THREE teenage girls have been confirmed drown in a pond in Buji Local Government Area of Jigawa on Saturday. The Spokesperson of the State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), ASC Badaruddeen Tijuana, confirmed the incident in a statement in Dutse, on Sunday. Tijjani gave the …
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Police arrested two suspected armed robbers and a drug peddler in Jigawa State. This was contained in a press statement signed by the spokesman of the Jigawa State Police Command, DSP Lawan Shiisu Adam. Adam said the arrest was due to the proactive crime-prevention measures in place and active collaboration …
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Jigawa State High Court in Birnin Kudu has sentenced Isyaku Wakili Gwanto to death by hanging for killing Malama Malora Adamu. The accused was earlier arraigned before the court over the alleged beheading of the victim with a machete at Duliyari Fulani settlement in Kirikasamma Local Government. The presiding judge, …
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Police in Jigawa State have confirmed the death of a 37-year-old man, Abdullahi Isiyaku, while many sustained injuries in a clash between the supporters of PDP and APC in Maigatari local Government Area. Spokesman of the state police command, DSP Lawan Shiisu confirmed the incident in a statement issued to …
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The Jigawa Government has declared Friday, July 7, as a public holiday to enable public servants to offer special prayers for President Muhammadu Buhari ’s quick recovery. Alhaji Isma’il Ibrahim, the Public Relations Officer, Office of the state’s Head of Civil Service, announced this in a statement in Dutse on …
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The World Bank has set aside $500 million as grant to fund basic education in five states for five years, Mrs Helen Okoro, the Information Officer, Universal Basic Education Commission, has said. Okoro, in a statement in Abuja on Thursday, credited Dr Olatunde Adekola, Head, World Bank International Reconstruction and …
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