Court Sentences 3 Youths To 17 Years Imprisonment For Stealing N60,000 EKO HOT BLOG reports that a Bauchi State High Court has sentenced three youths to 17 years’ imprisonment for armed robbery. The prosecuting counsel, M.M. Adamu, explained that the convicts, Muazu Ya’u, Adamu Abdullahi, and Awalu Babayo, were charged in September 2018 for armed … Read more
Many people have been feared dead in fatal crash along Bauchi-Jos road. EKO HOT BLOG reports that many people have been killed in a fatal crash that occurred on Thursday along Bauchi-Jos Road. Though the exact number of those that died in the crash is yet-to-be-ascertained, photos sent to PUNCH from the scene of the … Read more
2023: Governor Mohammed warns Bauchi people against electing non-indigene as governor EKO HOT BLOG reports that voters in Bauchi State have been advised not to vote a non-indegene as the governor of the state in next year’s general election if they want development. Senator Bala Abdulkadir Mohammed, the state governor, delivered the advise over the … Read more
FRSC -413 killed in 480 road crashes in Bauchi . EKOHOTBLOG report that the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Bauchi State, has said that 413 people lost their lives and 2,157 others sustained injuries in road crashes in 2021 in the state. The Sector Commander, Mr Yusuf Abdullahi, stated this in … Read more
Bauchi drags ex-Reps speaker, Dogara, others to court EKO HOT BLOG reports that following the violence that occurred in both Bogoro and Tafawa Balewa local government areas of the state as a result of the 21st memorial anniversary of a Sayawa nation leader and crusader, Baba Peter Gonto, the Bauchi State Government has filed criminal … Read more
Lassa Fever case toll jumps to 92 as new deaths recorded in Bauchi and Ebonyi EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Tuesday revealed that the death toll for Lassa Fever in Nigeria from January 2021 has jumped to 92, with Bauchi and Ebonyi States recording new deaths. The … Read more
The President made the remarks while inaugurating projects executed by the Babagana Zulum administration in Maiduguri… EKO HOT BLOG reports that President Muhammadu Buhari has said that the discovery of oil in two Northeast states of Bauchi and Gombe will balance the politics of oil in the country and create stability. He also said it … Read more
The crash happened at about 7pm in Bambal village on Kano-Jama’are Road EKO HOT BLOG reports that no fewer than 16 people on Sunday died in a road crash that occurred in Bauchi State. Bauchi State Sector Commander, Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Yusuf Abdullahi, who confirmed the incidnet, said that the accident involved an … Read more
Former Federal House of Representatives Member, Hon. (Mrs) Sharon Aondona Daboh, allegedly beat up her husband, David Kersha Fiase, to a pulp. EKO HOT BLOG reports that Daboh who represented Jechira Federal Constituency in Benue State between 2003 and 2007, allegedly threatened to kill her husband which led to the latter petitioning her before the Inspector-General … Read more
By Abdullahi Alhassan. Bauchi State House of Assembly has commended the Canadian Government for supporting Bauchi State in mitigating the effects of the coronavirus pandemic, women empowerment and promoting human rights. The Speaker of the Assembly, Rt. Hon. Abubakar Y Suleiman made the commendation when he received in audience Global Affairs Canada led by Head … Read more
70-year-old arrested for defiling 7-year-old girl in Bauchi The suspect was caught red-handed defiling the seven-year-old girl Ekohotblog reports that a 70-year-old man, Alhaji Umaru Daura, was detained by police officers assigned to the Nigeria Police Zone 12 Command headquarters in Bauchi State for defiling his neighbour’s seven-year-old daughter. This was revealed in a press … Read more
Bauchi APC members reject the new chairman, accuse minister of imposition. Babayo Misau emerges Bauchi APC Chairman. Ekohotblog reports that shortly after Alhaji Babayo Aliyu Misau emerged as the consensus chairman of the Bauchi State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Saturday’s state congress of the opposition party in the state, some members … Read more
Gunmen have struck in Bauchi and abducted a nursing mother. EKOHOTBLOG reports that unknown gunmen suspected to be kidnappers have abducted a nursing mother of three children, Mrs Rukayyat Odedoyin, in Bauchi State. The latest abduction, EKOHOTBLOG reports, occurred at Birshin Fulani, a suburb of Bauchi metropolis, in the early hours of Friday. Speaking to newsmen … Read more
A protest is currently rocking Bauchi community. EKOHOTBLOG reports that scores of residents of Birshin Fulani, a suburb of Bauchi metropolis, in the early hours of Friday, barricaded the Bauchi-Dass Road protesting the deteriorating security in the community. Motorists plying the ever-busy road are currently stranded on both ends of the road as a result of the protest by the … Read more
A fire outbreak has gutted a building at the Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University (ATBU). A fire outbreak has gutted and destroyed a section of the building housing the department of agricultural sciences, Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University (ATBU), Bauchi, EKO HOT BLOG has gathered. It was learnt that the inferno occurred on Wednesday evening at the … Read more
He also pledged the support of the residents of the area to facilitate the smooth conduct of the exercise. Bauchi state government in a bid to uphold its Sharia Law has begun a one-week census of commercial sex workers operating in the state. Permanent Commissioner, Bauchi State Hisbah Command, Alhaji Aminu Balarabe at the … Read more
He was said to have been taken to the Yelwa Division, where he was allegedly tortured to death A 33-year old man has allegedly been tortured to death by a combined team of policemen attached to the Yelwa Division and a vigilante group in Bauchi State. It learnt that the deceased, Dauda Danladi, was arrested … Read more
The gunmen drove along Nassarawa street but made a u-turn after sighting a police patrol van ahead and then sped along the Federal Lowcost road. A popular politician in Bauchi State, Uba Boris, has been abducted by unknown gunmen in the state, EKO HOT BLOG has gathered. Boris, a member of the ruling All Progressives … Read more
when she stood up upon being invited to deliver her speech, she held her head and slumped, forcing her aides and top officials at the event to quickly rush her to the hospital for treatment. Minister of State for Industry, Trade and Investment, Maryam Yalwaji Katagum allegedly collapsed at an empowerment programme in Bauchi on … Read more
“His Excellency, the Executive Governor of Bauchi State Sen. Bala A. Mohammed CON (Kauran Bauchi) has approved with immediate effect the dissolution of members of the State Executive Council and other political appointees Bauchi State Governor, Senator Bala Abdulkadir Mohammed, has sacked the Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Chief of Staff and all commissioners … Read more