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...
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By AISHA NANA, Bauchi – Operatives of the Gombe Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, (EFCC), on Saturday, March 15, 2025 arrested 21 suspected internet fraudsters in Bauchi, Bauchi State. The anti-graft agency in a statement on Monday, said the suspects were arrested based on credible...
Police command in Bauchi State has begun an investigation into the death of a 20-year-old housewife allegedly murdered in her matrimonial home on Feb. 28. The spokesperson of the command, CSP Ahmed Wakil, confirmed the commencement of investigation to newsmen on Thursday in Bauchi, He said that the case...
By TYAV SAM TYAV, Makurdi – The paramount ruler of the Tiv nation, Orcivirigh Prof James Ortese Iorzua Ayatse CFR has supported the selection of Engr Dr Emmanuel Tyavkyase Anbua as the next Ter Tiv Bauchi State even as he assured of support for him and the Tiv people...
The Bauchi State government, through the Ministry of Education has announced the closure of all schools in the state in preparation for the 2025 Ramadan fast for five weeks. The announcement is contained in the approved school calendar for the 2024-2025 academic session in the state. Speaking with the...
By ARMSTRONG ALLAHMAGANI, Bauchi – The Chairman, Correspondents’ Chapel, Nigeria Union of Journalists, Bauchi State Council, Mal. Ahmed Mohammed, has expressed sadness over the demise of Hafsat Adebayo. Adebayo, died on Monday morning after battling a prolonged brain tumor and was a member of the Correspondents’ Chapel, Nigeria Union...
ARMSTRONG ALLAHMAGANI, Bauchi – Bauchi State Police Command said a team of its operatives in a joint operation with a group of special hunters have killed two suspected bandits during an exchange of fire in Alkaleri Local Government Area of the state. The Command’s spokesman, Ahmed Wakil, who disclosed...
Bauchi State Police Command has foiled an alleged robbery attempt and arrested three suspects in Bauchi metropolis. Spokesperson of the command, CSP Ahmed Wakil, disclosed this to newsmen on Friday in Bauchi. He said operatives of the State Intelligence Department (SID), have apprehended the suspects that allegedly specialised in...
By ARMSTRONG ALLAHMAGANI, Bauchi – The Inspector General of Police (IGP), Kayode Egbetokun, has charged the constables recently recruited into the Nigeria Police Force, to exhibit professionalism in the discharge of their duties warning them to shun acts of intimidation, harassment and perversion of justice. He gave the charge...
Justice Mu’azu Abubakar of the Bauchi state High Court 5, has sentenced five persons to life imprisonment for armed robbery and criminal conspiracy. The prosecution counsel, U.I Lame told the court that the defendants, Aliyu Yusuf, Adamu Muhammed, Bilal Aliyu, Ismail Haruna and Mansur Mu’azu, on May, 29, 2018,...
Bauchi State Governor, Bala Mohammed has approved the recruitment of 3,000 teachers to be deployed to Junior and Senior Secondary schools across the state. The state Project Coordinator, Adolescent Girls Initiative for Learning and Empowerment (AGILE), Malam Ali Gar, stated this on Thursday during a sensitisation meeting on Girls...
The Zone 12 Command of the Nigeria Police Force, on Monday, said that the officer, who allegedly shot at a former Chairman of Ningi Local Government Council had been taken into custody. SP Thomas Goni, Zone 12 Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), with headquarters in Bauchi, confirmed the incident...
By ARMSTRONG ALLAHMAGANI, Bauchi – The Commissioner of Police, Bauchi State, Auwal Muhammad, has disclosed that no fewer than 18 personnel serving under the Command, have been disciplined for various misconducts from January to December, 2024. CP Muhammad said this included the dismissal of one constable, demotion of four...
By ARMSTRONG ALLAHMAGANI, Bauchi – The Secretary to the Bauchi State Government, Barrister Ibrahim Kashim, has his appointment. The SSG’s resignation was disclosed by the Special Adviser to the Bauchi State Governor on Media and Publicity, Mukhtar Gidado, in a statement which he made available to journalists on Friday....
By ARMSTRONG ALLAHMAGANI, Bauchi – The Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Professor Ali Pate, has said that it is a fallacy for anyone to think that the President, Bola Tinubu, alone can solve Nigeria’s problems. Prof. Pate, however said that the president is aware of the difficulty...
The Police Command in Bauchi State, says it has neutralised six hoodlums in a crackdown against criminal elements in Ningi Local Government Area of the state. The police operatives also recovered arms and ammunition during the operations. The Commissioner of Police in the state, Awwal Musa, stated this at...
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has said that he once suffered 25 per cent hearing loss without knowing it. Obasanjo stated this in Bauchi on Sunday when he paid homage to the Emir of Bauchi, Alhaji Rilwanu Suleiman-Adamu. According to him, many people in the world are deaf without knowing...
By ARMSTRONG ALLAHMAGANI, Bauchi – The Bauchi State Police has said that a 21-year old man has been arrested for allegedly breaking into the Christian Cemetery and stealing iron rods after destroying the graves. The Bauchi State Police Command in a statement signed by its Public Relations, Ahmed Wakil,...
By ARMSTRONG ALLAHMAGANI, Bauchi – Bauchi State Commissioner for Humanitarian Affairs and Disaster Management, Hajara Wanka, has disclosed that 24 people have lost their lives while 163 others severely injured in flooding that affected 16 Local Government Areas of the State in 2024. She revealed this while briefing journalists...
The Bauchi State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA) has said that more than N7.81 billion farmlands and properties were destroyed by flooding in 16 Local Government Areas (LGA) of the state. The Director, Planning, Research, and Statistics of the agency, Mr Adamu Nayola, said this in an interview with the...