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    Buhari’s Visit To Jigawa: NSCDC deploys 2,000 personnel – Premium Times Nigeria

    The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence (NSCDC) says it has deployed about 2,000 personnel ahead of President Muhammadu Buhari’s two-day visit to Jigawa, beginning on Monday. The corps’s spokesman in the state, Adamu Shehu, made this known to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in … Read more...
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    Police recruitment: Jigawa command speaks on screening of 4,705 applicants – Daily Post Newspaper

    The Jigawa State Police Command on Wednesday said it has begun the screening of 4,705 applicants for recruitment into the force. Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) of the Command, Abdu Jinjiri, in a chat with News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Dutse, the state capital said the … Read more...
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    Metro Sharia Police storm beer parlors in Jigawa State, seize alcohol drinks - Lailas News

    An unannounced raid in guests houses and alcohol joints in some parts of Jigawa State by Sharia Police paid off, as alcohol drinkers were nabbed red handed with many drinks confiscated in the raid. It was gathered that the consumption of beer in all parts of the state had been prohibited, as...
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    Metro 17-year-old girl commits suicide in Jigawa – Daily Post Nigeria

    The Police in Jigawa says a 17-year-old girl has committed suicide by drinking insecticide. Jigawa Police Command spokesman, SP Abdu Jinjiri, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Dutse on Monday that the incident happened in Birnin Kudu Local Government Area of the state. Read more...
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    Metro Police: 17-year-old girl commits suicide in Jigawa - Today.ng News

    The police in Jigawa say a 17-year-old girl has committed suicide by consuming insecticide popularly known as “Piyapiya”. The Jigawa police spokesman, Abdu Jinjiri, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Dutse on Monday that the incident happened in Birnin Kudu Local Government Area of the...
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    Politics Buhari came to power through blackmail, hate speech – Sule Lamido – Daily Post Nigeria

    The former governor of Jigawa State and current presidential aspirant on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Sule Lamido, has said his Party was voted out of power in 2015 based on blackmail. He, however, added that three years down the line, Nigeria had become … Read more via...
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    Politics Buhari’s govt has inflicted pains, frustration on Nigerians — Lamido – Vanguard News

    FORMER Governor of Jigawa State, Alhaji Sule Lamido, yesterday said that the President Muhammadu Buhari-led administration has only succeeded in inflicting pains, agony, frustration, bloodbath and poverty on majority of Nigerians. Speaking in Asaba, Delta State, when he paid a consultative visit...
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    Politics Buhari Directs Health Minister To Investigate Reports of 'Unknown Disease in Jigawa

    President Muhammadu Buhari has directed the Minister of Heath, Prof. Isaac Adewole to investigate reports of an ‘unknown disease’ that has led to the death of several children in Jigawa State. The President also directed the Minister to deploy all the necessary machinery to combat the outbreak...
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    Destruction Of 337 Bottles Of Beer In Jigawa: Hypocrisy Gone Too Far By Ikechukwu Onyeama

    When we pretend to have virtues, moral principles or religious beliefs, it perhaps makes us feel closer to the creator. More often than not, we rarely take into cognizance, the effect of such on others. When we do not really exhibit such virtue in totality, we become nothing but hypocritical...
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    Politics Sule Lamido States Why He Is Unlikely To Join APC Anytime Soon

    It appears the former governor of Jigawa state, Sule Lamido, will not be joining the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). Speaking during a meeting with ex-PDP state houses of assembly speakers, the former governor stated clearly he does not feel a connection with APC. “No matter how hard I...
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    Metro Woman Commits Suicide As Husband Takes Second Wife

    In Jigawa, a 22-year-old housewife, Hajara Bala, committed suicide after she got wind that her husband was planning to take another wife. It was gathered that the deceased, of Yanmallam village in Miga Local Government Area, took a rat poison as she could not live to see her husband taking...
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    Politics Jigawa Bans Night Wedding in Fulani Communities

    The Security Committee of Gagarawa Local Government Council of Jigawa has banned Fulani traditional ceremonies and other festivities in the night in the area. The Information Officer of the council, Alhaji Ahmad Sulaiman, disclosed this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Dutse on Saturday...
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    Metro In Jigawa, 4 Students Steal N1.4m Laptops From Their School

    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...
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    Metro Jigawa: NSCDC Officer Shoots Policeman, Kills One

    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...
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    Politics Ex-Jigawa Governor, Saminu Turaki Arrested by EFCC

    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...
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    Politics Ex-Governor, Sule Lamido Gets Bail On Self-Recognition

    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...
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    Politics What ex Jigawa Gov Lamido Said That Got Him Arrested by Kano Police

    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...
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    Politics Former Jigawa State Governor 'Sule Lamido' Arrested

    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...
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    Metro Man Sets Company Bus Ablaze For Not Giving Him N500 Promo Prize

    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...
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    Politics List of Items Nigeria Customs Seized Along With Kano Senator's 13 Vehicles

    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) -...
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