The Jigawa State High Court sitting in Kazaure on Thursday sentenced a 70-year-old man, Alto Ado, to life imprisonment for defiling three girls. The accused was arrested on 14th October 2020 for allegedly luring two minors aged seven and nine…
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) says it is targeting 25,000 women and youths in Jigawa state who have no bank account to do so, in an ongoing five-day Digital Financial Inclusion drive. Mr Audu Amadu, the Head of Development…
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corps (NSCDC), Jigawa State Command, has confirmed the death of one of its personnel, DSC Idris Lawan, in a ghastly motor accident. The spokesman of the Corps, CSC Adamu Shehu, confirmed the death in…
Police in Jigawa have arrested three vigilante members over the death of a 25-year-old man, Adamu Salisu, in Kirikasamma Local Government Area of the state. Police spokesman, ASP Lawan Shiisu, confirmed the arrest in a statement issued on Wednesday in…
The Jigawa Command of the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), says it has rescued nine victims of human trafficking in the state. The NIS Comptroller in the state, Mr Isma’il Abba, told newsmen in Dutse on Monday, that the victims were…
The Police in Jigawa have arrested a 25-year-old man for allegedly killing his brother’s wife in Miga Local Government Area of the state. The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Jigawa Police Command, ASP Lawan Shiisu, confirmed the arrest in Dutse…
The outbreak of Cholera has claimed no fewer than 33 persons in both Yobe and Jigawa states. In Yobe State, three deaths have been recorded with two others hospitalised at Girgir Community in Jakusko Local Government Area of the state.…
Gov. Muhammad Badaru of Jigawa, has inaugurated newly elected 27 local government councils chairmen in the state, urging them to ensure good governance, transparency and accountability in their operations. Badaru said this at the ceremony on Thursday in Dutse, adding…
The Police in Jigawa has confirmed the death of two persons in an accident on the Hadejia-Kano road in Ringim Local Government Area of the state. ASP Shiisu Adam, the acting Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) of the police command…
Gov. Muhammad Badaru of Jigawa has pardoned 17 inmates of the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCS) in the state. Hajiya Zainab Baba-Santali, the Public Relations Officer, Ministry of Justice, disclosed this in a statement issued in Dutse on Wednesday. Baba-Santali said…
