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Another Fire Outbreak Hit Community In Jigawa, Valuable, Houses Destroy

Barebari Village in Sankara Ward, Ringim Local Government Area of Jigawa State has been hit by a fire incident, destroying many houses, local silos, animals, and other valuable items.The incident happened on Saturday morning, according to Shehu Sule Udi, the local government Chairman.In his statement to newsmen, Mr. Udi warned residents to be care

Gov Badaru Dares Buhari, Says Old Naira Notes Still Remain Legal Tender In Jigawa

The Jigawa State Government has said the old naira notes remain legal tender in the state pending the judgment of the Supreme Court.The state Commissioner for Information, Youths Sports and Culture Bala Ibrahim Mamsa stated this in a statement issued to DAILY POST on Thursday.According to him “Jigawa State is among the states before the Supreme
NSCDC Arrests Four Notorious Electric Cable Vandals In Jigawa

Jigawa State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has arrested four notorious vandals in Babura Local Government Area of the state. The spokesperson of the command, CSC Adamu Shehu, who made this known in a statement on Tuesday, 14th February, 2023, said 70 meters of 16mm 4 core streetlight armoured cable valued at N630

Sad As Six Persons Die In Fatal Motor Accident In Jigawa

Six people lost their lives in a fatal motor accident along Kano-Hadejia road in Taura Local Government Area of Jigawa State.An Eyewitness reveals that the incident happened on Thursday at about 09:15 AM at Yan Fari village.He said the victims were rushed to the Ringim General Hospital for medical attention.The Police Public Relations Officer in J
Scarcity Of Naira Enforces New Order In Jigawa As Grooms Adopt E-payment For Dowry

The scarcity of naira notes has enforced a new order in marriage transactions in Jigawa State whereby intending grooms now pay for dowry and other traditional rights through mobile transfers.The dowry, one of the most important conditions that validate a marriage in Islam, is usually given in cash during the wedding Fatiha.However, most of the wed

Divisional Police Officer, SP Abubakar Musa Slumps, Dies In His Office In Jigawa

SP Abubakar Musa, the Divisional Police Officer of Jahun Local Government Area, Jigawa State reportedly collapsed and died in his office on Friday, January 27.Spokesman of the State police command, DSP. Lawan Shiisu Adamu confirmed the death in a statement issued to Dailypost on Saturday.He said the incident happened on Friday night around 9:00 pm
2023; One Person Killed During APC Rally In Jigawa

The Police in Jigawa State have confirmed the killing of one person identified as Halliru Lafka in a clash between rival groups at a campaign rally of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, in Kazaure Local Government.The State Commissioner of Police, CP. Emmanuel Ekot Effiom confirmed the incident to newsmen.He said that police are hunting th

How Immigration Rescues 45 Victims Of Human Trafficking In Jigawa

The Nigeria Immigration Service, NIS, said it rescued 45 victims of human trafficking in 2022 in Jigawa State.Immigration Public Relations Officer, ASI Nura Usman stated this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria, NAN, in Dutse on Monday.According to him, personnel of Nigeria Immigration rescued the victims in various operations within t
How Immigration Rescues 6 Human Trafficking Victims In Jigawa

The Nigeria Immigration Service, NIS, Jigawa Command, said it rescued six victims of human trafficking in the state.The NIS Comptroller in the state, Mr Ahmed Bagari, told newsmen in Dutse on Monday that the victims were rescued by men of the command on Sunday.Bagari, represented by DCI Muhammad Yako, said the victims were rescued at about 6:30 pm

Bola Tinubu Arrives Abuja From Mecca With Jigawa Gov. Masari

Progressives Congress Presidential Candidate Asiwaju Bola Tinubu this morning arrives Abuja from Mecca with Alhaji Masari and Jigawa state Governor BadruPhotos below:
Police Exhume Corpse Of Newborn Baby Buried Alive In Jigawa; Parents Arrested

The Police in Jigawa State have exhumed a corpse of a newborn baby buried alive in Kiyawa Local Government Area of the State.Spokesman of the command, DSP Lawan Shiisu Adam, confirmed the incident in a statement issued to DAILY POST.He said the incident happened on 02/12/2022, at about 2350hrs, after a 30-year-old Balaraba Shehu of Tsurma village

JUST IN: Fire Gutted NOUN, Destroy Office In Jigawa

A fire incident has reportedly gutted the office of the National Open University of Nigeria in Dutse, Jigawa state.A source reveals that the incident in the early hours of Saturday consumed office furniture and other valuable items. He explained that the state fire service, other security agencies and good Samaritans helped in quenching the flame
Former Jigawa Governor Saminu Turaki Acquitted Of N8.3bn Fraud By Court

Saminu Turaki, a former Governor of Jigawa state has been acquitted by a federal high court sitting in Dutse, the Jigawa capital, of N8.3bn fraud charges slammed against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).Turaki and three other companies who have been on trial since May 4, 2007, on a 33-count charge, were first arraigned be

How Three Suspected Smugglers Die In Motor Accident In Jigawa

Three suspected smugglers have died in a motor accident in the Babura Local Government area of Jigawa State.A resident told Gistmania that the incident occurred on Tuesday when a Honda Accord 2006 model lost control along Babura-Sule Tankarkar road.He said on reaching Tsalle Village, which is about three Kilometers from Sule Tankarkar Town, the dr
Hisbah Police Arrest 25 Women For Drinking Alcohol, ‘Immoral Act’ In Jigawa

31 persons including 25 women, have been arrested by the Islamic police, Hisbah in Jigawa State on Wednesday. They were arrested for engaging in what the police termed “immoral act” in the Kazaure local government area of the state. Confirming the arrest, the Hisbah Commander, Ibrahim Dahiru, told newsmen in Dutse, the state capital that

Newborn Baby Abandoned in a Shanty Rescued by NSCDC in Jigawa

A newborn baby was found abandoned inside a dilapidated building at Kandahar B Quarters in Hadejia Local Government Area of Jigawa State. Spokesperson of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in the state, Adamu Shehu, who disclosed this in a statement said the baby was rescued alive at about 5:am on Sunday, October 9, 2022.Shehu s

Drama In Jigawa As Hoodlums Kill Soldier While Resolving Conflict, Cart Away Rifle

Hoodlums have allegedly killed a soldier while resolving the farmers and herdsmen conflict in the Guri Local Government Area of Jigawa State on Wednesday.Malam Musa Muhammad, the local government chairman, confirmed the incident to newsmen.According to him, ” the soldier was killed while on duty after they responded to a distress call to down

10Yrs Old Boy Drown In Jigawa Pond As NSCDC Recovers Corpse Of Abandoned Baby

A 10-year-old boy drowned in Buji Local Government Area of Jigawa on Saturday.This was confirmed on Sunday in Dutse by the spokesman of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in Jigawa, CSC Adamu Shehu.He told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that the boy went swimming in a pond in Lelen Kudu village alongside his friends when he dro
Unidentified Woman Abandoned Day Old Baby In Jigawa Hospital

An unidentified woman has dumped a one-day-old baby boy in Kazaure Local Government Area of Jigawa state.The state police spokesman, DSP Lawan Shiisu Adam, confirmed this in a statement issued on Thursday.He said the baby boy was discovered on Wednesday at about 2200hrs after he was abandoned inside Kazaure General hospital.He said after receiving

Police Arrest Suspected Killers Of Immigration, Police Officers In Jigawa

Two members of a notorious kidnap syndicate have been arrested by the Jigawa State police command. Spokesman of the command, DSP. Lawan Shiisu Adam disclosed this in a statement. He said the arrest was based on a silent operation carried out in Larabawa herdsmen camp, in Gabasawa LGA Area of Kano State and Laraba Gurgunya village in Taura LGA, Jig
Tears Flow As 2 Sisters, One Other Drown Inside Pond In Jigawa

Tragedy struck residents of Idan Zakara village, Dabuwaran Ward, Kaugama Local Government Area of Jigawa State when two sisters drowned inside a pond.The information available to journalists has it that the incident happened when the duo while on their way returning from the farm and decided to wash their bodies from a local pond.Spokesperson, Nig

Another Building Collapses in Jigawa Leaving Seven Dead And Many Others Injured

Another building collapse in Jigawa State, has left as many as seven persons have died and one other injured, Daily Post reports.Police spokesman DSP Lawan Shiisu Adam confirmed the incident to DAILY POST.Shiisu said the building collapsed as a result of a heavy downpour that lasted for hours.He explained that the incident happened Saturday Mornin
UPDATE: Jigawa Government Extends School Resumption By Two Weeks Over Flood

The Jigawa State government has announced October 3 as new school resumption date.Commissioner of Education Science, and Technology, Lawan Yunusa Danzomo, stated this in a statement issued to newsmen on Friday.Danzomo said the extension of the resumption date followed an appeal by education stakeholders over the recent flood that wreaked havoc in

Jigawa Police Confirm Death Of 8 People On Condolence Visit In Canoe Mishap

The Jigawa Police Command has confirmed the death of two persons in a canoe mishap, while the bodies of six others who drowned are yet to be recovered.The boat mishap occurred in the Ringim Local Government Area of the state.DSP Lawan Shiisu, the command’s Public Relations Officer (PPRO),confirmed the tragedy in a statement in Dutse on SundayShi
22 Year Old Missing Woman, Ruqayya Rescued By Police in Jigawa

Police in Jigawa State have found a 22-year-old missing woman Ruqayya in Kiyawa local government area.This was contained in a press statement signed by the Command’s Public Relations Officer issued to DAILY POST.He said the police received a report that a woman was found stranded on 09/09/2022 at about 1400hrs at Shuwarin Main flyover in Kiyawa

Family In Tears As 3 Female Children Died In Collapse Building In Jigawa

In what will come across as a really startling development, as many as three children have died in Jigawa State.They died in a building collapse at Jigawar Tsada village in Dutse Local Government Area of Jigawa.A community leader said the incident happened on Thursday night as a result of a heavy downpour.He said the building collapsed while the c

2 More Corpses Drown In Jigawa River Recovered By NSCDC

The Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corps, NSCDC, has recovered the corpses of two more drowned person in Jigawa State.NSCDC Jigawa State command spokesman, CSC Adamu Shehu confirmed this to newsmen.He said the two corpses were victims of two different incidents in Buji and Kaugama local government areas.He said they were recovered separately f
Residents In Tears As Three Girls Drown In Jigawa Pond

Three girls have drowned in a pond at Kaugama local Government area of Jigawa State.A resident says that the incident happened on Monday, at about 1100hrs when the three girls went to a nearby pond to wash their clothes.The spokesman of the NSCDC Jigawa State Command, CSC Adamu Shehu, confirmed the incident.He said the three girls drowned at Faska
How 18Yrs Old Boy, Adamu Musa Drown While Rescuing Cow In Jigawa

An 18-year-old boy, Adamu Musa has died in an attempt to rescue his cow in Buji Local Government Area, Jigawa State.A resident says that the incident occurred on Saturday evening at Unguwar Magina in Buji town.He said the victim lost his life in a pond while trying to rescue his cow that slipped and fell into a pond while grazing around the area.N
"We Shared N193b To Pregnant Women & Lactating Mothers In 7 Month" -Jigawa Govt Claims

The Jigawa State government says it spent N192.96 billion to implement its Maternal and Child Cash Transfer (MCCT) programme between November 2021 and June 2022.Ibrahim Rabakaya, executive secretary, Jigawa State Rehabilitation Board, disclosed this during a three-day validation of Kaduna state’s Graduation Youth-Focused Social Protection progra