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Mother abandons new born baby in Jigawa – Police – Daily TrustThe Police Command in Jigawa have confirmed the recovery of an abandoned new born baby from a well in Kaugama Local Government Area (LGA) of the state. SP Abdu Jinjiri, the spokesman, Jigawa Police Command, made this known in Dutse yesterday.ADVERTISEMENT “On April 20, at 4p.m., one AbdulAziz Lawan aged 40, who is the village …
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Jigawa commissions 2,500 seats mini stadium – Daily TrustThe Jigawa State government has commissioned a 2,500 seats capacity mini stadium built at the cost of N525 million. Commissioning the stadium, the state Commissioner for Information, Youth and Sport, Bala Ibrahim, said the stadium was commissioned after the first phase of the construction work, adding when fully completed the stadium would be expanded to …
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Strange tomato disease hits Jigawa – Daily TrustA strange disease is ravaging many tomato farms in Jigawa State, raising fears about scarcity and the resultant high cost of the produce. The disease causes the plants to turn brown, wilt and then dry up.ADVERTISEMENT Farmers across the state are currently engaged in dry season farming which began around January. The disease, is mostly found …
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Border community agency constructs 4 maternities in Jigawa – Daily TrustThe Border Communities Development Agency has constructed four 30-bed capacity maternity facilities in four Nigeria/Niger border local government areas of Jigawa State. The Executive Secretary of the agency, Captain Junaid Abdullahi, told Daily Trust yesterday that the border communities had suffered series of neglect before the present administration.ADVERTISEMENT He said the projects wouldbe handed over …
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19 die in Jigawa road accident – Daily TrustNineteen people were said to have died in an accident involving an 18-seater bus in Gwaram Local Government Area of Jigawa State yesterday. They were said to have been burnt beyond recognition; while some others, including a baby, were injured.ADVERTISEMENT It was learnt that the baby was thrown out of the vehicle by his mother …
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Police foil pro-Dasuki protest in Sokoto – Daily TrustPolice have foiled a planned procession to demand the release of former National Security Adviser, Col. Sambo Dasuki (rtd) in Sokoto state.
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Police release father of abducted 5-day old baby in Kogi – Daily TrustTosin Ojuola, father of the five-day old child, abducted by two gunmen on April 11 at Ijagbe community in the Mopa-Muro Local Government Area of Kogi has been released by the police authorities. Ojuola told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lokoja on Wednesday that he was released at about 6:30 p.m. on April …
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Police parade 39 kidnap, robbery suspects in Bauchi – Daily TrustThe Bauchi State police command has paraded 39 suspected kidnappers, armed robbers, cultists and political thugs arrested at various locations across the state. The Police Commissioner, Ali Aji Janga, paraded the suspects at the Police Headquarters after the launch of “Operation Puff Adder” on Thursday.ADVERTISEMENT He said the suspects were arrested in various operations leading …
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Police arrest 5 suspects for gang clash at Aguda – Daily TrustSome of the policemen attached to the Lagos State Police Command have arrested five suspects in connection with the gang-clash that occurred at Aguda near Surulere between Sunday and Monday. The Lagos State Police Command’s spokesperson, DSP Bala Elkana, said in a press statement on Monday that the suspects were arrested after a distress call …
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Police parade 93 suspects over expatriates’ kidnap, robbery – Daily TrustThe police in Ogun State, yesterday, paraded 93 suspects for various alleged crimes including abduction of a Chinese, Ye Shounong and a South African, Jacob Joannes Bothma. Two of the suspects, Usman Abubakar and Umar Hammed, reportedly kidnapped the duo at Ilaro and Abeokuta and collected ransom to the tune of N23 million. The Commissioner …
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Police arrest suspected killer of ex- footballer’s father – Daily TrustThe Police in Anambra State have arrested one Ikechukwu Emilie who allegedly participated in the kidnap and murder of 86-year-old Chief James Iloanyusi, father of Ex-Super Eagles player, Chikelu Iloanyausi. Mr Haruna Mohammadu, Police Public Relation Officer (PPRO) disclosed this to newsmen in a statement on Saturday in Awka.ADVERTISEMENT Mohammadu, a Superintendent of Police (SP), …
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