Tag: Jigawa
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Ex-Jigawa chief judge, Ringim dies in accident, son survives
Former Jigawa Chief Judge Aminu Sabo Ringim has died in an accident in Shafar village, Ringim Local Government Area of the state. The accident occurred at about 1 p.m., on Tuesday. His son survived. Mr Adamu Shehu, the Public Relations Officer, Jigawa Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) confirmed the accident…
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400-level Dutse varsity student jilted by lover commits suicide on Valentine’s Day
A tragic incident occurred in Ungwa Uku Tarauni Local Government Area of Kano State on Sunday (Valentine Day) as a 400-level Mathematics student of the Federal University, Dutse, Jigawa State, Bashir Abdulalhi, reportedly committed suicide because his girlfriend, one Raf’at, jilted him. It was learnt that the late student reportedly took the action to protest…
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Ganduje, Abubakar laud efforts of Kano-Jigawa Forum on addressing post Covid-19 challenges
The Governors of Kano and Jigawa States, Dr Abdullahi Umar Ganduje and Alhaji Muhammad Badaru Abubakar, respectively have commended the effort of the Kano-Jigawa Professionals Forum (KJPF) for embarking on the Post Covid-19 (ANNOBA) Project aimed at addressing the socio-economic challenges brought about by the pandemic in the two states. At separate virtual presentations of…
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Gunmen kidnap bride-to-be in Jigawa
Barely less than a month to her wedding ceremony, a 20-year-old bride-to-be, Saratu Sabo Wada, was kidnapped. Saratu, a daughter of Sabo Wada Ringim, former clerk Jigawa state house of assembly and currently council secretary of Ringim local government lives in Gida-Dubu Quarters in Dutse Local Government Area of Jigawa State. According to a family…
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Hoodlums kill Customs officer in Jigawa, cart away rifles
The Police in Jigawa have confirmed that hoodlums shot dead a Customs officer and injured one other in Ringim Local Government Area of the state. The Police Spokesman in the state, SP Abdu Jinjiri, confirmed the incident to newsmen in Dutse on Monday. Jinjiri said the hoodlums allegedly attacked the officers while on routine patrol…
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19 injured as farmers, herders clash in Jigawa
No fewer than 19 persons have been hurt in a clash between farmers and herdsmen in Jigawa State. One person, Musa Mamman, 55, was killed, police said on Monday, adding that the clash took place on Sunday in Madamuwa village of Guri Local Government Area of the state. Police spokesman Abdul Jinjiri said two…
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Sad! 24 perish in Jigawa flood disaster
An adolescent and 23 other persons have died in a flood disaster in Jigawa State which affected mostly displaced 51,000 families spread over 24 local government areas. The Executive Secretary, Jigawa State Emergency Relief Management Agency, (SEMA), Yusuf Babura confirmed the death of 21 persons yesterday and said: “the majority of the deceased were children.”…
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Two arrested for homosexual act in Jigawa
Hisbah Command in Jigawa has detained two suspects for alleged homosexual act in Dutse Local Government Area of the state. Hisbah commandant Ibrahim Dahiru told News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Dutse on Wednesday that the suspects aged 32 and 20 were arrested at a hotel. He explained that the case was reported…
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Jigawa records first COVID-19 related death
Jigawa has recorded its first COVID-19 related death in Dutse Local Government Area (LGA) of the state. Dr Abba Zakari, the state’s Commissioner for Health and Chairman, Task Force on COVID-19, announced this while speaking newsmen on Thursday in Dutse. Zakari said that the deceased was one of the five patients with confirmed cases of…
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Man rapes teenage wife to death days after forced marriage in Jigawa
Jigawa State Police Command has arrested a 30-year-old man, Alasan Audu, for allegedly raping his wife to death days after she denied him sex for 20 days after their wedding. Audu reportedly raped 17-year old Hansa’u to death on the 21st April, 2020, at Kankarelu village in Ringim Local Government Area, Jigiwa State. The spokesman…