Tag: JIGAWA
Saminu Turaki, youngest Nigerian governor in 1999, clocks 60
Former governor of Jigawa State Saminu Turaki, who was the youngest state chief executive in 1999, on Friday clocked 60.
Turaki was elected governor at...
Suspected Meningitis outbreak kills 38 in Jigawa
No fewer than 38 persons have died of suspected Cerebrospinal Meningitis (CSM) in Jigawa, an official has confirmed.
Dr Salisu Muazu, the Permanent Secretary, of...
I don’t regret, man says after killing parents in Jigawa for...
A musician Munkaila Ahmadu has said he does not regret killing his parents in Gagarawa Local Government Area of Jigawa State for alleged blasphemy...
Hisbah intercepts ‘burukutu’, other alcoholic drinks in Jigawa
The Hisbah Command in Jigawa has intercepted 25 litres of local beer popularly known as burukutu in Kazaure Local Government Area.
Jigawa Hisbah commander Ibrahim...
FG orders investigation on Uwa Omozuwa’s death, Jigawa rape victim
The Federal Government has ordered the police to investigate the rape and murder of a female student of the University of Benin (UNIBEN), Uwa...
28 almajiri test positive for coronavirus in Jigawa
Jigawa State Government says 28 almajiri have tested positive for coronavirus (COVID-19) in the state.
Commissioner for Health, Dr Abba Zakari, who is also the...
16 almajiri from Kano test positive for coronavirus in Jigawa
Jigawa State Government has said that 16 almajiri received from Kano have tested positive for the coronavirus.
Northern governors have been ‘deporting’ child beggars to...
Jigawa records second coronavirus death
Jigawa State has recorded its second coronavirus-related death.
Commissioner for Health, Abba Zakari, told Freedom Radio late Sunday that the state recorded the second death...
Lagos returnee becomes Jigawa’s first coronavirus case
A Lagos returnee has become Jigawa State's index case of the coronavirus (COVID-19), the state government said on Friday.
The state's commissioner for health, Abba...
NYSC DG to inaugurate projects in Jigawa– Official
The Assistant Director of Press and Public Relations, National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Jigawa, Mr Emeke Ugwu, has said that the corps’ Director-General, Brig-Gen....