THE candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Malam Namadi Umar Alhaji of Jigawa state has won the 2023 gubernatorial election. Announcing the result, the state returning officer, professor Zayyanu Umar of federal university Birnin Kebbi stated that the APC candidate won succeeded PDP candidate Mustapha Sule Lamido with 618,449 votes whereas PDP scored 368,726 votes in which NNPP scores 37156.
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TWO days to the Gubernatorial election, leaders of various political parties from the opposition are decamping to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in Jigawa State. Among the political parties that have shown their loyalty and support to the Gubernatorial Candidate of the APC in Jigawa State are; Malam Umar Namadi of inter party Advisory Council; a coalition of opposition parties under the leadership of Murtala Musa; a forum of local Government chairmen of the NNPP, led by the acting chairman of the ADC in the state, Dr Sani Mohammed and the all ANPP structures from Gwaram Local Government led…
FIRE has destroyed properties worth millions of naira in Malamawar Dangoli, Karangi, and Kwalele villages, Kiyawa LGA of Jigawa State, News Point Nigeria gathered. The fire which occurred on Sunday destroyed houses, livestock, animals, farm products, and other properties. A team of policemen and firefighters from state, federal and airport fire service went to the scene to put out the fire. The police spokesman, DSP Lawan Shiisu Adam, said, “No loss of lives recorded so far, but some of the family members suspected to have run for their lives are missing.” The director, fire service of the state, Ibrahim Abdullahi…
GOVERNOR Muhammad Badaru Abubakar of Jigawa State, who is also the coordinator 19 Northern State of the APC Presidential Campaign Council has congratulated the president-elect, Senator Bola Ahmed Tinubu. According to a signed statement by the Special Adviser, Media and Public Relations, Habibu Nuhu Kila, issued Wednesday, Governor Badaru, on behalf of himself, the Government and good people of Jigawa State sends his warm and heartfelt congratulations to the President-elect, Senator Tinubu over his victory on the just concluded Presidential election. He also thanked the electorates who conducted themselves peacefully during the voting process that brought the victory. Governor Badaru,…
GOVERNOR Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State has failed to deliver his Local Government Area to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in the Presidential election. In Zaria Local Government where he and Uba Sani, the APC Governorship candidate in the March election hail from, Atiku Abubakar, Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) won. While Atiku polled, 62,260 votes. Asiwaju Bola Tinubu of the APC, garnered 41,432 votes while Senator Rabiu Kwankwaso of the New Nigerian Peoples Party (NNPP) came third with 8,729 votes and Peter Obi of Labour Party trailed with 3,634 votes. Of the 16 local government…
THE Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared Husaini Babangida Uba of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as winner of Jigawa North-West senatorial district election. Announcing the result, Prof Ahmed Baita Garko, the returning Officer, said Uba won with 187,049 votes while his closet rival, Ibrahim Saminu Turaki of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) scored 134,199 votes. Nasuru Bala of Action Democratic Congress (ADC) scored 2,644 votes
PRESIDENTIAL candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, has scored the highest votes for the 2023 general election in Jigawa state. While candidate of People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar came second. Announcing the results, the collation officer for 2023 presidential election in Jigawa state, Professor Arma-Ya’u Hamisu Bichi from Federal University Dutsimma said, the election was conducted peacefully and the contestants scored the following votes. Bichi announced the scores by each party as APC, 421,390, PDP, 386,587, Labour Party, 1,889, NNPP 98,234. He announced the total valid votes as 920,531, rejected votes stand at 34,274…
THE Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has declared Mr Habib Mustafa of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, as the winner of the Jigawa Central Senate seat. INEC Returning Officer, Prof. Usman Haruna, who declared the results on Monday in Dutse, said Mustafa polled 153,731 votes to emerge the winner. Haruna said that Sen. Sabo Nakudu of the All Progressives Congress, APC, polled 134,802 votes to place second. He said that Mr Musa Bako of the New Nigeria Peoples Party, NNPP, scored 18,662 votes, while Mr Musa Abdullahi of ADC scored 620 votes. He said that Hindatu Ibrahim of NRM scored…
THE National Vice Chairman of the Social Democratic Party SDP and Jigawa North, Senatorial Candidate of the party, Senator Mohammed Alkali, Sardaunan Gumel has dumped the SDP and his political aspirations to join the All Progressives Congress (APC). In a statement by the Special Adviser, Media and Public Relations, Habibu Nuhu Kila, issued Tuesday and made available to News Point Nigeria, Senator Alkali said his decision was informed by the quality of good leadership of the party, good governance, prudence as well as the style of leadership of the Jigawa State Governor, Muhammad Badaru Abubakar. He then promised mobilize his…
FORMER Jigawa State Governor, Sule Lamido has said the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) will survive without the five aggrieved governors known as G-5. Lamido, a PDP chieftain said the party has been in existence for 25 years and is big enough to win this year’s general elections without Rivers State governor, Nyesom Wike, and his colleagues. The former governor made these assertions during an interview on Politics Hub, a political show on Vanguard online TV monitored by News point Nigeria, Thursday night. Lamido said, Wike has been castigating his own PDP family which is uncultured of him. Recall that Wike…
THE Jigawa State Government has vowed to enforce the Supreme Court order restraining the Federal government from banning the old naira notes as legal tender. This was contained in a public notice made available to newsmen by the Jigawa State Commissioner for Special Duties Auwal Sankara. According to the public notice, commercial banks, corporate organizations, ministries, agencies, and traders must accept the old notes or face sanctions from the state government. “It has come to its notice some individuals and corporate bodies are rejecting the now-old N200, N500, and N1,000 notes. The Jigawa State Government is concerned about the conduct…
A MENINGITIS outbreak has swept across Jigawa state, killing 20 people and causing concern among residents and health authorities alike. According to a statement released by Dr. Salisu Mu’azu, the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Health in the state capital of Dutse and made available to News Point Nigeria, the outbreak has resulted in the confirmed cases of 80 out of 360 suspected cases, with 20 deaths feared. “It is with great sadness that we confirm the outbreak of meningitis in Jigawa state,” said Dr. Mu’azu. “We have confirmed 80 cases and unfortunately, 20 people have lost their lives…
ONE person died and five others were arrested after a violent clash erupted between supporters of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) and the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Jigawa State. The incident happened on Friday when the PDP governorship candidate Mustafa Sule Lamido held a rally in Maigatari Local Government Area (LGA). As they arrived at the APC Secretariat, tensions rose and a clash broke out. According to a police statement made available to News Point Nigeria, Saturday, the victim, “Abdullahi Isiyaku, a 37-year-old man from Gangare Quarters in Maigatari town, was attacked by members of the PDP’s ‘Santuraki Vanguard’.…
GOVERNOR Muhammad Badaru Abubakar of Jigawa State has described the Supreme Court judgment restraining the Federal Government from implementing the February 10 Deadline of the old naira notes to stop being legal tender as a welcome development. Speaking in an exclusive interview with Hausa Service of the Voice of America (VOA), Governor Badaru said, the economic activities in the country was almost in a state of collapse as a result of the situation. In a signed statement by the Special Adviser, Media and Public Relations, Habibu Nuhu Kila, issued on Thursday and made available to News Point Nigeria, Thursday, the…
GOVERNOR Muhammad Badaru Abubakar of Jigawa state has approved Muhammad Hameem Nuhu Sanusi as the new Emir of Dutse with effect from today, Sunday. This follows the approval of the seven man-committee of the Dutse Emirate Kingmakers, whom unanimously selected Muhammad Hameem as the new Emir of Dutse with all seven votes among the three contenders of the royal seat. News Point Nigeria learnt that, this approval was later forwarded to Jigawa State Council of Chiefs, which also approved the decision of the Kingmakers The Council of Chiefs then sent the name of Muhammad Hameem Nuhu and the other two …
AS BIKOBA, is mourning the passing away of one of its iconic members and patron, late emir of Dutse Alhaji Dr. Nuhu Muhammad Sanusi CON, President of the Association, Alhaji Ja’afar Usman Muhammad (Turakin Gaya) said, the nation has lost a great traditional leader, who dedicated his life time to the service of humanity. In a statement by the National Publicity Secretary, Mahmud Ibrahim Kwari issued on Thursday, the national officers of BIKOBA paid a condolence visit to the Dutse Emirate Council, Government and the people of Jigawa state over the death of the emir, who double as Chancellor of…
THE Jigawa State Government has raised concerns over the scarcity of new naira notes, saying residents of the state are sleeping at Automated Teller Machines stands. The state’s Commissioner of Finance and Economic Development, Babangida Gantsa, said during his visits to several commercial banks in the state on Wednesday, no fewer than 250 customers queued at ATM stands for cash withdrawals. Gantsa explained that the unavailability of naira notes in circulation had paralysed economic activities and other social lives in Jigawa. “You can see by yourself, people spending nights at ATMs queuing to withdraw cash from the commercial banks. “Worried…
GOVERNOR Muhammad Badaru Abubakar of Jigawa State has received with immense sadness and deep feeling of a great national loss, the news of the death of the Emir of Dutse, Dr Nuhu Muhammad Sanusi. In a statement by the Special Adviser, Media and Public Relations, Habibu Nuhu Kila, issued Tuesday, Governor Badaru described the late Emir as humble, religious and community leader whose conduct and character in life has been to the service of humanity. He said the death of the Emir has created a vacuum difficult to be filled considering his contributions to peace, stability and…
JIGAWA State Government on has assured the National Park Service (NPS) of assistance in the smooth transition of the Hadejia Wetland Game Reserve to a national park. Gov. Mohammed Abubakar of Jigawa gave the assurance when Dr Ibrahim Goni, the Conservator-General (CG) of NPS and his entourage paid him a courtesy visit in Dutse. Abubakar, who was represented by his deputy, Malam Umar Namadi further assured NPS of all required support for the smooth take-off of operations at the Park. “We believe that taking over that park will bring a lot of benefit to our people. “The Hadejia Wetland Game…
A DIVISIONAL Police Officer in Jahun Local Government Area, Jigawa State, SP Abubakar Musa has slumped and died in his office. Spokesman of the State police command, DSP. Lawan Shiisu Adamu confirmed the death in a signed statement made available to News Point Nigeria, on Saturday. He said the incident happened on Friday night around 9:00 pm in the DPO’s Jahun Division office after a protracted illness. According to him, “SP. Abubakar Musa died yesterday around 9:00pm while closing from his official duty.” He explained that the deceased was rushed to the Jahun General Hospital and Rashid Shekoni General Hospital…