jigawa state news

Four final year students of Government Science and Technical College, Karniya, Jigawa State have been arrested over theft of 18 sets of mini laptop computers valued at about N1.4 million. The spokesperson of the Jigawa State Command of Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), DSC...

An operative of Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, on Friday allegedly went wild, killing a bystander and injuring a police sergeant in Dutse, the capital of Jigawa State. The incident occurred when Jigawa Command of the Federal Road Safety Commission, FRSC, sought...

Former Jigawa State, Saminu Turaki, has arrested by operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Dailypost reports. A Federal High Court, sitting in Dutse, the Jigawa State capital, had in 2013 declared the former Govrnor wanted. The former Governor is investigated by...

Former Jigawa State governor, Sule Lamido has been granted bail on own recognisance. A magistrate court sitting in Dutse on Thursday ruled that the charge against Mr. Lamido, of inciting violence, was bailable. “(There is) no evidence before the court that if the accused person his granted...

The Kano state police has revealed its reason for arresting the former governor of Jigawa State, Sule Lamido. Police spokesperson, Samba Sokoto, said Mr. Lamido was arrested for making statements capable of inciting violence. This is contrary to Section 114 of the penal code, he said and added...

Former Governor of Jigawa State, Sule Lamido has been arrested. PREMIUM TIMES reports that Lamido was arrested for allegedly inciting his supporters to stop the conduct of local government elections organised by the current administration of Governor Muhammad Badaru. He was arrested at...

The Police in Jigawa on Tuesday arrested a 20-year-old teacher for allegedly burning a Volkswagen Bus belonging to a company in Dutse Local Government Area of the state. The police Spokesman, Mr Jinjiri Abdu, who confirmed the arrest, said the suspect, (Names withheld), a junior secondary...

The Nigerian senator recently raided the residence of a Kano senator and impounded a number of goods, including 13 exotic cars. Here is a list of items seized within 8 months in Jigawa and Kano states: A house and 13 exotic vehicles ( 12 new Toyota Hilux and one land cruiser Prado jeep) -...

18 years after giving birth to a set of twins , a 44-year-old woman, Hanne Sulaiman, has given birth to sextuplets in Dutse, Jigawa, at Dantaye village in Dutse Local Government Area. Hundreds of people trooped to the General Hospital, Dutse, to see the woman. A 60-year-old traditional birth...

A new born baby has been found abandoned in a graveyard in Jigawa State. Sources say, the baby whose mother policemen could not tracked as of the time of filing this report, has been transferred to the National Commission Hizba Teachers hospital in the state. PHOTOS: Photo/Credits...

Former Jigawa state governor Sule Lamido has declared that only God can stop him from becoming the next President of Nigeria come 2019. According to The sun, Sule Lamido made this assertion a during rally in Bamaina village during which youth urged him to contest in the next general...

The Jigawa House of Assembly on Tuesday impeached its Speaker, Idris Garba and elected Isa Idris of Gwaram Constituency as the new Speaker. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Deputy Speaker, Ahmed Garba, presided over the sitting attended by 23 members. The Clerk of the...

Bread consumers in Hadejia, Jigawa have expressed concern over persistent hike in prices, amid increasing demand for the commodity. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that prices of bread had gone up by about 50 per cent in the area. A medium loaf of bread is sold at N270 as against N200...

Governor Mohammed Badaru Abubakar of Jigawa State explains why the economic policies of President Buhari must be supported by Nigerians. Governor Badaru in an interview with DailyTrust newspaper, said: “by 2015, the country’s economy was on life support and was literally handed over to the APC...

The Jigawa State Government has listed 270 primary schools for the commencement of the pilot programme for feeding primary school pupils in the state. The state Coordinator for Special Intervention programme, Hauwa Umar Aliyu, made the disclosure yesterday while addressing newsmen in Dutse...

Governor Muhammad Badaru of Jigawa has appointed three Special Assistants and managing director of the Jigawa road maintenance agency. A statement signed by the Secretary to the State Government, Alhaji AbdulKadir Fanini, disclosed this on Friday in Dutse, It listed the new appointees as...

The Jigawa State Government has suspended the chairman and secretary of Sule-Tankarkar Local government council for gross misconduct. The Council Chairman, Nasidi Abdullahi and his Secretary, Mohammed Abubakar Sa’id were engaged in a scuffle following disagreement while sharing N300,000 from...

Palpable tension among members of the Jigawa State Executive Council as rumour of a planned major cabinet reshuffle by Governor Mohammad Badaru Abubakar waxes stronger. The decision to reshuffle is said to have been informed by alleged sabotage of his government by members of the present...

The Dangote Group has launched a 20,000 hectre rice production scheme in Jigawa state which is aimed at making the country self-sufficient in rice production and food secure by the year 2018. Minister of State for Agriculture Mr Heineken Lokpobiri, said Nigeria currently produces 2.6 million...

A 25-year-old husband, Buba Juli been arrested by the Jigawa police command for conspiracy and culpable homicide of Buba's wife following a domestic quarrel at Bujaye village, Kafin-hausa LGA in the state. He had help from his friend Adamu Muhammad. The state police command, DSP Abdul Jinjiri...