The rumoured interest of Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Yusuf Tuggar, in becoming the governor of Bauchi State in 2027 has been confirmed as he resigned on Monday to prepare ground for actualizing his political ambition. The resignation was ahead of the deadline set for political appointees seeking elective positions …
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Construction Firm To Fix Damaged Bauchi-Gombe Highway In 3 Days
The construction firm engaged by the Federal Government to fix the damaged Kaljanga Bridge on the ever-busy Bauchi-Gombe highway, Anaco Nigeria Limited, has pledged to reactivate the bridge within three days. Reports that heavy downpour on Sunday morning had caused flooding on a portion of the Bauchi-Gombe road and washed …
Read More »Bauchi Sacks Senior Civil Servant Over Alleged N3m Salary Scam
The Bauchi State Civil Service Commission has terminated the appointment of the Chief Secretarial Assistant attached to the State Pension Board, Ibrahim Garba over alleged “serious misconduct of salary and pension scam”. This is contained in a statement released by the Information Officer, BSCSC, Mr Saleh Umar, in Bauchi on …
Read More »Eid-el-Kabir: Bauchi CAN Felicitates Muslim Ummah, Calls For Prayers, Peaceful Coexistence
The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) in Bauchi State has urged the Muslim Ummah to utilize the occasion of Eid-El Kabir Sallah to continue praying for peace and development in the state and Nigeria as a whole. In a goodwill message to mark the 2023 Eid-El Kabir Sallah, the CAN …
Read More »Road Crash Claims 8 Lives, Injures 7 In Bauchi
At least eight persons have lost their lives in a fatal road crash which occurred at Kili village on the Darazo-Kari highway in Bauchi State on Thursday. It was a lone accident involving a Gray Volkswagen Sharon mini bus with vehicle registration number BCH 465 XA, belonging to the fleet …
Read More »Three Dead, 9 Others Injured In Bauchi Lone Auto Crash
Two male adults and a female child in the early minutes of Monday lost their lives in a fatal lone auto crash at Gada Data village on the Bauchi-Kano road in Ganjuwa Local Government Area of Bauchi State. Nine other passengers of a Hummer bus carrying 22 passengers sustained varying …
Read More »Appeal Court President Constitutes Election Tribunals For Bauchi State
The President of the Court of Appeal, Justice Monica Dongban-Mensem, has constituted the governorship and national and state Houses of Assembly election tribunal for the 2023 general election in Bauchi State. This is contained in a statement by the tribunal secretary in the state, Mr Ibrahim Kala, in Bauchi on …
Read More »Emirate Appoints New Wazirin After Ex-Minister’s Removal In Bauchi
The Bauchi Emirate Council has appointed Alhaji Muhammad Kari as the new Wazirin Bauchi and a member of the council. The Information Officer, Babangida Jahun made the announcement on Thursday. Jahun said the new title holder would be turbannd on Friday at the Emir’s palace. Kari was appointed following the …
Read More »Police Neutralise 12 Suspected Bandits In Bauchi
The Police Command in Bauchi says it has neutralised 12 suspected kidnappers and bandits during a raid in Alkaleri Local Government Area of the state. This is contained in a statement by the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), SP Ahmad Wakil, on Monday in Bauchi. He said the Police also …
Read More »Bauchi Students Stabs Friend To Death Over Disagreement
Bauchi Police Command said it has arrested a student of Adamu Tafawa Balewa College of Education Kangere-Bauchi LGA, Bauchi State for killing his friend and a fellow student of the same school. The spokesperson of the Command, SP Ahmed Mohammed Wakil in a statement on Wednesday stated that detectives attached …
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