The Supreme Court, on Friday, affirmed the election victory of Bala Mohammed as duly elected governor of Bauchi State in the March 18 election. INEC declares PDP’s Bala Mohammed winner of gov’ship poll The Informant247 reports the governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the incumbent governor of Bauchi State, Bala Mohammed, was…
In commemoration of this year’s Christmas celebrations, Bala Mohammed, the Bauchi State Governor, has charged the Christian faithful to pray for President Bola Tinubu’s administration to succeed. Mohammed, who appealed when the Christian community paid him homage as part of the Christmas celebration on Monday in Bauchi, said President Tinubu’s success is also his administration’s…
The management of Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University, Bauchi (ATBU), on Friday, announced the extension of the resumption date for the undergraduates at the University to January 7, 2024. The Informant247 recalled on Monday that the management of ATBU closed down the institution for a period of one week after the students protested the killing of…
No fewer than four kidnapped victims have been rescued by the operatives of the Bauchi State Police Command from the abductors who invaded Raddi village via Bassa Local Government Area of Plateau State on Wednesday. According to SP Ahmed Wakil, the state Police Public Relations Officer who disclosed this in a statement made available to…
The Bauchi State House of Assembly on Wednesday elected Hon Babayo Muhammad, who represents Hardawa Constituency, as the new Speaker of the state assembly while also electing the member representing Dass Constituency, Hon Ahmad Abdullahi, as the new Deputy Speaker. The Informant247 gathered that the decision followed the nullification of the elections of the immediate…
The Appeal Court, sitting in Abuja on Friday, sacked Abubakar Suleiman, the Speaker of the Bauchi State House of Assembly. A three-man panel held that the election that produced Suleiman in Ningi Central Constituency in Ningi Local Government Area of Bauchi State was full of irregularities while ordering a rerun in 10 polling units in…
The Appeal Court sitting in Abuja on Friday dismissed the appeal of AVM Sadique Abubakar of the All Progressives Congress (APC) while affirming the election of Governor Bala Abdulkadir Mohammed of Bauchi State. Justice Chidiebere Nwaoma-led three-member panel on Friday unanimously held that Abubakar and the APC failed to prove the allegations of malpractices and…
Bala Mohammed, the Bauchi State Governor, has decried the level of insecurity owing to the incessant kidnapping activities while soliciting the Federal Government’s support to fight banditry. The Informant247 gathered that the governor solicited the FG’s support during his visit to vigilantes and local hunters in the Lere community, Tafawa Balewa Local Government Area of…
Bauchi State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal on Wednesday upheld the election victory of Governor Bala Mohammed in the March 18, 2023 governorship election. Justice P.T Kwahar-led three-man panel of the tribunal, while delivering the judgement on Wednesday, dismissed the petition of the candidate of All Progressives Congress (APC), Air Marshal Sadique Abubakr (rtd), who challenged…
A 15-year-old Adamu Ibrahim of Jital village along Gombe road has been arrested by the operatives of the Bauchi State Police Command for allegedly amputating a farmer’s hand following a disagreement. The Informant247 gathered that the suspect was said to have trespassed into the victim’s farmland on several occasions while rearing his cows, a development…
Mansur Manu Soro, member representing Darazo/Ganjuwa Federal Constituency of Bauchi State, has promised to provide foodstuffs to 2,000 widows in his constituency. The lawmaker stated while addressing the newsmen on Wednesday He said, “After the petrol subsidy removal, Nigerians have found themselves in a very precarious situation which is compounding their challenges and bringing in…
The Bauchi State Governor, Bala Mohammed has submitted the names of new caretaker chairmen to the State House of Assembly for confirmation. This is coming barely 24 hours after dissolving the caretaker committees of the 20 Local Government Areas (LGAs) in the state. Suleiman Abubakar, the Speaker of the House of Assembly, on Wednesday, conveyed…
Following the removal of fuel subsidy, the National economic council, NEC has hinted on its plan to provide palliatives for workers and other vulnerable groups in the country. The focus of this move is aimed at cushioning the effect of the subsidy removal. The Council after its inaugural NEC meeting on Thursday, chaired by Vice…
The Bauchi State government says it has approved the recruitment of 1,684 secondary school teachers, extension workers and staff of the state-owned Aminu Saleh College of Education, Azare. In a statement by the state Head of Civil Service, Alhaji Yahuza Adamu Haruna and made available to newsmen, said that Governor Bala Mohammed approved the recruitment…
A 60 year old man whose name was simply given as Umar Gwallaga and his two sons, Nasiru, 42 and Usman, 39 who allegedly set a patrol van belonging to the Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC on fire have been arrested by operatives of the Bauchi State Police Command. While confirming the incident, the spokesperson…
A Bauchi man, Aliyu Mohammed Sani who bathed and drank water from the gutter while celebrating President Muhammadu Buhari in 2019 has expressed regret over his action. He said he has stopped being a loyalist of the All Progressives Congress, APC. He made this revelation while addressing newsmen on Thursday March 23. He said he…
The former Governor of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara has said he is not a member of any political party for now as he’s only interested in supporting candidates across political parties in the 2023 general elections. The former Speaker made this revelation while granting a television interview on Wednesday March 15. He also…
The Bauchi State Government has declared a 2-day holiday for all state-owned schools ahead of the governorship and House of Assembly elections scheduled for Saturday March 18, 2023. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has postponed the much anticipated governorship and state house of assembly elections earlier planned for Saturday, March 11 2023. The inability…
The Bauchi State police command has declared a member of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Shehu wanted over alleged homicide. The police command also placed a bounty of N1m on the lawmaker representing Bauchi federal constituency. The lawmaker was declared wanted for causing grievous hurt, criminal conspiracy, culpable homicide and incitement of disturbance of public…
The Minister of Education, Malam Adamu Adamu was not able to deliver his Katagum LGA of Bauchi State for the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in order to win the presidential election in the council. The Informant247 understands that Adamu Adamu is a serving minister supervising the education sector of the country under President Muhammadu…
