Jigawa State Archives - Afinju FM https://afinjufm.com/tag/jigawa-state/ Thu, 31 Jul 2025 09:17:19 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.2 https://afinjufm.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/cropped-Afinju_Logo-removebg-preview-32x32.png Jigawa State Archives - Afinju FM https://afinjufm.com/tag/jigawa-state/ 32 32 233669348 Nine dead, eight rescued in Jigawa boat accident https://afinjufm.com/nine-dead-eight-rescued-in-jigawa-boat-accident/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=nine-dead-eight-rescued-in-jigawa-boat-accident https://afinjufm.com/nine-dead-eight-rescued-in-jigawa-boat-accident/#respond Thu, 31 Jul 2025 09:17:19 +0000 https://afinjufm.com/?p=12295 The agency announced this on its social media page. According to NEMA’s Kano Operations Office, the tragic incident happened on Sunday, July 27, 2025, around 7 p.m., when a boat carrying 17 passengers, mostly young girls, capsized mid-journey while travelling from Digawa Village in Jahun LGA to Zangon Maje Village in Taura LGA. According to […]

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]]> https://afinjufm.com/nine-dead-eight-rescued-in-jigawa-boat-accident/feed/ 0 12295 Bride allegedly poisons wedding guests in Jigawa,gets groom hospitalised https://afinjufm.com/bride-allegedly-poisons-wedding-guests-in-jigawagets-groom-hospitalised/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=bride-allegedly-poisons-wedding-guests-in-jigawagets-groom-hospitalised https://afinjufm.com/bride-allegedly-poisons-wedding-guests-in-jigawagets-groom-hospitalised/#respond Fri, 03 Jan 2025 09:57:55 +0000 https://afinjufm.com/?p=7832 A wedding in Jigawa State turned tragic after a bride allegedly poisoned food served at the reception.

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]]> https://afinjufm.com/bride-allegedly-poisons-wedding-guests-in-jigawagets-groom-hospitalised/feed/ 0 7832 Jigawa Govt suspends commissioner over alleged ‘affair’ with married woman  https://afinjufm.com/jigawa-govt-suspends-commissioner-over-alleged-affair-with-married-woman/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=jigawa-govt-suspends-commissioner-over-alleged-affair-with-married-woman https://afinjufm.com/jigawa-govt-suspends-commissioner-over-alleged-affair-with-married-woman/#respond Sat, 19 Oct 2024 16:40:13 +0000 https://afinjufm.com/?p=5994 The Secretary to the State Government, SSG, Bala Ibrahim, said in a statement that the decision was informed by a need for thorough investigation into the allegation, to ensure transparency and uphold the integrity of the state administration. He emphasized the Governor Namadi’s commitment to accountability and adherence to ethical standards in governance. He said the […]

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]]> https://afinjufm.com/jigawa-govt-suspends-commissioner-over-alleged-affair-with-married-woman/feed/ 0 5994 Tinubu Mourns Jigawa Tanker Explosion Victims, Pledges Support https://afinjufm.com/tinubu-mourns-jigawa-tanker-explosion-victims-pledges-support/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tinubu-mourns-jigawa-tanker-explosion-victims-pledges-support https://afinjufm.com/tinubu-mourns-jigawa-tanker-explosion-victims-pledges-support/#respond Wed, 16 Oct 2024 14:46:13 +0000 https://afinjufm.com/?p=5968 In a statement, Vice President Kashim Shettima on behalf of President Tinubu, sympathised with the families who lost loved ones in the tragic incident and prayed that God grant them the fortitude to bear the loss. The statement signed by presidential aide Stanley Nkwocha also announced immediate federal government intervention for the victims of the […]

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]]> https://afinjufm.com/tinubu-mourns-jigawa-tanker-explosion-victims-pledges-support/feed/ 0 5968 26-year-old man arrested for setting grandma on fire in Jigawa https://afinjufm.com/26-year-old-man-arrested-for-setting-grandma-on-fire-in-jigawa/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=26-year-old-man-arrested-for-setting-grandma-on-fire-in-jigawa https://afinjufm.com/26-year-old-man-arrested-for-setting-grandma-on-fire-in-jigawa/#respond Sun, 13 Oct 2024 08:52:15 +0000 https://afinjufm.com/?p=5952 The command’s Public Relations Officer, Lawan Adam, who confirmed the suspect’s arrest in a statement, said, on October 8, 2024, at about 1600hrs, the command was notified of a sad and regrettable incident that occurred in Mu’azu village, Dan Gwanki ward, Sule Tankarkar LG. That Nura Mas’ud, 26 of Mu’azu village, Sule Tankarkar LGA, went […]

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]]> https://afinjufm.com/26-year-old-man-arrested-for-setting-grandma-on-fire-in-jigawa/feed/ 0 5952 Tragedy as father loses 3 children to building collapse in Jigawa https://afinjufm.com/tragedy-as-father-loses-3-children-to-building-collapse-in-jigawa/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tragedy-as-father-loses-3-children-to-building-collapse-in-jigawa https://afinjufm.com/tragedy-as-father-loses-3-children-to-building-collapse-in-jigawa/#respond Wed, 11 Sep 2024 10:18:32 +0000 https://afinjufm.com/?p=5251 Jigawa State Police Command has confirmed the death of three teenage boys of the same parent in a building collapse, which occurred in Birnin Kudu Local Government of the state. The command’s Public Relations Officer, Lawan Shiisu, who confirmed the incident in Dutse, said three others survived the incident. Shiisu said the incident was reported […]

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