Bauchi State Independent Electoral Commission (BASIEC), has declared Babangida Abdullahi of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) winner of the Shira Local Government Council chairmanship by-election. Its Chairman, Ahmed Makama, who declared the result on Saturday in Bauchi, said the PDP candidate polled 47,361 votes, to defeat his closest opponent,...
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By AUSTIN TSENZUGHUL, Bauchi – Bauchi State Police Command has successfully dismantled an illicit fertiliser production plant and arrested five suspects in connection with the operation. The suspects were found to be producing and selling adulterated fertiliser, posing a significant threat to the agricultural sector. According to the Police...
By ARMSTRONG ALLAHMAGANI, Bauchi – Bauchi State Governor, Bala Mohammed, has said that 23 people comprising of 10 civilians and 13 vigilante were killed when daredevil bandits attacked three villages in Alkaleri Local Government Area of the State about 11 days ago. He said that the bandits also suffered...
By ARMSTRONG ALLAHMAGANI, Bauchi – No fewer than 17 courses have been accreditated at the Sa’adu Zungur University (SAZU) formerly known as Bauchi State University by the National Universities Commission (NUC). The Public Relations Officer of the institution, Auwal Hassan, in a statement he signed and made available to...
The Peoples Democratic Party Governors Forum (PDP-GF) and former governors have named former Senate President Bukola Saraki as the head of a seven-member reconciliation committee. The PDP-GF Chairman, Gov. Bala Mohammed of Bauchi State, announced this while briefing newsmen after the forum’s crucial meeting with former governors, on Sunday...
The governors elected on the platform of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) are currently in a closed-door meeting with some former governors to discuss the party’s affairs, including its current leadership crisis. The meeting of the PDP Governors’ Forum (PDP-GF), holding at the Bauchi Governor’s Lodge in Abuja, is being...
By AUSTINE TSENZUGHUL, Bauchi – Bauchi State Governor, Bala Mohammed, has received with deep sorrow preliminary reports indicating that members of professional hunters on a route patrol along Duguri , Mansur and Dajin Mada forest were ambushed and killed by suspected bandits in Mansur village, Alkaleri Local Government Area...
By AUSTINE TSENZUGHUL, Bauchi – Bauchi State Police Command has deployed tactical teams to Mansur village in Alkaleri Local Government Area following a recent attack by armed bandits. The incident, which occurred on May 4, 2025, resulted in the loss of several lives, including members of a vigilante group...
By AUSTINE TSENZUGHUL, Bauchi – Bauchi State Governor, Bala Mohammed has expressed sadness over the tragic and sudden death of Alhaji Isa Muhammad Wabi, a respected elder and former Chairman of Jama’are Local Government Area, who according to police preliminary investigations was reportedly attacked in his home by individuals...
By ARMSTRONG ALLAHMAGANI, Bauchi– Operatives of the Bauchi State Police Command have intercepted a trailer loaded with over 1,000 bags of 25 kilogrammes of iodized salt worth N10 million suspected to have been diverted. The Public Relations Officer, Bauchi State Command, Ahmed Wakil, stated this in a statement made...
The Bauchi State Police Command has successfully uncovered a human trafficking syndicate and arrested a member of the gang. The Spokesman of the command CSP Ahmed Wakil, told newsmen on Friday in Bauchi According to him, on April 19, a concerned mother from Unguwan Kusu, Yelwa, reported to the...
By AISHA NANA, Bauchi – No fewer than 4 workers have lost their lives in a tragic industrial accident at the Gubi Water Treatment Plant in Bauchi. The Bauchi State Police Command through its spokesman, CSP Ahmed Wakili, confirmed the incident to newsmen on Sunday in Bauchi. CSP Wakili...
By AUSTIN TSENZUGHUL, Bauchi – Bauchi State Police Command has assured the residents of the state that the command is fully prepared to fulfil its statutory obligation to protect the lives and properties of citizens before, during, and after the Easter celebrations. Commissioner of Police in the state, CP...
By ARMSTRONG ALLAHMAGANI, Bauchi – An angry mob has reportedly killed one person and injured one other on the suspicion that they stole a dog in Lushi area, a sub-urb of Bauchi metropolis. The Police Public Relations Officer, Bauchi State Command, Ahmed Wakil, disclosed this recently in a statement...
The Accountant-General of Bauchi State, Mr Sirajo Jaja, has been arraigned in the Federal High Court in Abuja over allegations bordering on money laundering. Jaja was arraigned on Monday by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) before Justice Obiora Egwuatu alongside Aliyu Abubajar, a Bureau de Change (BDC)...
Police authority in Bauchi State have expressed concerns over the planned nationwide “Take It Back Movement,” protest, urging organisers to reconsider and postpone the event. The protest, scheduled for Monday, coincides with National Police Day, which is intended to recognise the resilience and dedication of Officers and Men within...
Police authority in Bauchi State have expressed concerns over the planned nationwide “Take It Back Movement,” protest, urging organisers to reconsider and postpone the event. The protest, scheduled for Monday, coincides with National Police Day, which is intended to recognise the resilience and dedication of Officers and Men within...
By ARMSTRONG ALLAHMAGANI, Bauchi – The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) on Thursday began preparations for the 2025 vaccination campaign by donating 2.5m doses of Polio vaccines to Bauchi State. The UNICEF Chief of Field Office (CFO), Bauchi Field Office, Dr Nuzhat Rafique, handed over the vaccines at the...
The Bauchi State Coordinator of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Mrs Rifkatu Yakubu, has urged female Corps members to return home to their parents after completing their service. Yakubu, made the call on Thursday in Bauchi during the distribution of National Service certificates to corps members. While specifically...
As the Eid al-Fitr celebrations approach, the prices of chicken have surged in Bauchi, with the cost of an average chicken rising to between N15,000 and N25,000. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the sharp increase has left many residents frustrated, with some opting for alternative meats...