Governor Bala Mohammed of Bauchi state has commended President Bola Tinubu over the setting up of the Tripartite Committee on National Minimum Wage. Bala Mohammed who was in Yola on Thursday, March 7, for the north-east zonal public hearing of…
2 ATBU students in police net for ‘killing’ 2 in Bauchi community
Police operatives have arrested one Hoomvez Martins Nyelong, 27, and Daniel Audu Adamu, 26, both students of Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University (ATBU) Bauchi, for allegedly responsible for the death of two persons at Durum, a community in the neighbourhood of…
Public toilet operators increase charges by 100% in Bauchi
The Association of Public Toilets Operators in Bauchi Local Government Area has announced a 100 per cent increment in charges for using its facilities. Mr Ibrahim Kabo, Chairman of the association, made the announcement in an interview with the News…
AGILE: Bauchi govt initiates 42 new school projects
Dr Jamila Dahiru, the Bauchi Commissioner for Education, says the state government has concluded arrangements to construct 42 basic and post basic schools under the Adolescent Girls Initiative for Learning and Empowerment (AGILE) programme. She said this at a one-day…
Gunmen kill 9 vigilantes in Bauchi
Unknown gunmen have killed at least nine members of a local vigilante group popularly known as ‘Yan Ba Beli’ in Bauchi State. LEADERSHIP gathered that the vigilante group gained popularity for leading onslaught in collaboration with state security operatives against…
Bauchi Governorship Tribunal affirms Gov. Bala Mohammed’s Election
The Bauchi State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal has affirmed the victory of Governor Bala Mohammed of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the March 18th governorship election held in the state. The tribunal dismissed the petition filed by the All…
Bauchi police nabs 20-Year-Old suspected Kidnapper, Recovers N8.4m, Sophisticated Weapons
A 20-year-old suspected kidnapper known as Abubakar Isah has been arrested by the police in Bauchi State for criminal conspiracy, armed robbery, kidnapping and illegal possession of prohibited firearms and ammunition. The Police Commissioner, Umar Sanda who was briefing Journalists…
Bauchi spends N319 million on transformers for 32 communities
Thirty-two transformers have been procured by Bauchi State Government at the cost of N319 million. The Acting Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Power, Science and Technology, Alhaji Mustapha Muhammed, made the disclosure while presenting the transformers to the benefitting…
Woman births baby boy, abandons him to die in Bauchi
A yet-to-be-identified woman, who was delivered of a baby boy on Wednesday, has abandoned him to die on a rock in the Sarkin Kudu area of the Bogoro local government area of Bauchi State. Our correspondent learnt that the baby…
Bauchi Gov: We have evidence that PDP defeated Buhari in 2019
Governor Bala Mohammed of Bauchi State has said the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) won the 2019 presidential election. President Muhammadu Buhari and former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar were the leading contenders in the election. While Buhari ran under the All Progressives…
