Tag: Jigawa State
Don’t vote for PDP defectors, Lamido tells voters
Governor Sule Lamido of northern Nigerian state of Jigawa on Sunday urged the electorate in the state to vote out…
PDP chieftain dumps party, picks APC senate ticket
A member of the Nigerian House of Representatives from Birnin Kudu/Buji Federal Constituency of Jigawa, on Sunday in Dutse announced…
I’ll not give up until I’m president, says Atiku
Former Vice President and a presidential aspirant on the platform of the All Progressive Congress (APC), Alhaji Atiku Abubakar on…
Gov. Lamido has not anointed me to succeed him, says ex-chief of staff
Alhaji Aminu Ringim, one of the four gubernatorial aspirants on the platform of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in Jigawa,…
Obasanjo wants more funding for universities
Former Nigerian President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, on Saturday called for improved funding of universities to enhance delivery of quality education…
LG boss wants peace between farmers, herdsmen in Jigawa
Alhaji Mahmud Matafari, the Chairman, Kirikasamma Local Government Area of Jigawa on Sunday, appealed to farmers and herdsmen in the…
Police arrest 2 after farmers, herdsmen clash
The Police in Jigawa on Saturday arrested two suspects for involving in farmers-herdsmen clash in Guri Local Government Area of…
2015: Lamido’s Chief of Staff, 2 others resign
Alhaji Aminu Ringim, the Chief of Staff to Jigawa Governor, Sule Lamido,and two other officials on Monday resigned their appointments.…
PDP is my home, I’ll never leave – Gov. Lamido
Governor Sule Lamido of Jigawa has doused any rumour of him defecting from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to another…
PDP applauds Lamido’s performance in Jigawa
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has expressed satisfaction with the performance of Governor Sule Lamido of Jigawa. The party’s National…
University: Jigawa to pay N143m compensation to communities
Jigawa State Government has earmarked N143 million for payment as compensation to farmers whose lands were acquired for the construction…
NSCDC arrests 3 phone thieves, recovers eight
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in Jigawa on Tuesday said it had arrested three suspected phone snatchers.…
Ebola: Jigawa releases N14m to sensitise teachers
The Jigawa government has released N14 million for the conduct of sensitisation workshops on Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) for teachers…
Jigawa trains 238 monarchs on conflict resolution
The Jigawa Government on Saturday said it had trained 238 traditional rulers on alternative dispute resolution across the state. The…
NEMA distributes relief materials in Jigawa
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) on Wednesday donated relief materials to flood victims in Jigawa state. Alhaji Musa Ilalla,…