By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum has said that the distribution of palliatives by the federal government was not a permanent solution to food scarcity bedeviling the nation. Governor Zulum, who is also the Chairman, North East Governors’ Forum (NEGF), called on stakeholders...
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By ARMSTRONG ALLAHMAGANI, Bauchi – The North-East Governors’ Forum (NEGF) has berated the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) over its nonchalance in tackling head-on, the recent persistent blackout being experienced in the subregion. The governors said they’re keenly watching to see how committed the TCN is in...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum, alongside Governors of Adamawa, Bauchi, Gombe, Taraba and Yobe states, have pleaded with the federal government to address some critical issues affecting the northeast region. The governors made the plea on Friday in a communique signed by the...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The North East Governors Forum (NEGF) has reiterated its concern over the seeming neglect of the Northeast in the allocation of Federal Government Capital Projects. The forum also lamented over the blackout being experienced in the North East region, adding that the region...
By ARMSTRONG ALLAHMAGANI, Bauchi – Bauchi State Police Command has warned against the use of tinted glasses and covered number plates by private and unauthorized cars in the State. The Command said that it has observe that the practice is now on the increase in the state, pointing...
By AUSTINE TSENZUGHUL, Bauchi – National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has warned that Nigeria would be shut down if their demands to ameliorate nationwide economic hardship are not met. The students are kicking against what they described as “skyrocketing prices of essential commodities” nationwide. The...
The immediate past Vice Chancellor, Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University (ATBU), Bauchi State, Prof. Muhammad AbdulAziz, has advocated drug test for lecturers to sanitise university system AbdulAziz stated this in a valedictory speech to the Senate of the University at a handing over ceremony to his successor, Prof. Sani...
By ARMSTRONG ALLAHMAGANI, Bauchi – The Bauchi State Police Command has arrested a 23-year old man for allegedly sodomizimg a mentally disabled 10-year old boy after luring him with a N30 sweet. The Command’s Public Relations Officer, Ahmed Wakil, a Superintendent of Police, stated this in a media...
By AISHA NANA, Bauchi- The Commissioner of Police, Bauchi State Command, CP Auwal Musa Mohammed, psc, has extended his warm greetings to the Christian faithful as they celebrate Easter in the State. In a bid to guarantee a peaceful and incident-free Easter celebration, the CP has directed Area...
By ARMSTRONG ALLAHMAGANI, Bauchi – A suspected kidnapper and murderer of the 12-year old son of a Police Officer in Gumau town in Toro Local Government Area of Bauchi State has been arrested. The victim, Christopher is the son of an Assistant Superintendent of Police, Bala Yarima, serving...
ARMSTRONG ALLAHMAGANI, Bauchi – An 18-year old boy has been arrested for allegedly stabbing his 25-year old friend to death during a fight, the Bauchi State Police Command has confirmed. The Command’s Public Relations Officer, Ahmed Wakil, a Superintendent of Police, made the confirmation to journalists on Wednesday....
By ARMSTRONG ALLAHMAGANI, Bauchi – The Bauchi State Police Command has confirmed that the number of people who were killed in the stampede that occurred on Sunday during the zakaat sharing of N10,000 by a Bauchi based philanthropist, the Chairman of AYM Shafa group of companies have risen...
By ARMSTRONG ALLAHMAGANI, Bauchi – The Vice Chairperson, Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Bauchi State Branch, Sadiya Saleh, has lamented the high rising cases of rape of minors below 10 years, disclosing that no fewer than 10 cases are recorded weekly in the state. Saleh, the Chairperson, Human Rights...
By ARMSTRONG ALLAHMAGANI, Bauchi – A group, ‘Amalgamation of Bauchi State Concerned Groups’ has condemned the Senate for suspending Senator Abdul Ningi for alleging that the 2024 budget was padded and called on the President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio to “step aside and allow for investigations.” Chairman...
ARMSTRONG ALLAHMAGANI, Bauchi A suspected motorcycle thief has been killed by an angry mob and his corpse set ablaze by angry youths at Magama Weekly Market in Toro Local Government Area of Bauchi State. The suspect whose identity is not yet known was caught while trying to steal...
By ARMSTRONG ALLAHMAGANI, Bauchi – Gunmen whose identity is not yet known have killed the Village Head of Riruwai in Lame District of Bauchi Emirate in Toro Local Government Area of Bauchi State, Alhaji Garba Badamasi. According to sources from the area, the village head was earlier kidnapped...
BY ARMSTRONG ALLAHMAGANI, Bauchi – Two children, Ummu Salma Bashir (5) and Zainab Bashir Muhammad (Hibba) (7), have been killed in a fire incident that gutted their house located at Madina Quarters of Bauchi metropolis in Bauchi State. The loss of the minors in the incident that occurred...
By ARMSTRONG ALLAHMAGANI, Bauchi – Suspected ritualists have murdered and removed some body parts of a 3-year old girl in Ningi Local Government Area of Bauchi State. Reports said that the mutilated body of the girl was discovered late Thursday evening without her two eyes which had been...
By ARMSTRONG ALLAHMAGANI, Bauchi- A stakeholders meeting for the advancement of the rights of the woman had been held in Bauchi with the aim of ensuring that all forms of violence against women are reduced to the barest minimum. The state stakeholder meeting was held at the Yimir...
By ARMSTRONG ALLAHMAGANI, Bauchi – Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) in collaboration Agro-Climatic Resilience in Semi-Arid Landscape (ACReSAL), a World Bank funded project, plan to restore degraded land across the 20 local government areas of the Bauchi State by planting trees on 20,000 hectares of land. The Project...