The acting Comptroller-General (CG) of the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), Mr Idris Jere, has given assurance that the NIS would continue to protect Nigerian borders to enhance peace and development. Jere gave the assurance in Dutse on Saturday after he paid a condolence visit to the family of a...
Jigawa State
Fifty people have died with many displaced as flood ravages parts of Jigawa State, authorities said on Saturday. Addressing journalists in Dutse, the Executive Secretary, State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA), Sani Yusuf, said the flood destroyed thousands of homes in the state. He stated that the situation forced Jigawa...
The Jigawa State Government said 1,300 houses had been damaged by windstorm in Kafinhausa Local Government Area of the state. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the incident, which occurred on Tuesday night, wrecked havoc. The Special Assistant to Gov. Muhammad Badaru on Community Development and Social...
Tragedy struck on Tuesday as the Zonal Chairman of APC, Jigawa Central, Alhaji Isa Burji, slumped and died at a hotel in Abuja. The Chairman, APC Jigawa East, Alhaji Abdullahi Ango, revealed this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), at Eagle Square, venue of the APC Special National...
The All Progressives Congress ( APC) presidential aspirant, Sen. Bola Tinubu, says evil and politics will not divide Nigeria. He made this known while soliciting support from APC delegates In Jigawa, ahead of the party’s presidential primaries. Tinubu, also referred to as one of the national leaders of the...
**Stakeholders optimistic* Stakeholders and delegates of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Jigawa State interacted with the Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, yesterday in Dutse, the State Capital, in what the Vice President described as very fruitful conversations. Prof. Osinbajo’s Saturday visit to Jigawa is in continuation of his nationwide...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – A pressure group, Unified Northern Nigeria Youth Forum, has called on the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, to join the 2023 presidential race. Mr Aliyu Sani, the group’s spokesperson, made the call when he briefed newsmen on Friday in...
BY HARUNA AHMED, Dutse – Operatives from The Jigawa State Police Command have arrested five suspected kidnappers and armed robbers in Ringim Local Government Area (LGA) of the state. The police spokesperson, ASP Lawan Shiisu, who disclosed this to newsmen in Dutse on Monday, said the suspects, who had...
The Jigawa Hisbah Board has arrested 61 persons, including 44 woman in Taura Local Government Area for alleged immoral acts. Malam Ibrahim Dahiru, Commandant of the Hisbah in the state, made this known the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Dutse on Tuesday. He noted that the suspects were...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The emergence of Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC) Smart School Program is driven by the fallout from the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic which lead to the lockdown of the country and closure of schools for nearly one year. The Executive Secretary, Dr Hamid...
The Jigawa State Police Command says it is hunting for a 22-year-old man, who allegedly stabbed his elder brother to death in Sabuwar Takur area of Dutse. The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), ASP Lawan Shiisu, confirmed the incident to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), in Dutse on...
A Fulani socio-cultural group, known as Kautal Hore, says it has concluded arrangements to establish a modern cow milk market in Hadejia Local Government Area of Jigawa. The State Chairman of the association, Alhaji Umar Dubantu, made this known during an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)...
The Jigawa State Police Command have arrested 17 suspects in raids of black spots in Dutse, Gumel and Ringim Local Government Areas of the state. Police spokesperson in the state, ASP Lawan Shiisu, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Saturday that the operations were conducted from Nov....