Jigawa Governor loses son in car crash a day after his mother’s death. Abdulwahab dies in crash while returning from Kafin Hausa to Dutse. Governor Namadi urges prayers as family and state mourn the loss. The family of Jigawa State Governor, Umar Namadi, is in mourning following the tragic death of his eldest son, Abdulwahab … Read more
The Jigawa State Government has identified 6,348 ghost workers on its payroll following a comprehensive staff verification exercise. Eko Hot Blog reports that this revelation was made by Mr. Sagir Musa, the Commissioner for Information, Youths, Sports, and Culture, in a statement released on Tuesday in Dutse. EDITOR’S PICKS Badenoch ‘A Knock is Enough’ – … Read more
Abdulrashibu Ya’u, a 40-year-old tea vendor from Sararai village in Jigawar Tsada town, Dutse Local Government Area of Jigawa State, has been arrested for beating 20-year-old Hassan Garba to death. Reports indicate that Ya’u accused Garba of repeatedly stealing bread, milk, noodles, and petrol. Enraged by the alleged thefts, Ya’u tied Garba with a rope … Read more
Gov. Badaru has appointed Sanusi as the new Emir of Dutse. The last Emir of Dutse, Dr Nuhu Muhammadu Sanusi, passed away last week. Sanusi became the new emir after being unanimously chosen by the Dutse Emirate Council’s seven kingmakers. EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Governor of Jigawa State, Muhammad Badaru Abubakar has appointed … Read more
AEDC has announced that there will be a power outage in Abuja communities. EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC) has disclosed that there will be power interruption in some parts of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) starting from Friday, 25th to Saturday, 26th of November 2022. AEDC, in a public … Read more
Jigawa State House of Assembly has set up a fact-finding committee over the recent gas explosion in Babura local Government. Eko Hot Blog reports that the Speaker of the House, Idris Garba Jahun, announced this during Friday’s plenary session. EDITOR’S PICK Lagos Court Remands Six Men For Allegedly Inflicting Injury On Woman, Others Gbajabiamila Makes … Read more
Jigawa Treats 90 Rape Cases, 27 for Murder, 31 for Sodomy — Commissioner EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Jigawa State Government has said that henceforth, anyone caught to have raped a girl below the age of ten would be sentenced to death. The state government said it has agreed with the death sentence on … Read more
An incident occurred at Shagari quarters, Hadejia town when criminals who disguised as NDLEA personnel, went to the house of one Cyprian Okechuku and forcefully tried to take him to their office. Police in Jigawa State have revealed another method criminals use to kidnap their target. This was contained in a statement signed by the … Read more
The Jigawa State Police Command has arrested a 30 year old man Identified as Alasan Audu for allegedly killing his wife days after their marriage. Spokesman of the command, SP Abdu Jinjiri, while confirming the incident in Dutse on Thursday said the incident happened on the 21/4/2020 at about 0800hrs at Kankarelu village in Ringim … Read more