Jigawa Gov Namadi suspends commissioner over alleged financial misconduct
Jigawa State Governor Umar Namadi has suspended the state’s Commissioner for Commerce, Alhaji Aminu Kanta, over the alleged misappropriation of…
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JIgawa court sentences four persons to life imprisonment for raping teenager
A Jigawa State High Court has sentenced four individuals to life imprisonment for the rape of a 14-year-old girl in…
Economic hardship: IPAC calls for postponement of LG election in Jigawa
The Inter Party Advisory Council, IPAC, in Jigawa State has advocated the amendment of the state’s electoral law to provide…
Why we delay Ramadan feeding – Jigawa Govt
The Jigawa State Government said the delay in the commencement of Ramadan feeding programme was due to procurement processes and…
Ramadan: Jigawa sets aside N2.8bn for breaking the fast
The Jigawa State Government has set aside N2.83 billion for a special Ramadan Iftar (breaking of fast) feeding programme. The…
Two arrested for killing friend in Jigawa
Operatives of the Jigawa State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) have arrested Hamim Auwalu, 26,…
Hardship: Jigawa governor advocates prayer as solution
Jigawa State Governor Malam Umar Namadi has expressed his belief that prayer is the key to overcoming the present hardships…
Jigawa Assembly impeaches two principal officers, suspends four council chairmen
The Jigawa State House of Assembly has impeached four principal officers and four local government council chairmen. The move comes…
Police bust ‘Yahoo’ syndicate, arrest five suspects in Jigawa
Police in Jigawa State have smashed a syndicate of suspected internet fraudsters, also known as Yahoo boys. Spokesman of the…
Customs generates N9.7bn in February in Kano/Jigawa
The Kano Area Command of the Nigeria Customs Service, NCS, generated a total of N9.7 billion in February as revenue…
JIgawa confirms meningitis outbreak
Jigawa State government has confirmed the outbreak of Cerebrospinal Meningitis (CSM) in six local government areas of the state. The…
NSCDC arrests vandal in Jigawa
Operatives of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, have apprehended a 30-year-old man, Inuwa Salisu, for allegedly vandalizing…
Man poisons wife in Jigawa to inherit her wealth
Jigawa State Police Command has apprehended a 40-year-old man, Habu Ibrahim over alleged plan to poison his wife in Danadama…
Jigawa tripartite committee on minimum wage submits report
The Tripartite Committee constituted by the Jigawa State Government to develop a position paper on the new national minimum wage…
Economic hardship: Tinubu aware of your suffering – Gov Namadi assures Jigawa citizens
Governor Umar Namadi of Jigawa State has assured citizens that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is aware of the hardships Nigerians…
Jigawa NLC protests amid tight security, demands border opening
The JIgawa State chapter of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) on Tuesday protested against the current economic hardship in the…
Jigawa: Governor Namadi inaugurates anti-corruption agency
Jigawa State, Governor Mallam Umar Namadi has inaugurated the Jigawa State Public Complaints and Anti-Corruption Commission. The newly appointed chairman,…
Hardship: Utilize borrowing wisely – Group tasks Jigawa Govt
The Jigawa State Government has been advised to utilize its resources and invest in critical sectors to uplift the livelihoods…
Jigawa records first rain of 2024
Several parts of Jigawa State have witnessed the much-awaited first rain of 2024, signaling the beginning of the agricultural season.…
Police disrupt anti-hunger protest in Jigawa
The police in Jigawa State disrupted a peaceful demonstration against hunger, insecurity, and hardship on Thursday. The protest was organised…
Jigawa: Gov Namadi appoints Salisu Chairman Anti-Corruption Commission
Governor Malam Umar Namadi has approved the appointment of Barrister Salisu Abdu as the pioneer Executive Chairman, Jigawa State Public…
NIMC worries over low NIN enrolment in Jigawa
The Jigawa Coordinator of the National Identity Management Commission, NIMC, Mr Aminu Jakada, has expressed concern on the low enrolment…
Jigawa Government approves N10,000 wage award for civil servants
The Jigawa State Government has approved N10,000 wage awards to state and local governments’ civil servants. The Commissioner of Information,…
Jigawa: Gov Namadi sets up mobile courts for monthly sanitation
Governor Umar Namadi of Jigawa State has set up five mobile courts to trial violators of monthly sanitation. State commissioner…
61-year-old man bags life imprisonment for sodomy in Jigawa
A Jigawa State High Court No. 6 sitting in Birnin-Kudu has convicted and sentenced a 61-year-old man to life imprisonment…
PDP chairman, others defect to APC in Jigawa
Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Birniwa Local Government Area of Jigawa State, Alhaji Talba Diginsa, has defected…
Rerun election: Political parties sign peace accord in Jigawa
Political parties in Jigawa State signed a peace accord on Tuesday ahead of the Buji/Birnin Kudu Federal Constituency rerun election.…
Police dislodge six bandit camps, arrest 12 suspects in Jigawa
Operatives of the Nigeria Police Force have arrested 12 suspected kidnappers and armed robbers in a joint operation at Zamdama…
NSCDC arrests suspected cattle rustler in Jigawa
Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, on Friday, arrested 25-year-old suspected cattle rustler, Mamman Amadu in Kirikasamma Local Government,…
Jigawa govt approves N5bn for water supply services
The Jigawa State Government has approved N5 billion for procurement of diesel and other services to enhance access to potable…
Tears of Joy as Jigawa govt settles retirees’ benefits
Retirees in Jigawa State have finally heaved a sigh of relief after collecting their retirement benefits. DAILY POST reports that…
10 dead, 12 injured in Jigawa auto crash
No fewer than ten persons lost their lives in a fatal motor accident in Ringim Local Government, Jigawa State. The…
Rerun election: APC inaugurates campaign council in Jigawa
The All Progressive Congress, APC, has inaugurated its campaign council for the Birnin Kudu/Buji Federal Constituency rerun election in Jigawa…
17-year-old boy arrested for defrauding POS vendor N900,000 in Jigawa
Police in Jigawa State have arrested a 17-year-old boy, Abdulmuminu Tasiu for defrauding a POS vendor the sum of N900,000…
16,000 applicants jostle for 270 police constable slots in Jigawa
About 16, 000 candidates have applied to fill the 270 police constable slots in Jigawa State. The spokesman of the…
NDLEA arrests 477 drug peddlers, seizes 614.61kg of cannabis in Jigawa
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, arrested 477 suspected drug peddlers and users in Jigawa State. State Commandant, Mu’azu…
Police arrest five suspected vandals, drug dealers in Jigawa
The Jigawa State Police Command has apprehended five suspected vandals, drug dealers and thieves. DSP Lawan Shiisu Adam, the command’s…
‘Jigawa, Nigeria can attain wheat sufficiency’ – Gov Namadi
Governor Umar Namadi of Jigawa State has expressed confidence that Nigeria can attain self-sufficiency in wheat production in the near…
Trailer crushes police officer in Jigawa
A policeman on stop-and-search duty was crushed to death by a trailer driver in Ringim Local Government, Jigawa State. A…
Customs generates N52.7bn in Kano, Jigawa in 2023
The Nigeria Customs Service, NCS, Kano/Jigawa Command, says it generated N52.7 billion revenue for 2023. The Area Controller of the…
Police arrest 11 suspected animal rustlers, thieves in Jigawa
The Police Command in Jigawa says it has arrested 11 persons, including a Nigerien, for alleged theft of animals, a…
Jigawa Gov Namadi reiterates commitment to developing education, agriculture, health
Jigawa State Governor, Umar Namadi, has pledged to continue to initiate policies that will enhance the development of agriculture, education,…
NSCDC promotes Jigawa spokesperson, 13 others
The Civil Defence, Correctional, Fire and Immigration Services Board, CDCFIB, has approved the promotion of the Public Relations Officer, PRO,…
Christmas: Jigawa workers refuse to return to work after holidays
Civil servants in Jigawa State have refused to return to work after the Christmas holidays declared by the Federal Government.…
Saudi Arabia deportee commits suicide by jumping into stream in Jigawa
A 38-year-old woman who was recently deported from Saudi Arabia, identified as Hajiya Tabawa Ado, has committed suicide by plunging…
Police arrest 26 suspects for alleged phone snatching, others in Jigawa
The Jigawa State Police Command says it has arrested 26 persons for alleged phone snatching, theft, burglary and drug abuse…
Christmas: Eleven die in Jigawa fatal motor accident
No fewer than eleven persons have died in a fatal motor accident in Taura Local Government, Jigawa State. Spokesman of…
Police arrest two for harbouring suspected kidnapper in Jigawa
The Police Command in Jigawa State has arrested two suspects for allegedly harbouring a suspected kidnapper and armed robber in…
Two suspects nabbed in Jigawa for harbouring notorious kidnapper
The Jigawa State Police Command has arrested two individuals for harbouring a notorious armed robber and kidnapper in the Gumel…
Petroleum task force shuts down filling station in Jigawa
The Petroleum Products Task Force in Jigawa State has shut down the IMG filing station in Dutse metropolis for allegedly…