Jigawa tanker explosion: Death toll rises to 209
The death toll has risen to 209 lives lost to the Majia town tanker explosion that happened in Taura Local…
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Alleged adultery: Gov Namadi lifts suspension on Jigawa commissioner
Following his clearance of involvement in alleged adultery by a Kano Upper Shari’a Court, the Jigawa State Government has lifted…
Alleged adultery: Shari’a court clears Jigawa commissioner
The Upper Shari’a Court in Kano, presided over by Ibrahim Sarki Yola, has cleared Jigawa State’s Commissioner for Special Duties,…
Auto crash claims three persons in Jigawa – Police
Three persons have been confirmed death in a ghastly auto crash by the Jigawa State Police Command in Gwaram local…
3 dead, 14 injured in Jigawa motor accident
Three persons reportedly died and 14 more were injured in a ghastly motor accident in Gwaram Local Government Area of…
How we are addressing out-of-school children crisis – Jigawa govt
The Jigawa State Government says the administration has taken various steps to reduce the number of out-of-school children across the…
Fresh tanker explosion rocks Jigawa
Another tanker explosion has rocked Jigawa State. The latest incident, which occurred in Tsaida community, Dutse LGA, is coming weeks…
Driver, nine passengers die in Jigawa car crash
Ten persons died while several others sustained serious injury in a ghastly motor accident in Taura LGA of Jigawa State.…
Two persons, 40 donkeys die in Jigawa road accident
No fewer than two persons and forty donkeys were killed in a fatal motor accident at Shiwarin town in Kiyawa…
Jigawa tanker explosion: Buhari visits victims, donates N10m
Former President Muhammadu Buhari has on Tuesday visited Jigawa State to sympathize with victims of the tanker explosion that claimed…
We will deal with any group trying to create crisis in our party – Jigawa APC
The All Progressives Congress (APC) Jigawa State chapter has threatened to take action against any group attempting to create crises…
Man arrested for allegedly raping 3-year-old girl in Jigawa
Police in Jigawa State have arrested an 18-year-old boy, Khamisu Ibrahim, over the alleged rape of a three-year-old girl in…
Jigawa govt threatens to shut down private schools
The Jigawa State Ministry of Education has threatened to shut down private schools operating junior and senior secondary school sections…
Jigawa, Benue withdraw from suit challenging legality of EFCC, ICPC, NFIU
Jigawa and Benue states have formally pulled out of a suit by 19 state governments challenging the constitutionality of the…
Jigawa correspondents chapel elect new EXCO
The Jigawa State Correspondents chapel has elected new executive members to run the affairs of the union for three years.…
We never said Jigawa Commissioner was caught in adultery – Hisbah
The Hisbah official in the centre of allegations of adultery against a Jigawa State Commissioner for Special Duties, Auwalu Sankara,…
‘Please save my marriage’ – Husband of woman accused of adultery begs Jigawa, Kano govs
The husband of a married woman, Tasleem, accused of having alleged illicit affairs with a Jigawa State Commissioner for Special…
Hisbah retracts alleged adultery charges against Jigawa commissioner, Auwal Sankara
A Kano State Hisbah Board official, Malam Aliyu Dakata, has retracted an earlier report that led to widespread allegations of…
Kano: Husband of woman caught with Jigawa commissioner files adultery suit at Sharia Court
The husband of Tasleem Baba Nabegu, the woman allegedly caught with Jigawa State Commissioner for Special Duties Auwalu Sankara, has…
Jigawa Govt suspends commissioner over alleged ‘affair’ with married woman in uncompleted building
Following an alleged ‘illicit affair’ with a married woman in an uncompleted building, the Jigawa State Government has announced the…
Jigawa explosion, monumental tragedy – Bashir Dalhatu, ACF Board Chair
The Arewa Consultative Forum, ACF Board of Trustees Chairman, Bashir Dalhatu, Wazirin Dutse, has sympathized with Governor Malam Umar Namadi…
Death toll rises to 153 in Jigawa fire incident
Death toll has risen to 153 with 100 people hospitalized in a tanker explosion in Majia local Government area of…
Adhere to safety guidelines – IGP tells motorists as explosion kills over 140 in Jigawa
The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Kayode Adeolu Egbetokun has commiserated with the Government and the people of Jigawa State over…
Nigeria Governors Forum grieves over death of 105 persons in Jigawa petrol tanker disaster
Nigeria Governors’ Forum, NGF, has expressed sadness over the reported death of 105 persons in the Tuesday petrol tanker explosion…
Jigawa tanker accident: Tinubu dispatches federal delegation on condolence visit
Worried by the casualties of the tanker explosion in Jigawa State, President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday dispatched the Secretary to…
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90 Jigawa people killed in tanker explosion buried in mass grave [VIDEO]
Victims of the petrol tanker explosion in Majia Town of Jigawa State have been buried in a mass grave. Late…
Jigawa fire act of terrorism – Nnamdi Kanu’s brother to DSS, Nigerian Army
A younger brother to Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous Peoples of Biafra, Kanunta, has described the fire incident which…
First Lady Oluremi Tinubu condoles with Jigawa residents over tanker explosion
Nigeria’s First Lady, Oluremi Tinubu has sympathised with the government and people of Jigawa State over a petrol tanker explosion…
Over 90 persons confirmed dead as explosion rocks Jigawa
No fewer than 90 people were confirmed dead following a petrol tanker explosion in Majiya Town, Taura local government area…
Police arrests man for allegedly setting grandmother on fire in Jigawa
The Jigawa State Police Command has arrested a 26-year-old man, Nura Mas’ud, for allegedly setting his grandmother on fire. The…
Jigawa Governor, Namadi approves N70,000 minimum wage
Jigawa State Governor, Malam Umar Namadi has approved N70,000 as the new minimum wage. Special adviser to the Governor on…
Jigawa: Why opposition parties opted out of local government elections – SSG
The Jigawa State Government has said the All Progressives Congress, APC’s widespread influence and performance in delivering democratic dividends weakened…
Jigawa LG Poll: Voting begins amid low turnout
Election has commenced with voters low turnout in most of the polling units across the Jigawa State. In most of…
LG election: NNPP goes spiritual for fear of election malpractice in Jigawa
The New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) has turned to spiritual measures for fear of election malpractice ahead of the upcoming…
Jigawa set up free basic healthcare services taskforce for vulnerable persons
The Jigawa State Government has set up a taskforce committee to ensure the provision of quality basic health services to…
Four teenage girls drown in Jigawa river
Four teenage girl have reportedly drowned in a river at Malkaderi village, in Gagarawa Local Government Area of Jigawa State…
Jigawa: Beware of fraudsters – NG-CARES warns beneficiaries
The Nigeria COVID-19 Action Recovery and Economic Stimulus, NG-Cares programme has issued a strong warning to beneficiaries to be vigilant…
All set for Jigawa local government elections — JISIEC
The Jigawa State Independent Electoral Commission, JISIEC, said it has concluded all the necessary precautions for the conduct of the…
LG Election: Jigawa inaugurate Elections Malpractices Tribunal
Ahead of the October 5, 2024, Local Governments Elections in Jigawa State, the State Independent Electoral Commission, has Inaugurated a…
Police arrest suspected vandals in Jigawa
Police in Jigawa State have arrested one Babangida Abubakar for allegedly vanderlizing electric cable wire in Kaugama local government. Spokesman…
Hardship: Man hangs self in Jigawa school
A 40-year-old man has committed suicide by hanging himself over the ceiling in Marika village, Kiyawa local Government, Jigawa State.…
Road accident kills five, leaves 12 critically injured in Jigawa
Five persons have died and twelve others sustained various degrees of injuries in a road accident along the Shiwarin -Kano…
Only 1.5m people have National Identification Card in Jigawa – NIMC
The National Identity Management Commission, NIMC, has said only 1.5m people out of over 6 million population have National Identification…
Maulud: Jigawa Govt declares September 17 Work Free Day
Jigawa State Government has declared Tuesday, September 17th 2024 as a work free day to mark the celebration of the…
27,026 applicants fail CBT for temporary teaching job in Jigawa
The Jigawa State Universal Basic Board, has said no fewer than 27,026 applicants for temporary teaching job have failed Computer…
Jigawa: We will ensure peaceful, credible LG election – Gov Namadi
Governor of Jigawa State, Malam Umar Namadi, has promised a peaceful and credible conduct of the upcoming local government election.…
Nigerian Immigration to establish 3 e-border stations in Jigawa
The Nigeria Immigration Service, NIS, has sought the support of the Jigawa State government towards establishment of three additional e-border…
EndBadGovernance protests in Jigawa politically-motivated – Gov Namadi
Jigawa State Governor, Mallam Umar Namadi, has said the recent incidents of destruction and looting of public and private properties…
Flood submerges 12 LGAs in Jigawa as residents fear 2020-like disaster
The Jigawa State Government is concerned about the possibility of a repeat of the 2020 flooding that affected over 90…
Flooding: 16 die, 3,838 displaced in Jigawa
No fewer than 16 people lost their lives while 3,834 others were displaced as a result of flooding in 10…