Jigawa

September 24, 2014

It gets real: Anenih, others in closed-door meeting with Gov. Lamido

by Akan Ido Despite desperate denials from party members, it is becoming increasingly clear that the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is perfecting plans to jettison the current Vice President, Namadi Sambo as President Goodluck Jonathan prepares to contest the 2015 elections. This has been made more apparent as a high-powered PDP delegation led by... Read More

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Dangote makes Africa’s largest single investment in rice production

by Tunji Andrews Africa’s richest man and king capitalist, Alhaji Aliko Dangote has pledged to invest $1 billion (N165 billion) in Nigeria’s commercial rice farming; making it the largest single investment ever made in rice production on the continent. The investment will see the establishment of two modern integrated rice mills. They will both... Read More

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Attention, youth ‘corpers’: NYSC announces plans for 7 states under Boko Haram attack [DETAILS]

by Mayowa Aboah The National Youth Service Corps has announced the redeployment of corps members from seven northern states. The affected states are Adamawa,Bauchi, Borno, Gombe, Jigawa, Kano and Yobe states. This was made known on Thursday, 31 July, in Abuja by the Director of Public Relations in NYSC, Bose Aderibigbe. The corps members are... Read More

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Cheta Nwanze: Citizen Yusuf doesn’t deserve a spell on the naughty step

by Cheta Nwanze Sadly, it appears that for all of his service, Ciaxon has been missing from social media for just over a week now, and yesterday night… a known rabble-rouser alleged that Ciaxon was in fact singing hymns at DSS Central. On the morning of Sunday, March 30, a fire-fight took place within a few feet of... Read More

Gunmen kill 7 policemen, 1 civilian in Jigawa, NLC calls new $510 billion GDP a ‘time bomb’ & other important news you need to know today

by Oge Okonkwo Suspected gunmen kill 7 policemen and a civilian in Jigawa A police station was attacked by suspected gunmen in the early hours of Wednesday. A Sharia court and a bank in Gawaram local government area of Jigawa leaving a policeman and one civilian dead in the process. There was an exchange of... Read More

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February 21, 2014

‘I asked the goat for permission’ Man arrested for having SEX with animal

by Adeola Balogun A man in Jigawa has been arrested for having sex with a goat in the Baranda forest environs of the Dutse Local Government Area of the state. 20-year-old Mallam Kamisu Baranda is said to have stated that the goat was his and that he asked its permission before performing the act. Baranda... Read More

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February 8, 2014

When the elections come – How will the North vote in 2015? (YNaija Long Read)

by Mark Amaza In the week of Christmas 2013 the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in Jigawa held rallies in the three senatorial zones of the state to drum up support for the local government elections – to hold on 18 January this year. As the ruling party in the state, the PDP was not prepared... Read More

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February 1, 2014

Tragic: Fire razes students’ hostel in Jigawa

by Oge Okonkwo A student hostel in Federal Government College (FGC), Kazaure, in Jigawa was razed to the ground on Saturday. Speaking to newsmen in Jigawa, the Commandant of the Nigeria Security and Civil Corps (NSCDC), Muhammad Gidado, said the fire burnt down the hostel completely. According to reports, Mr. Gidado did not give the reason for the fire but he... Read More

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January 1, 2014

29 PDP reps to ‘defect to the APC between January and February’

by Chi Ibe 29 members of the House of Representatives, will be leaving the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) for the All Progressives COngres (APC) in January and February, according to the National Mirror. The report: A member of the House from Jigawa State, who is still in the ruling PDP, disclosed this to National Mirror... Read More

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December 31, 2013

‘You’ve done nothing for us!’: 2 senators booed by constituents during election rally in Jigawa

by ‘Jola Sotubo Two Jigawa lawmakers on the platform of the People’s Democratic Party were treated to an unpleasant surprise at a recent rally in the state. Senator Abdulaziz Usman Tarabu, representing North-East Senatorial zone and another Senator, Abdulmumini Hassan Zarekue, were said to have been booed and forced off stage by an angry crowd.... Read More

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December 17, 2013

Theophilus Ilevbare: For Govs. Aliyu and Lamido, it is time to count their gains

by Theophilus Ilevbare There is a pitfall in this much publicised defection. The merging of G-5 with the progressives should not be mistaken to mean the merging of their large followership base, because “They are not your employees, therefore, some of your supporters might stay” as President Jonathan rightly opined. Same applies to their respective... Read More

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December 2, 2013

PDP crisis: Pres. Jonathan holds closed-door meeting with Lamido, Aliyu

by ‘Jola Sotubo President Goodluck Jonathan yesterday met with Governor Babangida Aliyu of Niger and Sule Lamido of Jigawa. The two governors have been in-between ranks following their decision to remain in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) even after their fellow aggrieved governors defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC). The meeting was said to... Read More

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November 30, 2013

Opinion: Gov. Lamido, for your sake, please stay in the PDP

by Bonaventure Melah But I also heard Lamido tell Nigerians that while they are free to criticise and condemn bad leadership, they should refrain from calling their leaders thieves in public. These are not the thought- lines and basic instincts of APC leaders. Let me start this letter by saying that I am neither a... Read More

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November 28, 2013

APC/nPDP merger throws PDP into minority at National Assembly

by Akintomiwa Agbaje The leadership structure in both chambers of the National Assembly is set for a shake-up that will see the minority switching places with the majority. With the defect of the 5 governors of the New Peoples Democratic Party (nPDP) to the All Progressive Party (APC), it currently stands at 137 House of... Read More

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November 24, 2013

PDP crisis: Jonathan to meet with G-7 governors today

All is set for today’s meeting between President Goodluck Jonathan and the G-7 governors at the presidential villa, Abuja. The president who travelled to London for the international investors’ conference is expected to return to Nigeria by 8pm today to meet with the governors after a one-hour rest. Ahead of the parley, some of the... Read More

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September 5, 2013

NSCDC arrests impersonator in Jigawa

by Oge Okonkwo A 27-year-old man, has been arrested by the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) for allegedly posing as an officer of the command. According to the NSCDC Commandant in the state, Muhammad Gidado, told newsmen in Dutse that the suspect was arrested on Wednesday after the command received complaints from people patronising the popular... Read More

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September 5, 2013

Oh yes, it’s ladies night! – 21 commercial sex workers arrested in Jigawa

by ‘Jola Sotubo 21 sex workers in Jigawa State have had their business interrupted as they have been arrested by the state Hisbah command. The prostitutes were arrested as part of the state’s efforts to crackdown on the illicit sex trade going on within its borders. Alhaji Aliyu Galamawa, the state’s Hisbah commandant revealed that... Read More

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September 1, 2013

Wickedness: NSCDC officials arrest woman for dumping baby in cemetery

by Oge Okonkwo A 25-year-old woman (name withheld) in Jigawa has been arrested by the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) of the state for allegedly dumping her new born baby girl in a cemetery in Kazaure Local Government. According to the NSCDC commandant in the state, Muhammad Gidado, the suspect was arrested on Friday at Ilallah quarters in... Read More

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August 31, 2013

It gets worse: Atiku, 7 governors walk out of PDP convention (PHOTOS)

by ‘Jola Sotubo One major aim of this year’s Peoples Democratic Party convention, which began today, was to make peace between the many warring factions within the ruling party. Unfortunately however, this aim was not realized as the exact opposite took place. The PDP has been divided into even smaller fragments as former Vice President,... Read More

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August 19, 2013

Opinion: Nigeria’s war against the poor

by Ochereome Nnanna The deportation saga was a statement that the mega-city project of the Lagos State Government has no place for the poor and destitute. The Lagos deportation saga exposed our collective poor attitude to issues of citizenship rights. It is a collective, national guilt because what happened in Lagos occurs in all parts... Read More

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Simon Kolawole: Now that the APC has been registered

by Simon Kolawole With the fusion of Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN), All Nigeria Peoples Party (ANPP) and the Congress for Progressive Change (CPC), the emergent APC is still less than half of PDP. As things stand today, PDP has 23 governors, compared to APC’s 11. In the Senate, PDP has 75, more than twice... Read More

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Tragic: 4 children die in Jigawa building collapse

by Isi Esene Four children reportedly died yesterday in Danzomo village of Sule-Tankarkar Local Government Area of Jigawa State when a building collapsed during a heavy downpour. The children were identified as Abdullahi Abdu (6), Bashir Abdullahi (3), Maimuna Mansur (4) and Kabiru Yasir (6). Witnesses say the house which was built with mud collapsed around 8pm shortly... Read More

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Chido Onumah: So, who killed Kudirat Abiola?

by Chido Onumah If al-Mustapha didn’t kill Kudirat Abiola or order her assassination, it would be nice to know what al-Mustapha and the regime he served so faithfully did to find the killers of Kudirat, Pa Alfred Rewane and others murdered during the Abacha regime. This should be the question on the lips of every... Read More

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Tola Sunmonu: Agiculture – Gov’t effort is good but a comprehensive solution is needed (Y! Policy Hub)

by Tola Sunmonu If you are going to try and tackle the issue of finance, create the necessary systems that allow farmers to make decisions about how they want to use a loan, how much they need to access to avoid ending up in debt and moreover a system that is sustainable. While doing my... Read More

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We must all stand up and condemn this – and more, in today’s news roundup with Cheta Nwanze

by Cheta Nwanze …the fourth estate, or the media, is the most important part of a democracy. For if the media is incapable of doing its job, then how will the electorate make the right choices and pick the best leaders? Nothing is more important to a democracy than a well informed electorate. When there’s... Read More

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December 14, 2012

Tell us about it, sir: My son is not laundering money for me – Governor Lamido

by Hauwa Gambo Well, that explains it. The governor of Jigawa, Sule Lamido – whose son was arrested at the Aminu Kano Airport, Kano on Wednesday – has an explanation for the thousands of dollars that have now put his son in trouble. Aminu was arrested by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) ... Read More

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September 19, 2012

Flooding displaces 13,000 in Taraba

by Stanley Azuakola Nigeria has a serious flooding problem on its hands. In the last three weeks, heavy flooding has been reported in Plateau, Benue, Kano and Jigawa. Now, Taraba has joined the list of states battling with the force of nature. The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) disclosed on Tuesday that floods in Taraba... Read More

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Sticks and stones? Convoy of INEC boss stoned in Jigawa

by Lekan Olanrewaju The streets of Jigawa aren’t safe if you’re the head of the electoral board of the country. Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Professor Attahiru Jega learned this the hard way yesterday, when he was the victim of a mob attack while moving through the city of Kazaure. He had been... Read More

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