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    Metro Jigawa: 44-year-Old Woman Loses 6 Children At Birth

    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...
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    Metro New Born Baby Abandoned, Found In Graveyard [SEE PHOTOS]

    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...
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    Politics Sule Lamido - Only God Can Stop Me From Becoming President of Nigeria

    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...
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    Politics Jigawa Assembly Impeaches Speaker

    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...
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    Business Nigeria: Prices of Bread Increases By 50%

    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...
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    Politics Nigeria Was On Stretcher When Jonathan Handed Over – Gov. Badaru

    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...
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    Politics Jigawa Introduces Feeding Programme, To Feed 270 Primary Schools

    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...
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    Politics Jigawa Governor, Badaru Makes 4 New Appointments

    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...
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    Politics Governor Badaru Suspends LG Chairman, Secretary For Fighting Over Council's N300,000

    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...
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    Politics Jigawa: Tension As Governor Badaru May Drop 10 Commissioners

    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...
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    Business Dangote Makes Huge Entry Into Nigeria's Rice Market

    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...
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    Metro Nigeria: Man Butchers Wife to Death to Evade Court Justice

    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...
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