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  • APC Chairman arrested and suspended amidst rape allegations by 14-year-old maid

    APC Chairman arrested and suspended amidst rape allegations by 14-year-old maid

    A Chief Magistrate’s Court in Dutse, Jigawa State, has ordered the remand of an All Progressives Congress (APC) chief, Saleh Idris, who is the chairperson of APC in Roni Local Government Area of Jigawa State, over allegations of raping and impregnating his 14-year-old housemaid.

    The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) arrested Idris on October 4 following a complaint by the victim’s brother, and he was subsequently charged by the NSCDC.

    According to the NSCDC’s statement, laboratory tests at the State Sexual Assault and Referral Centre (SARC) revealed that the teenager was carrying “a healthy pregnancy of about four months and two weeks.”

    “The suspect has already been charged to court, while the investigation is ongoing on the other allegations leveled on the two earlier mentioned to ascertain their level of involvement in the case,” the agency said.

    Mr Idris’ action for which he has been charged is said to be contrary to section 3 of the Violence Against Persons (Prohibition) Act of Jigawa State and punishable under the same law.

    The encounter between the 56-year-old suspect and the victim allegedly began when he offered her a drink at a time when his wife was not at home, which made her lose consciousness. According to the statement, she was then sexually assaulted by the suspect.

    After regaining consciousness, the suspect allegedly threatened her not to tell anyone or risk losing her monthly allowances. The victim continued working in his house for seven months without pay, and the abuse continued until the pregnancy became apparent.

    The magistrate, Salisu Musa, ordered the remand of Idris in the correctional facility until November 22 to afford the agency more time to complete investigations.

    Meanwhile, the APC in Jigawa State has suspended Idris over the allegations based on the party’s determination that his actions contravened the provision of Article 21.2 of the APC Constitution 2022 (as amended).

    “Following the allegation of illegal intercourse against your housemaid, and the outcome of the preliminary investigation, by the state chapter of the party, we resolved that the act contravenes the provision of Article 21.2 of the APC Constitution 2022 (as amended).

    “That (the party agreed) on the need for further investigation on the matter. Consequently, you are hereby suspended from the chairmanship of the party of Roni local government spending final report of investigation,” the party’s letter to the suspect read in part.

    The APC chairman in the state, Aminu Sani, stated that preliminary investigations showed he had a case to answer, and he would remain on suspension pending the final investigation of the case.

    The suspension will last until the final report of the investigation is available.

  • World Teachers Day: Jigawa Governor, Namadi urges teachers to be responsible in teaching, character

    World Teachers Day: Jigawa Governor, Namadi urges teachers to be responsible in teaching, character

    Jigawa State Governor, Umar Namadi has urged teachers to be responsible in both character and in their teaching processes.

    The Governor appealed to the teachers while speaking at the World Teachers Day celebration, at Malam Aminu Kano Triangle, Dutse.

    He described the teaching profession as the mother of all professions which requires commitment and sacrifice from teachers for a better society.

    “You have to be responsible and fair to our children, you are also teaching character, you have to behave well wherever you are because you are a role model to our children”

    “Teaching is a noble profession, a profession l cherished, my best profession, You have to thank God for finding yourself in this profession”

    The Governor explained that his administration is doing its best to improve teaching and learning in the state

    “We are doing our best to improve your welfare, training and retraining and everything that will improve teaching and learning.”

    State Chairman NUT, Abdulkadir Yunusa appealed to the state government to provide enough funding to the sector to address the educational problems.

    He, however, urged the state government to give permanent appointments to the recruited J-teach to fill the existing teacher gap in the state.

    The theme of this years commemoration is “The teacher we need for the education we want”

  • Diptheria kills 10 in Jigawa as cases rise

    Diptheria kills 10 in Jigawa as cases rise

    Jigawa has recorded 91 suspected cases of diphtheria in 14 local government areas. It also suspects the loss of 10 children to the childhood infection.

    TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports Permanent Secretary, Jigawa Ministry of Health, Dr Salisu Muazu, disclosed this to newsmen on Saturday in Dutse.

    He said: “There has been diphtheria outbreak in the northern parts of Nigeria in the last four months. This is especially in neighbouring Kano, Yobe, Katsina and Bauchi states.

    “About two weeks ago, we received patients that had symptoms of diphtheria in 14 local government areas bordering states that already established the infection.

    “The National Reference Laboratory in Abuja confirmed two of the 91 suspected samples we sent to have tested positive to diphtheria”.

    Muazu further said the two confirmed samples were those from Kazaure and Jahun local government areas of Jigawa.

    He explained that majority of the victims were those that either did not receive complete immunisation or those that received zero dose of childhood immunisation.

    “In fact, in the last 10 years, we have not had diphtheria in Jigawa, but in those neighbouring states that now have the epidemic.

    “The reason why we have it now may be due to the COVID-19 period when healthcare services completely broke down,’’ he said.

    Muazu urged parents and community leaders to support and cooperate with health workers as government had concluded plans to conduct mop-up immunisation in affected local government areas.

    He also called on residents to promptly report persons with symptoms of diphtheria to Disease Notification Officers in the local government areas or to the nearest health facility.

  • Strike: NLC shuts down government offices in Jigawa state

    Strike: NLC shuts down government offices in Jigawa state

    The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) Jigawa state chapter  on Tuesday shut the gates of ministries, departments, and agencies  in compliance with the two-day warning strike declared by organised labour.

    State, federal secretariats, banks, higher institutions found out total compliance from workers.

    NLC had on Friday directed workers across the country to embark on a two-day warning strike beginning on Tuesday.

    According to Labour, the action became necessary to show resistance to government’s response to fuel subsidy removal, which has affected many Nigerians.

    Findings show that the industrial action has affected all sectors of the economy, including government services, transportation, and banking activities.

    A civil servant in the state, Malam Zaharaddeen, said: “The NLC has done the right thing because some workers have not been coming to their place of work because of economic hardship.”

  • Court reserves ruling in ex-Gov Lamido’s N1.35bn fraud case

    Court reserves ruling in ex-Gov Lamido’s N1.35bn fraud case

    Abuja Division of the Court of Appeal has reserved ruling in the appeal by a former governor of Jigawa State, Sule Lamido, challenging the decision of the Federal High Court dismissing his no case submission.

    The former governor, his two sons, Aminu and Mustapha, Aminu Wada Abubakar, and their companies, Bamaina Holdings Ltd and Speeds International Ltd are standing trial before Justice Ijeoma Ojukwu of the Federal High Court, Abuja on a 37-count amended charge of money laundering to the tune of N1.35 billion fraud.

    Lamido allegedly abused his position as governor between 2007 and 2015 and laundered several sums of money which he received as kickbacks from companies that were awarded contracts by Jigawa State Government under his leadership.

    The trial which commenced in 2015 has seen the Commission calling over 16 witnesses before closing its case. Rather than open their defence, the defendants opted for a no-case submission, arguing that the prosecution had not placed sufficient materials before the court to warrant their defence.

    But Justice Ojukwu, threw out the no-case submission, and upheld the submissions of EFCC’s counsel, Chile Okoroma, that Lamido and the other defendants had a case to answer and ordered them to open their defence at the next adjourned date of the matter, which was November 8 to 11, 2022.

    Dissatisfied, Lamido proceeded to the Appellate Court on appeal. The appeals were considered today, June 6, 2023, after which the Court of Appeal adjourned for judgement on a date to be communicated to the parties.

    Meanwhile, hearing in the substantive case before Justice Ojukwu is scheduled to continue on June 19, 21 and 22, 2023.

    Count thirteen of the charge reads: “That you, Alhaji Sule Lamido (while being the Governor of Jigawa State, Nigeria), on or about March 2nd, 2012, within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court in your account in the name Bamaina Holdings (also referred to as Bamaina Holding Limited) domiciled at Unity Bank Plc. Kano, converted the aggregate sum of N61,919,000.00 being the value of four Sterling Bank Plc Cheques nos. 04981304, 04981305, 04981307, 04981308, three Diamond Bank Plc Cheque nos. 32909551,32909548, 32909550 and four Bank PHB Plc Cheques nos. 24444376, 24444374, 24444375 and 24444372 paid by Dantata & Sawoe Construction Company Nigeria Limited which represented the proceeds of bribery and corruption to wit: using your position as a public officer for gratification by purportedly obtaining contracts for companies in which you have interest from Dantata & Sawoe Construction Company Nigeria Limited which was awarded contracts by Jigawa State Government with the aim of concealing their illicit origin and you thereby committed an offence contrary to Section 15(1) (a) of the Money Laundering (Prohibition) Act, 2011 and punishable under section 15(1) of the same Act”

    Count Thirty-two reads: “That you, Alhaji Sule Lamido (while being the Governor of Jigawa State, Nigeria), Aminu Sule Lamido, Mustapha Sule Lamido, and Bamaina Company Nigeria Limited on or about 3rd of April 2012 within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court retained in the account of Bamaina Company Nigeria Limited domiciled with Skye Bank Plc Kano the sum of N57,000,000.00 transferred from the account of Bamaina Holdings (also known and referred to as Bamaina Holdings Limited) at Unity Bank Plc Kano which fund you knew represented the proceeds of illegal act of Alhaji Sule Lamido who used his position as a public officer for gratification by obtaining purported contracts for Speeds International Limited, Gada Construction Company, and Bamaina Company Nigeria Limited from Dantata and Sawoe Construction Company Nigeria Limited, a company which was awarded contracts by the Jigawa State Government and thereby committed an offence contrary to Section 17(a) of the Money Laundering (Prohibition) Act, 2011 and punishable under Section 17 of the same Act”.

  • Jilted lover sets self ablaze

    Jilted lover sets self ablaze

    A 35-year-old woman, Maryam Aminu has set herself afire after accusing her boyfriend of cheating in Dutse Local Government Area of Jigawa.

    Mr Adamu Shehu, Public Relations Officer, Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in the state, confirmed the incident on Thursday in Dutse.

    He said the incident occurred at about 2:00 a.m. on Thursday at Gindin Dinya area of Dutse.

    He said preliminary investigations showed that the lady used petrol and set herself ablaze, adding that some people in the neighbourhood extinguished the fire and rescued the lady.

    “Although the cause of the incident is yet to be ascertained, it was alleged to be connected to a relationship with her 40-year-old boyfriend, identified as Ibrahim Haruna.

    “The lady suffered second degree burns, she is currently receiving medical attention at the General Hospital, Dutse,” he said.

    An eye witness, Muhammad Yusif said the lady became furious when she learnt that her boyfriend went to see another woman and set self afire.

    “She is a jealous commercial sex worker living in the neighbourhood.

    “The lady suspected that her boyfriend went to see another woman and attempted to commit suicide,” he said.

  • Police flood Jigawa, explain high security presence

    Police flood Jigawa, explain high security presence

    The Police have explained that the high security presence in Jigawa was to forestall breach of the peace during Saturday’s re-run election.

    According to the Commissioner of Police, Mr Effiom Ekot, the situation has nothing to do with Tuesday’s explosion in Dutse in which one person was injured.

    Ekot made this known in an interactive session with newsmen ahead of the assembly rerun election in five Local Government Areas.

    A device exploded at the popular Hakimi street in Dutse and injured a businessman, Mr Friday Frayo. Since then, military check points have sprung up along major routes in the state.

    “We want to raise the security conscious of our people and equally tell those who like to cause trouble in the state to know that we are on ground and will not tolerate any situation that causes apprehension.

    “I want to appeal to residents to remain calm. The increased police and military visibility is for the peace and good of all of us.

    “So people should cooperate with all security agencies to make sure that the state maintained its status of number one peaceful state in the country,” the CP said.

    He assured that “nobody is being harassed and nobody will be harassed. Those doing their legitimate businesses should continue to do that without any fear.

    “The check points were not because of the recent explosion, but for tomorrow’s election, so those doing legitimate businesses should not be afraid.”

    The police chief assured that the explosion was being investigated, adding that anyone found involved will be dealt with accordingly.

    He however said no arrest has been made by the command, but added that the police was on top of the situation.

    Meanwhile, Ekot had at a meeting with religious leaders alerted them to enjoin their followers to be security conscious and report any suspicious faces or movement to security agencies.

    He also advised them to take preventative measures at places of worship, including the screening of worshippers.

  • Suspected Meningitis outbreak kills 38 in Jigawa

    Suspected Meningitis outbreak kills 38 in Jigawa

    No fewer than 38 persons have died of suspected Cerebrospinal Meningitis (CSM) in Jigawa, an official, have confirmed.

    Dr Salisu Muazu, the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Health, told newsmen in Dutse on Thursday that the state recorded a total of 398 suspected cases  between October 2022 to date.

    Muazu said the disease was detected in 56 political wards across seven local government areas of the state that boarder Niger Republic.

    He said the outbreak was initially from the neighbouring Niger Republic, and later spread to the border communities in the state, through trans border activities.

    The permanent secretary listed the affected areas to include Babura, Maigatari, Suletankarkar, Birniwa, Gumel, Gwiwa and Yankwashi.

    “This is in spite of the fact that last year, we conducted immunisation against this disease across the state.

    “But after getting the report of the outbreak, we took the samples for test in the laboratory, and we discovered it was a strange disease.

    “It is not a normal CSM disease that we commonly know which is the type A, this one, we discovered that it is bacteria, known as type B.

    “And immediately after results were obtained, the state government, through the ministry, swung into action, by offering free treatment, control and prevention measures in the affected areas,” he said

    Muazu further stated that the ministry had established an isolation centre at Gumel General Hospital, to which affected persons are being referred to for treatment and observation.

    He, however, stressed that the situation had been brought under control, as cases are being sporadically recorded.

    “As of now, we record only one to two cases per day. In fact there are some days that passed without recording a single case, as the last was recorded on Saturday,” he said.

    The permanent secretary commended the UNICEF, WHO and NCDC for thier support to the ministry in tackling the outbreak.

  • “My plans for people of Jigawa State”- Atiku discloses during rally

    “My plans for people of Jigawa State”- Atiku discloses during rally

    The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, has told the people of Jigawa State what he intends to do, if given the mandate in the February 25 presidential election.

    According to him, he will revive agriculture and other business in the state when he emerges as President of Nigeria.

    Atiku made the promise while speaking to a crowd of party supporters at the Aminu Kano Triangle at the PDPs presidential rally in Dutse on Wednesday.

    The former vice-president who expressed his excitement for the most exciting crowd he has ever seen in the 2023 presidential campaign stated this is one of the most exciting crowds we have ever seen in our presidential campaign. I am indeed delighted about the show of love to the PDP.

    “I promise you that farming and trading which is the main occupation of the people of Jigawa will be revived, we are prepared to give you assistance so that you can partake in agriculture and also in business. I promise you that we will open the borders by God’s grace. We will also revive farming, cattle rearing and businesses.”

    The PDP’s presidential standard-bearer also promised to ensure that there is no teacher’s strike so that students can go to schools while setting aside $10 billion to assist youths and women.

    “We will also ensure that our children go back to school and there won’t be teacher strikes. I will set aside $10 billion to assist youths and women especially. If you vote for our party I promise to fulfil my promise to you.

    In his remarks, National Chairman of the party, Iyorchia Ayu urged the people of Jigawa to vote for the PDP and should not allow themselves to be deceived by lies by the other party.

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    He pointed out that Whatever development you have seen here is because of PDP. APC is not a party for development. It is a party of deceiving people and telling lies. I am happy that all of you came here today with one purpose: in 10 days’ time, you will elect a new President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. That man is Atiku Abubakar.

    "My plans for people of Jigawa State"- Atiku discloses during rally

    He appreciated the PDP government of former Governor Sule Lamido for improving the quality of life of the people of the state during his tenure.

    “Let me thank my brother Sule Lamido, we have been in this struggle for Democracy for years. We are the products of Aminu Kano and I am happy that I am telling you this in Aminu Kano Square. Our politics is about improving the quality of life of ordinary people. That is why we joined hands with our senior brother, to form what is today the PDP. I can see more than 1m people in this arena, Atiku Abubakar is going to get more than 1.5m votes in Jigawa, he said

    On his part, the Director General of the PDP presidential campaign council, Governor Udom Emmanuel of Akwa Ibom State, assured the Jigawa people that Atiku if given the mandate will ensure that the International Airport in the state will give them the opportunity to start moving cargo of sugar canes.

    He noted, “Let me assure you that this international airport, with Atiku Abubakar, you will start doing cargo in and out of this place because the kind of sugar cane that you have here added that the sugar that it can produce from Jigawa state can feed the whole of west Africa. And I am sure you know what he can make from sugar. He is an astute businessman, a man who knows so much about business, a man who knows how to turn water to money and a man who knows how to strike the rock and money will come out.

    “From what you have he can give you ethanol, he can give you this that can produce yeast and so on and it will create employment. He is going to negotiate a social contract with your youths. Today in Nigeria, our youths can no longer buy motorcycles but with Atiku Abubakar, our economy will bounce back.

    “Jigawa state has spoken. If you give us so much by translating what we are seeing today to votes, then rest assured that you are going to elect a president who rewards hard work, who rewards loyalty, who rewards partnership,” he said.

  • Hameem Muhammad Sanusi emerges new Emir of Dutse

    Hameem Muhammad Sanusi emerges new Emir of Dutse

    Hameem Nuhu Muhammad Sanusi, the son of the late Emir of Dutse has emerged as the new Emir of the Dutse Emirate in his late father’s stead.

    TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports this is coming after the selection process conducted by the seven kingmakers of the Dutse Emirate Council.

    The Dutse Emirate Kingmakers unanimously selected Muhammad Hameem as the new Emir of Dutse with seven votes among the three contenders for the Royal Seat.

    A statement from the Emirate Council said the name of the selected New Emir was forwarded to the Jigawa State Council of Chiefs which also approved the decision of the Kingmakers.

    The statement said the Council of Chiefs sent the name of Muhammad Hameem and the other two contestants to His Excellency Governor Muhammad Badaru Abubakar for his approval.

    Subsequently, the Governor approved Muhammad Hameem Nuhu Sanusi as the new Emir of Dutse with effect from Sunday.

    Meanwhile, the new Emir would be presented with a letter of appointment by the Jigawa State Government by four o’clock today at his Palace in Garu, Dutse.

    The presentation of the official appointment letter will be immediately followed by his formal installation.