Jigawa gov tears defectors’ PDP membership card, opposition party demands apology Jigawa State Governor, Umar Namadi, has figuratively torn the membership cards of defectors from the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) while welcoming them to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). The gesture, accompanied by strong remarks from Namadi, was seen as a blow to the PDP’s relevance in the state. …

The Jigawa State Police Commissioner, AT Abdullahi, on Thursday, expressed his condolences to the state governor, Umar Namadi, his immediate family and relatives, the state government, and the entire people of the state over the tragic death of the governor’s eldest son. He died in an incident 24 hours after the governor’s mother died. He has since been buried in …

Jigawa State Governor Umar Namadi met with President Bola Tinubu at the State House on Tuesday to discuss the recent tanker accident that struck the state, revealing that 181 lost their lives in the incident. The governor’s visit was both to welcome the President back from his annual leave and to provide a detailed update on the incident, which also …

Jigawa State Governor Malam Umar Namadi has laid foundation for the construction of N5.5 billion permanent site of the College of Nursing Science and Midwifery in Hadejia. At the foundation laying ceremony, Governor Namadi said the project was part of his administration’s efforts to enhance the production of quality manpower to man the state health sector. He said, providing access …