By ARMSTRONG ALLAHMAGANI, Bauchi – A nursing mother with her baby and three other people have been kidnapped by bandits, who attacked three different communities in Ningi Local Government Area of Bauchi State. The bandits, who have been terrorizing residents of the LGA were said to have...
bala mohammed
Some motorists and commuters plying the ever-busy Bauchi-Gombe Road, linking the North-East states, have cried out over the collapse of the Kalajanga Bridge in Bara Village, Kirfi Local Government Area of Bauchi State. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the bridge collapse was first noticed on Saturday...
By AUSTINE TSENZUGHUL, Bauchi – Bauchi State Governor, Bala Mohammed has sworn-in and assigned portfolios to twenty-four four commissioners and members of the State Executive Council. This followed their recent screening and confirmation by the State Assembly and the Department of State Security (DSS). The swearing...
The national leaders of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has advised President Bola Tinubu not to engage the military as a means of restoring democratic government in the Republic of Niger. The party leaders gave the advice in a communique issued after a meeting by the PDP Governors’...
Gov. Bala Mohammed of Bauchi State on Friday said the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) was not just a programme but a symbol of Nigeria’s strength and diversity. Mohammed stated this in Bauchi during the swearing-in ceremony of 1,756 of the 2023 Batch B stream 1 corps members posted...
Gov. Bala Mohammed of Bauchi State has distributed 300 Saudi Riyals to each of the more than 3,000 Bauchi pilgrims in the holy land of Mecca. This is contained in a statement issued by the Special Adviser on Media and Publicity to the Governor, Alhaji Mukthar Gidado, on Friday...
By ARMSTRONG ALLAHMAGANI, Bauchi – A Civil Society Organization based in Bauchi State, Leadtots Development Initiative, has called on Governor Bala Mohammed, to appoint more women in key positions in his cabinet during his second term in office. The Leadtots Executive Director, Nicholas Afeso Oshojah, made the call in...
By ARMSTRONG ALLAHMAGANI, Bauchi – Bauchi State Governor, Bala Mohammed, has flagged off the distribution of 4.4 million free insecticide treated nets to households across the State worth N7 billion. He stated this at the official flag-off of the distribution held on Monday at the Multi-Purpose Indoor Sports Hall,...
Gov. Bala Mohammed of Bauchi State has commiserated with the family, friends and members of the Bauchi State House of Assembly over the death of a lawmaker, Ado Wakili. This is contained in a statement by Mr Suleman Dambam, Director of Press Affairs, Bauchi state Government House, on Sunday....
Gov. Bala Mohammed of Bauchi State has pledged that the state will witness an ‘aggressive’ execution of life-touching projects in his second tenure. Mohammed made the promise on Monday in his goodwill message on the occasion of the 2023 Democracy Day. According to him, all ongoing projects will be...
By AUSTIN TSENZUGHUL, Abuja – Bauchi State Governor, Bala Mohammed, has emerged as the Chairman of People’s Democratic Party (PDP) Governor’s forum. Governor Ahmadu Fintiri of Adamawa State announced this on Saturday shortly after the 13 governors of PDP held a one-day retreat for elected officials in Bauchi. The...
By ARMSTRONG ALLAHMAGANI, Bauchi – Senator Bala Mohammed, has been sworn in for another term of four years as Governor of Bauchi State. He was accompanied by his wife and some of his family members. His Deputy, Auwal Jatau, was first sworn in as Deputy Governor. His wife also...
Gov. Bala Mohammed of Bauchi State has directed all political appointees to prepare their hand over notes, ahead of May 29 when he will be sworn in for a second term. Mohammed gave the directive while inaugurating a Transition Committee at the Government House, Bauchi on Wednesday. “As you...
By ARMSTRONG ALLAHMAGANI, Bauchi – The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared that the Bauchi State Governor and candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Senator Bala Mohammed, has been reelected for another term. He won in 15 local government areas of: Alkaleri (where he hails from), Kirfi, Bogoro, Dass,...
ARMSTRONG ALLAHMAGANI, Bauchi – Bauchi State governor, Bala Mohammed, has stated that the Independent National Electoral Commission has done very well by improving in its conduct the Gubernatorial and State Assembly elections compared to the previously held Presidential and National Assembly polls. The Governor who stated this in an...
By ARMSTRONG ALLAHMAGANI, Bauchi – Bauchi State Governor, Bala Mohammed, has donated N10 million to victims of the recent fire outbreak at Muda Lawal Market in the State Capital. The fire incident which occurred on Thursday, had burnt down 12 shops and reportedly destroyed properties worth N60 million. The...
By ARMSTRONG ALLAHMAGANI, Bauchi – Senator Lawal Yahaya Gumau, representing Bauchi South Senatorial District under the New Nigerian People’s Party, has dumped the party and joined the ruling People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in the state. Gumau, a former Member of the House of Representatives representing Toro Federal Constituency, contested...
The Federal High Court Abuja, on Tuesday discharged and acquitted Shamsudeen Bala, son of Bauchi Governor, Bala Mohammed, of the N1.1 billion fraud charge against him. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), had filed a 20-count charge bordering on money laundering against Bala. However, in a ruling earlier...
The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar has promised to continue with crude oil exploration in the North East. Abubakar said this when he addressed a mammoth crowd of party supporters at a rally in Bauchi on Tuesday. He said that crude exploration in North...
By ARMSTRONG ALLAHMAGANI, Bauchi – Bauchi State Governor, Bala Mohammed, on Monday visited Azare, the headquarters of Katagum Local Government Area of the state to commiserate with the Emir of Katagum, Alh (Dr) Umar Farouk II, and the people over an explosion that rocked the area. The governor, who...