Jigawa

Families mourn as three teenage girls drown in Jigawa pond

4 months ago813 min

Three teenage girls drowned about 11 a.m. on Saturday in a pond in the Buji Local Government Area of Jigawa State when they were cutting some grasses to feed their livestock beside the pond. The spokesperson for the state command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, ASC Badaruddeen Tijuana, who confirmed the tragic incident via a statement in Dutse, on Sunday listed the names of the deceased as Fatima Sule, 12; Nasiya Sale,...

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Five die, 15 missing as canoe capsises in Jigawa

5 months ago983 min

No fewer than five persons were confirmed dead when a canoe conveying 20 passengers to cross over the Gamoda River at the Nahuce village in Taura Local Government Area of Jigawa State capsised. The state Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Lawan Shiisu, confirmed the incident in a statement on Thursday. “Today, Thursday, August 8, 2024, at about 1200hrs, information from a reliable source revealed that five persons died when the canoe carrying 20 passengers to...

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Five dead, 15 missing in Jigawa boat accident

5 months ago973 min

A boat accident on Thursday claimed the lives of no fewer than five persons around Gamoda River in Nahuce village, in the Taura Local Government Area of Jigawa State. Confirming the tragedy in the Dutse area of the state, the state Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Lawan Shiisu, in a statement on Friday, said the boat was conveying 20 passengers when it capsized around 12 pm. He said, “Upon receipt of the report, a team...

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#EndBadGovernanceInNigeria: Jigawa, Kano Residents Defy 24-hour Curfew, Continue Protest Against Hardship On Second Day

5 months ago987 min

Hundreds of youths continued their protest against hardship for a second day in parts of Dutse, Jigawa State, despite a 24-hour curfew imposed by the state government. Security agencies clashed with protesters around Zai, blocking them from accessing commercial areas and major buildings. A Zai Quarters resident stated that thousands of youths, chanting anti-government slogans, resisted tear gas used by security forces to disperse them, Leadership reports. In Shuwarin, on Dutse’s outskirts,...

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One Of Nigeria’s Poorest States, Jigawa Subsidises Hajj Fare For Intending Pilgrims

9 months ago873 min

The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) in its 2022 Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI), ranked Jigawa State among the six poorest states in Nigeria with 4.3 percent. The Jigawa State Governor, Umar Namadi, has approved N1 million as a subsidy for each of the state’s intending pilgrims for the 2024 Hajj fare. This was made known to journalists in Dutse, the state capital by the Director-General of the Jigawa State Pilgrims Welfare Board, Alhaji Ahmed...