All Progressives Congress (APC) has released the names of aspirants barred from participating in its forthcoming House of Representatives primaries in several states ahead of the 2027 National Assembly elections. The party announced the development on Saturday after concluding its screening exercise for aspirants seeking the APC ticket across...
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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), on Tuesday, April 28, 2026, re-arraigned Bauchi State Accountant General, Sirajo Muhammad Jaja and an unlicensed Bureau de Change operator, Aliyu Abubakar of Jasfad Resources Enterprises, before Justice O. A. Egwuatu of the Federal High Court, Abuja. The duo were re-arraigned on...
Nigeria Police Force, through the Force Intelligence Department Special Tactical Squad (FID-STS), has recorded a major breakthrough with the arrest of two (2) suspects involved in the large-scale vandalisation of critical national infrastructure and the recovery of railway materials valued at over Four Hundred Million Naira (₦400,000,000). The Force...
Gombe and Bauchi State Governments have commended the office of the Vice President, Senator Kashim Shettima, through the North East Development Commission (NEDC) for organizing training for Science, Technology, Mathematics and Agriculture (STEMA ) teachers in Senior Secondary Schools across the North East subregion to acquire digital and technical...
Troops of 33 Artillery Brigade under Operation WUTAN DAJI have recorded a significant operational success following a coordinated clearance operation in Kumbodoro Forest and Kumbodoro Village in Bauchi State. The Nigerian Army in a post via its X handle (@HQNigerianArmy), said the offensive offensive operation dealt a major setback...
About 100 United States (US) military personnel have arrived in Nigeria to support the country’s armed forces in training, technical assistance, and intelligence sharing, the military authorities have confirmed. The Director of Defence Information, Defence Headquarters (DHQ) Abuja, Major General Samaila Uba, confirmed this in a statement issued on...
No fewer than 10 people have lost their lives in a fatal road accident that occurred in the early hours of Tuesday along the Jos–Bauchi road in Plateau State. Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) confirmed the incident in a statement issued in Jos by the Plateau State Command Public...
Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) will, on Wednesday, arraign Yakubu Adamu, Commissioner of Finance, Bauchi State, over alleged N4.6 billion money laundering. Adamu, alongside a firm, Ayab Agro Products and Freight Company Ltd, will be arraigned before Justice Emeka Nwite at the Federal High Court in Abuja on...
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu will depart Abuja on Saturday to visit Borno, Bauchi and Lagos States. While in Borno State, President Tinubu according to a statement by his spokesman, Bayo Onanuga, will commission some projects undertaken by Governor Babagana Zulum and the Federal Government. He will also attend the...
Funeral prayer for late Islamic scholar, Sheikh Dahiru Usman Bauchi, will be led by the Grand Imam of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Sheriff Saleh, at the Eid Ground along Gombe Road in Bauchi. The prayer is scheduled for 3 p.m. on Friday. The choice of Saleh was made...
Internal crisis rocking the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) worsened on Tuesday as a faction of the National Executive Committee (NEC) led by Alhaji Abdulrahman Mohammed announced the expulsion of several top party figures, including Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde, Bauchi State Governor Bala Mohammed, and Zamfara State Governor Dauda...
Nigerian Army has confirmed the death of a soldier, Lance Corporal Akenleye Femi, who allegedly killed his wife and then took his own life at Wawa Cantonment in Niger State. The incident occurred on October 11 at the Corporals and Below Quarters within the military facility. This was disclosed...
The Bauchi State Muslim Parliament has endorsed the peace-building efforts of Senator Shehu Buba, the Chairman of the Senate Committee on Security and National Intelligence. The group made the declaration about the senator at a press conference in Bauchi, the Bauchi State capital, on Saturday. It declared its “total...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja- The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has successfully restored normal bulk electricity supply to the Northeastern part of the country. The company’s General Manager, Public Affairs, Mrs Ndidi Mbah, announcement this in a statement issued on Sunday in Abuja. Mrs. Mbah said the supply was...
By ARMSTRONG ALLAHMAGANI, Bauchi – The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Oil), Sen. Heineken Lokpobiri, has disclosed that the Federal Government has renewed the licence for the crude oil exploration in the Kolmani area of Bauchi and Gombe States. He made the disclosure at the official groundbreaking ceremony...
Former Kebbi State Governor, Sen. Adamu Aliero (Kebbi Central) and former Bauchi State Governor, Alh. Ahmadu Mu’azu, have donated 40 million naira to rehabilitate some facilities in their old school. The duo announced the donation at the maiden reunion of their Alma Mater, the School of Basic Studies, Ahmadu...
By ARMSTRONG ALLAHMAGANI, Bauchi – No fewer than 13 suspects have been arrested by operatives of the Bauchi State Police Command in connection with an alleged gang rape, abortion and death of an 18-year old girl in Misau town in Misau Local Government Area of the State. The Command’s...
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) said Lassa fever has claimed 127 lives across 18 states in Nigeria as of Epidemiological Week 14. According to the NCDC, Ondo, Bauchi, and Edo states account for more than 70 per cent of confirmed infections. In its latest weekly...
Borno State Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum, Governor Bala Mohammed of Bauchi and Governor Umar Bago of Niger State, have been nominated for the distinguished Arewa Humanitarian Awards, 2024. THISDAY newspaper reports on Sunday that the recognition is to highlight their exceptional contributions to humanitarian efforts and the well-being of...
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has registered seven additional new cases of Lassa fever from Edo, Bauchi and Kogi states. The NCDC said this via its official website on Friday, adding that the seven cases were recorded between July 22 and July 28. The...