Jigawa state governor, Malam Umar Namadi has approved the setting up of a 12-man Taskforce Committee on Petroleum Monitoring and Distribution in the state. The Head of Civil Service in the state, Hussaini Ali Kila made the announcement in Dutse appointing Col Muhammad Alhassan (rtd) as Chairman of the taskforce …
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Sorting and counting have commenced in some polling units in Jigawa State for presidential and National Assembly elections. Newsextra24 observed that some polling units have already completed sorting and counting of votes. At Bakin Kasuwa Polling Unit 012 in Garin-Gabas, the senatorial election was won by PDP with 32 votes …
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Five people have reportedly died while four others were rescued from a boat mishap in Gwaram Local Government, Jigawa State. A resident told DAILY POST that the incident happened on Friday at Martaba village while the passengers were returning home after attending Jumu’ah prayer. Jigawa State police command spokesman, DSP …
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Munkaila Ahmadu who killed his parents in Gagarawa Local Government Area of Jigawa State said he did so because they uttered blasphemous comments against the prophet Muhammad. Mr Ahmadu, a singer and, a member of the Tijjaniyya Islamic sect, said his parents mocked and called him a mad person and opposed him …
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40-year-old suspected drug dealer, Sani Hassan, has been arrested and five blocks of Indian hemp recovered from him by the police in Jigawa State. The State Police Spokesperson, DSP Lawan Shiisu Adam, who disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday, August 10, said the suspect was arrested during a raid …
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Seven-month pregnant woman, Marakisiyya Umar and her two-year-old daughter, Nusaiba Umar have reportedly been crushed to death by a car in Dutse, Jigawa State. According to DAILY POST, eyewitnesses said that the incident happened on Saturday while the woman and her daughter were walking by the roadside from Kundi to …
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At least six people were killed and scores were injured as a result of heavy rain in Jigawa State’s Kafin-Hausa Local Government Area. The local government council chairman, Muhammad Saminu, revealed this when he visited the families of some of the victims who had been impacted. According to him, the …
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Six bride escorts have died in a fatal accident that occurred at the Giddan Suger area of Jigawa State. The state police spokesperson, DSP Lawal Adam, who confirmed the incident to newsmen said the six bride escorts and other persons on Sunday escorted a newly married woman to her husband’s …
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