Jigawa State

March 11, (THEWILL) - Governor Umar Namadi of Jigawa State has earmarked over 500 Ifthar feeding (Breaking of Fast) centres across the state for the next 30 days starting from Monday. The gesture came on the heels of the...

February 29, (THEWILL) - The Jigawa State Government says it has completed arrangements to kickstart dry season farming in Maigatari and other Sahel areas of the state. Governor Umar Namadi, who disclosed this on the heels of his recent business...

November 05, (THEWILL) - Gunmen suspected to be kidnappers, have attacked the residence of Nasiru Ahmed Kiyawa, the Chairman of Kiyawa Local Government in Jigawa State, and abducted his two wives. Kiyawa told BBC that the gunmen stormed his...

June 07, (THEWILL) – Jigawa State Governor, Umar Namadi, has appointed Hamisu Muhammad Gumel as his Chief Press Secretary (CPS). The Governor also appointed Muhammad Salisu as Special Assistant on Photography and Publication; Garba Muhammad Hadejia, Special Assistant New...

October 13, (THEWILL) – A Federal High Court sitting in Dutse, Jigawa State, on Thursday, quashed the misappropriation of public funds charges instituted against the former governor of Jigawa state, Ibrahim Saminu Turaki. Turaki was arraigned by the Economic and Financial...

October 12, (THEWILL) – Operatives of vigilance group “Hisbah’’ in Jigawa State, have arrested 31 persons, including 25 women in Kazaure Local Government Area of the state over alleged “immoral acts’’ Hisbah commander in the state, Malam Ibrahim Dahiru, said the...

August 17, (THEWILL) - The Jigawa State Government has ordered the immediate closure of all public schools in the State, after fear of attacks on schools spread across the state. The schools were abruptly closed on Wednesday, while pupils were...

August 14, (THEWILL) - The All Progressive Congress (APC) senatorial candidate for Jigawa South West District, Tijjani Ibrahim Kiyawa, is dead. Kiyawa had been admitted earlier at an Abuja hospital for a lung infection, but was flown to China for...

August 11, (THEWILL) - Gunmen suspected to be bandits, on Tuesday night, attacked immigration officers in Birniwa Local Government Area of Jigawa State, killing one and injuring two others. The Comptroller, Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS) in the state, ACG Ismail...

April 07, (THEWILL) – Operatives of the Jigawa Hisbah Board, have intercepted 1,426 bottles of assorted alcoholic beverages in two local government areas of the state. The Hisbah commander in the state, Ibrahim Dahiru, made this known on Thursday, in...