutse on Tuesday. The presidential candidate called for sustained prayers to end flood disasters...
The Police Command in Jigawa has confirmed the death of five persons in a canoe mishap that occurred in Gwaram Local Government Area of the state. The command’s spokesperson, DSP Lawan Shiisu, confirmed the incident to newsmen in Dutse on Monday. Shiisu said that the incident occurred on Friday...
Munkaila Ahmadu, the man who killed his parents in Jigawa state, has told the police that he committed the crime as a form of Jihad. The suspect, who is a resident of Zarada-Sabuwa village of Gagarawa LGA in Jigawa state, used a wooden pestle to attack his father, Ahmad...
By HARUNA AHMED, Dutse – Two boys have been confirmed dead in a boat mishap that occurred at River Miga in Miga Local Government Area of Jigawa State. Seven others were rescued from the boat mishap that occurred on Sunday, 28 August. The Jigawa State Police spokesman, Lawan Shiisu,...