Bauchi State
1 Jun 2023
The Upper Sharia Court of Appeal No 1 sitting in Bauchi has issued a bench warrant on the Imam of Dutsen-Tanshi Jumma’at Mosque Dr Idris Abdul’aziz following his failure to appear before the court. Abdul’aziz is standing trial over allegation of incitement of public disturbance of peace and blasphemy. He was alleged to have passed…
11 May 2023
The Bauchi State Agency for the Control of HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis/Leprosy and Malaria (BACATMA) has said that it is ready to carry out distribution of 4.4million Insecticide Treated Nets (ITNs) to prevent the deadly mosquitoes contributing to the mortality rate in the country. In 2022, Nigeria was said to have accounted for 22 percent of cases…
11 May 2023
The Sector Commander, Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Bauchi State, Mr Yusuf Abdullahi has clamoured for application of Sharia Law to prosecute traffic offenders to stem road crashes in the country. He made the call in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday in Bauchi. According to him, the extant…
11 May 2023
The Bauchi state Commissioner for Housing and Environment, Mr Hamisu Shira, says the ministry has secured a loan of N3.4 billion for the provision of infrastructure to the 1,882 housing units in the state. Shira, who stated this while briefing newsmen on Thursday on the outcome of the State Executive Council (SEC) Meeting, said the…
9 May 2023
Bauchi State Government through its agency, the Bauchi State Environmental Protection Agency (BASEPA) has given seven days ultimatum to all the political parties to remove their campaign posters, billboards, and others. The Director General of the Agency, Dr. Kabir Ibrahim while addressing a press conference on Monday, said that politicking and electioneering have ended and…
8 May 2023
Yoruba community in Bauchi State has elected a journalist, Segun Awofadeji, as the President-General of all Yoruba-speaking people in the state. Awofadeji emerged as winner of Saturday’s election by defeating the incumbent, Bamigbade Abayomi.
7 May 2023
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and National Population Commission (NPC) have mapped out birth registration of 1,080,984 under- five children across the 20 local councils of Bauchi State.
6 May 2023
Only 38.3 per cent of Under-five children in Bauchi State were registered at birth in 2021.
27 Apr 2023
Though internal wrangling in Bauchi State chapter of All Progressives Congress (APC) aided the Peoples Democratic Party’s (PDP) takeover of the state in 2019, the same internal discord nailed APC’s coffin in the 2023 elections.