Tag: Jigawa
Jigawa lawmakers approve death penalty for kidnappers, life imprisonment for rapists
The Jigawa State House of Assembly has passed into law a bill for the prohibition of violence against…
Hisbah destroys 3000 bottles of alcohol in Jigawa
Jigawa State Hisbah Board has destroyed over 3000 bottles of alcohol confiscated in Kazaure local Government. The local…
14-year-old girl commits suicide over father’s refusal to buy her hijab in Jigawa
A 14-year-old girl, Faiza Mustapha, has hanged herself to death at Maizogale village in Kiyawa Local Government Area…
Jigawa Court sentences man to death by hanging for killing girlfriend
The Jigawa State High Court sitting in Ringim on Tuesday sentenced 29-year-old Orange seller, Mustapha Idrith to death…
Gunmen kill two senior police officers after releasing kidnapped victims in Jigawa
At least two senior police officers have been murdered and one other injured in a gun battle with…
Tragedy as 10 Nigerian Navy candidates die in Jigawa auto crash
Atleast 10 persons, all indigenes of Gagarawa local government area in Jigawa State have died in a ghastly…
Fulani herdsman butchers brother in Jigawa
With the aid of a stick and a knife, a 30-year-old Fulani herdsman, Abdu Musa butchered his younger…
Bride-to-be, daughter of ex-Clerk of Jigawa Assembly abducted weeks to wedding in
Barely few weeks to her wedding, a 20-year-old bride-to-be, Saratu Sabo Wada, has been adducted in Gida-Dubu Quaters…
Tragedy as father slaughters biological son in Jigawa
A 30-year-old father, Alhassan Ya’u has slaughter his one-year-old biological son, Sani Alhassan. The tragic incident occurred on…
Jigawa Govt distributes COVID-19 palliatives to 1,500 PWDs
The Jigawa state government has distributed 7,000 packages of COVID-19 palliatives to no fewer than 1,500 Persons with…
Police recover abandoned new born baby in Jigawa Eid-ground
Police in Jigawa State have recovered a newly born baby abandoned at Eid ground in Dutse metropolis. Spokesman…
Former Jigawa Speaker, Dundubu is dead
Former Speaker of the Jigawa State House of Assembly, Hon. Iliyasu Sa’idu Dundubu, is dead. Dundubus served as…