Tag: Jigawa State
EFCC arrests Ohakim, quizzes Lamido over corruption allegations
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), on Thursday, said it had arrested former Governor Ikedi Ohakim of Imo State.…
EFCC to question ex-gov Lamido on Thursday
Alhaji Sule Lamido, the immediate past Governor of Jigawa state has returned to the country from his foreign trip and…
Jigawa PDP council chairmen pledge support to APC govt
Local government council chairmen elected on the platform of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Jigawa on Sunday pledged support and…
Garba emerges Speaker of Jigawa Assembly
Alhaji Idris Garba, member representing Jahun Constituency in Jigawa House of Assembly, has emerged the new Speaker of the sixth…
Jigawa trains 650 health workers on neglected diseases
The Jigawa Ministry of Health on Monday said it has trained 650 community health workers on the management of Neglected…
Gov. Lamido names streets after ‘G7 Governors’
Governor Sule Lamido of Jigawa state has named some streets after “G7 Governors” in Dutse on Saturday. The G7 governors…
APC candidate wins Jigawa governorship election
The governorship candidate of All Progressive Congress (APC) in Jigawa, Alhaji Badaru Abubakar, has been declared the winner of Saturday’s…
Large turnout in Bauchi, Jigawa, Katsina
There was a large turnout of voters as accreditation began around 8.00a.m in most polling units in Dutse, the Jigawa…
APC urges IG to investigate plan to disrupt Jigawa elections
The Jigawa chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has called on the National Security Adviser and the Inspector General…
PDP expels Jigawa deputy gov. after defection to APC
The deputy governor of Jigawa, Alhaji Ahmad Mahmud has been expelled from the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) for alleged anti-party…
Buhari brush Jonathan aside in Jigawa
The All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate, General Muhammadu Buhari has beat President Goodluck Jonathan by a rather comfortable margin.…
INEC postpones elections in 11 Federal Constituencies
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has announced the postponement of election in seven out of eleven federal constituencies in…
PDP governorship aspirant defects to APC
Alhaji Aminu Kani, a People’s Democratic Party (PDP) governorship aspirant in Jigawa, on Sunday defected to the opposition All Progressive…
If Buhari leaves APC, the party will die – Jigawa Governor
Governor Sule Lamido of Jigawa state has claimed that General Muhammadu Buhari, the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress…
NSCDC arrests man for stealing 8 goats
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corps (NSCDC) in Jigawa on Tuesday said it arrested a 30-year-old man for allegedly…