No fewer than 20 persons have been reported dead following a cholera outbreak in Bauchi State. This was disclosed by the Bauchi State Commissioner for Health, Dr. Aliyu Mohammed Maigoro. No fewer than 20 persons have been reported dead following a cholera outbreak in Bauchi State. This was disclosed by the Bauchi State Commissioner for … Read more
“I think the federal government has lost any idea to grow the economy. What they are best known for is the blame game” Bala Mohammed, governor of Bauchi state, says claims by the current administration to be fighting corruption are spurious. There was no tangible result to show that financial impropriety and malfeasance are being … Read more
No fewer than four Local Government Areas of Bauchi State have been reportedly attacked by the Boko Haram insurgents. According to the government, the four LGAs share a border with Geidam, Yobe State which was recently attacked and taken over by the insurgents. No fewer than four Local Government Areas of Bauchi State have been … Read more
The officer involved has been grilled and the matter is being investigated The Nigerian Correctional Service (NCS), has cleared the air on the recent free-for-all that ensued in Bauchi Prison. A riot broke at the centre on Friday, leaving two officials and five inmates injured. Recounting the incident and what led to melee, NCS says … Read more
Some angry youths in Bauchi State have attacked a member of the All Progressives Congress (APC) representing Alkaleri-Kirfi Federal Constituency over his non-performance and failed promises to the constituents A source revealed that the lawmaker was attacked by the angry youths, who accused him of making false promises for many years. Some angry youths in … Read more
Security operatives have arrested two persons for talking down and showing disapproval to the governor of Bauchi state, Bala Mohammed. The drama played out in Azare Local Government Area of the state while the governor was on an inspection tour of projects awarded by his administration across the state at the Urban Primary Health Care … Read more
Some angry youths backed by leaders in Sade community in the Darazo Local Government Area of Bauchi State have burnt a man, identified as Talle Mai Ruwa, to death for allegedly insulting Prophet Muhammad. Eyewitnesses shared gory pictures of the incident which showed the middle-aged man covered with tyres and set on fire. Some angry … Read more
Two members of the Bauchi State House of Assembly have left the All Progressive Congress (APC) to defect to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the state. Spokesperson for the Speaker of the Assembly, Abdul Burra, announced this, following the outcome of the plenary Wednesday evening. The members are Yusuf Bako, representing Pali Constituency and … Read more
A soldier with the Nigerian army school of armour on Wednesday, shot himself dead in Bauchi. The soldier, whose name was given as Bello Useni, was at his duty post at the Obienu barracks in Bauchi, when he suddenly cocked his rifle and shot himself in the stomach, TheCable quoted military sources to have said. … Read more
Samuel Ortom, governor of Benue state, and Bala Mohammed, his Bauchi counterpart, have settled their differences after attacking one another over the legality or otherwise of herdsmen who bear arms. The face-off cast the searchlight of the media on both governors. Mohammed had on February 12 justified the possession of weapon by herdermen, saying they … Read more
At least ten policemen suffered various injuries on Monday when the convoy of Bala Mohammed, governor of Bauchi state, got involved in a road accident. The incident happened during a field trip to the Tafawa Balewa local government area (LGA) of the state. According to NAN, one of the vehicles in the convoy tumbled. The … Read more
Bala Mohammed, Bauchi state governor, has recanted his justification for herdmen who carry weapons in the course of their nomadic endeavour. Mohammed has made the headlines in recent weeks over his insistence that there is nothing wrong in herdsmen possession of arms. He had said at a recent event that “because the Fulani man has … Read more
Benue governor Samuel Ortom has alleged that Bauchi governor Bala Mohammed is colluding with Fulani herdsmen to get rid of him. Ortom levelled the accusation while addressing a press conference in Makurdi. Ortom allegation is coming against the backdrop of death threat he received from aggrieved bandits. Ortom accused Mohammed of being part of a … Read more
Man Kills four kids in Bauchi Rufa’i Yunusa, aged 28, who lives at Rumbu Village in Ningi Local Government Area of Bauchi State, has been accused of killing “not less than four little children between the ages of two and four,” according to the police. The state police command yesterday said the suspected ritualist was … Read more
Samuel Ortom, governor of Benue state, has chastised his Bauchi counterpart, Bala Mohammed, over the latter’s justification of herdsmen’s possession of weapon On Thursday, Mohammed said herders carry weapons because they need to protect themselves. The Bauchi governor also criticised Ortom, whom he accused of instigating the criminal profiling of the Fulani tribe. In a … Read more
Bala Mohammed, Bauchi state governor, has disclosed why Fulani Herdsmen carry weapons in the course of their pastoral endeavour. Mohammed who spoke on Thursday in the state capital, Bauchi, said the herdsmen do that to protect themselves against dangers they encounter in the forest where their nomadic sojourn often takes them. He attributed the practice … Read more
Malaria, Bauchi The Bauchi State Government on Saturday started the fumigation of the state capital against malaria at the cost of N5 million, Mr Ibrahim Kabir, the Director General, Bauchi State Environmental Protection Agency (BASEPA) has said. Speaking at the start of the fumigation exercise in Bauchi, Kabir said that the fumigation would be jointly … Read more
Aishatu Adamu, a housewife, will have to stay put in her tumultuous marriage following the verdict of a Bauchi Upper Sharia Court to decline her request for the dissolution of her union with her husband, Umar Audu. Ekohotblog reports that Adamu had approached the court and asked it to dissolve her marriage on the ground … Read more
Tafawa Balewa’s Tomb The Bauchi State Government has promised to rehabilitate the tomb of the late first Prime Minister of Nigeria, Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa. The state Commissioner for Culture and Tourism, Dr Asma’u Giade, said this during the annual memorial lecture and prayers for the late prime minister organised by the state government in … Read more
Yellow Fever Cases The Bauchi State Primary Healthcare Development Agency (BSPHCDA) says that an outbreak of yellow fever has occurred in Ganjuwa Local Government Areas (LGA) of Bauchi State with eight deaths and eight samples testing positive. The Chairman of the agency, Dr Rilwanu Mohammed, stated this while briefing newsmen in Bauch on Monday. Read … Read more