A gruesome incident has rocked Jigawa State as a mob lynched an operative of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps while on assignment at the Shurawin market, Kiyawa Local Government Area. According to PUNCH, the incident which occurred on Monday at about 2 pm, has left the community in shock. Confirming the incident, the…
At least six children have died after a canoe carrying 15 children capsized in Taura LGA of Jigawa state. The Jigawa state police command confirmed the incident in a statement on Tuesday. The incident occurred on Sunday, at about 8:15 pm, when the children were returning from a farm at Jejin Gunka to their village,…
The police have arrested a member of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Jigawa State, Abubakar Gossima, for allegedly opposing a party member’s ambition to go to the House of Representatives on social media. Mustapha Bulangu, a friend of Mr Gossima, told PREMIUM TIMES that the police intercepted his friend, an APC youth leader, on…
The Jigawa State Commissioner for Special Duties, Auwalu Danladi Sankara, has returned N301 million unspent funds to the state treasury following the conclusion of the 2025 Ramadan feeding programme. The refund was made public during a state executive council meeting chaired by Governor Malam Umar Namadi. The commendable act followed the allocation of N4.8 billion…
A 20-year-old man, Muhammad Salisu, had allegedly killed his father, Salisu Abubakar, with a machete in the Gwaram Local Government Area of Jigawa State. Confirming the incident in a statement made available to journalists in Dutse, the state capital on Monday, the state Police Public Relations Officer, Shi’isu Adam, said the incident occurred around 10…
Many supporters of the Peoples Democratic Party and the New Nigeria Peoples Party have defected to the All Progressives Congress in Jigawa State. Speaking on defection during the 6th edition of the Government and Citizens Engagement programme held on Sunday at Buji Local Government Area, Governor Umar Namadi welcomed the defectors, expressing his delight at…
Jigawa State Police Command has arrested 20-year-old groom, Auwal Abdulwahab and his three friends for allegedly coercing his bride into non-consensual sexual activity. Spokesman of the command, SP. Lawan Shiisu Adam confirmed the incident in a statement issued to DAILY POST. He said the incident happened on 26/04/2025 at about 2200hrs in Tungo village, Albasu…
A 45-year-old teacher identified as Musa Wada has been arrested in Jigawa State in connection with beheading and cutting off the genital organs of his 14-year-old Almajiri student, Bashir Adamu. Confirming the development, the spokesperson of Jigawa Police Command, SP Lawan Shiisu, said the suspect was arrested by detectives following a tip-off. SP Shiisu said…
The Jigawa State Police Command has arrested a 20-year-old woman, Rukayyah Amadu, for allegedly killing her co-wife, Asiyah Amadu, 30, by pouring hot water on her. According to the command’s Public Relations Officer, SP Shi’isu Adam, in a statement made available to newsmen on Thursday in Dutse, the Jigawa State capital, the incident occurred on…
AHMAD RUFAI shares the inside story of how a wedding ceremony became a tragic event after a young bride allegedly poisoned her husband’s food on their wedding night, leading to the death of one person. When a wedding ceremony is held anywhere in the country, it is usually a fun-filled and joyous event. It is,…