Police in Jigawa State have arrested 50-year-old Ibrahim Adamu for allegedly using a sharp object to butcher his four-year-old stepson. Spokesman of Jigawa State police command, DSP Lawan Shiisu Adam confirmed…
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Breaking: Fuel scarcity bites harder in Dutse as litre hits N340
The price of Petroleum Motor Spirit (PMS) has risen to N340 per litre in Dutse, Jigawa State’s capital. The filling stations are selling the product at an exorbitant price…
Couple charged to court for burying Newly born baby alive in Jigawa
A 30-year-old lady, who buried her newborn baby alive, has confessed to the crime, saying the pregnancy was unwanted in the first place. Operatives of the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) in Jigawa State, have…
Jigawa: Immigration rescues eight trafficked victims
The Jigawa State Command of the Nigeria Immigration Service has rescued eight victims of human trafficking, intercepted along Kaya – Daurawa – Roni link road in the state. The NIS State…
EFCC arrest APC Jigawa’s House of Reps Candidate
Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Monday, November stormed Jigawa and arrested Hon. Aminu Ahmed Kanta, a former commissioner for local government affairs. Leadership reports that Kanta also…
Jigawa declared first open defecation free state
VOICE AIR MEDIA The federal government has declared Jigawa as the first state to become open defecation free in Nigeria. According to NAN, Suleiman Adamu, minister of water resources, said this on…
Building collapse: Jigawa Housewife dies, husband survives, see details
Talatu Shehu, a 45-year-old housewife died while her husband, Malam Shehu Na’Allah, sustained injuries when their house collapsed on them during a downpour in Gwaram Local Government Area of Jigawa State. …
Jigawa: Bandits attack immigration officers, kill one, injure two
Bandits have attacked immigration officers, killing one and injuring two others in the Birniwa Local Government area of Jigawa State. State Comptroller of the Nigerian Immigration Service, ACG Ismail Abba Aliyu,…
Police bust suspected kidnappers, armed robbers in Jigawa
The Police Command in Jigawa has arrested five suspected kidnappers and armed robbers in Ringim Local Government Area (LGA) of the state. The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), ASP…
Jigawa: Customers allegedly kill commercial sex worker
35-year-old commercial sex worker identified as Ladi Anndu, has been killed by unknown men at Hadejia Local Government Area of Jigawa State. According to DAILY POST, a resident said that…