Jigawa State
We’ve no single protester in custody – Jigawa
The recent arraignment of underage protesters before the Abuja High Court on Friday sparked widespread concern among Nigerians and human rights activists, both at home and internationally. Arewa PUNCH reports that as a result, many observers of the situation expressed outrage and disappointment over the treatment of minors involved in the #EndBadGovernance protest held nationwide […]
Jigawa tanker fire: Families mourn loved ones as death toll hits 170
No fewer than 170 people have now been confirmed dead in the tanker explosion that rocked Jigawa State on Tuesday. The state Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Lawan Adam, in a statement on Friday, noted that 70 others were still critically injured in different hospitals. He said, “The death toll in the petrol tanker explosion […]
100 Jigawa tanker explosion victims buried
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu dispatched a delegation to Dutse yesterday to commiserate with Jigawa State Governor Umar Namadi over Tuesday night’s tanker explosion in which over 100 people were burnt to death. Many were injured. Governors, traditional rulers, and other eminent Nigerians condoled with the state government, which gave a mass burial to the victims. […]
Jigawa gov suspends aide over unauthorised minimum wage statement
Governor Umar Namadi of Jigawa State has suspended his Special Adviser on Salary and Pensions, Alhaji Bashir Ado, over an alleged premature statement on N70,000 minimum wage. This is contained in a statement signed by the Secretary to the State Government, Bala Ibrahim, in Dutse, on Saturday. Ibrahim said the government viewed with serious concern, […]
Tea vendor kills 20-year-old boy for allegedly stealing bread
The Police in Jigawa State have arrested a 40-year-old tea vendor, Abdulrashibu Ya’u over alleged beating of a boy to death in Dutse Local Government. A resident told DAILY POST that the incident happened on Monday at about 05:00 pm in Sararai village of Dutse Local Government area. He said the tea seller locked up […]
Man, two-year-old son die in Jigawa building collapse
Officials of Buji Local Government Area of Jigawa State, on Monday, confirmed the death of a 30-year-old man alongside his two-year-old son in a building collapse in Madabe village. The council’s Information Officer, Ali Safiyanu, who confirmed the tragedy to newsmen in Dutse on Monday, said the 25-year-old mother of the boy survived the tragic […]
Female student murders newborn in Jigawa varsity hostel
A tragic incident has shaken the Federal University Dutse in Jigawa State, where a female student has been accused of murdering her newborn baby in the school hostel. The student, whose identity remains undisclosed, allegedly threw the infant from the top floor of a three-storey building, resulting in the baby’s death. The aftermath of the […]
Jigawa: Chief Judge urges newly appointed magistrates to uphold integrity
The Jigawa State Chief Judge and Chairman of the Judicial Service Commission, Hon. Justice Umar M. Sadiq, has admonished nine recently appointed magistrates to reject any form of corruption and uphold the judiciary’s integrity. In a statement issued by the Director of Protocol & Publicity of the State Judiciary, Abbas Rufa’i Wangara, the Chief Judge […]