Bala Mohammed, the Bauchi State Governor, on Tuesday, dissolved all the 20 Local Government Caretaker Committees in the state, with immediate effect. The governor’s directive was contained in a statement signed by the Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Ibrahim Muhammad Kashim and made available to journalists. It could be recalled that the caretaker committees…
Bauchi State House of Assembly on Tuesday, reelected its Speaker, Abubakar Suleiman for the 10th House of Assembly in the State. Sulaiman who represents Ningi Central Constituency, was elected for the second time to lead the Assembly, following their inauguration at the House, having served in that capacity for the past four years. With this…
The Bauchi State Police Command has confirmed the killing of one person and abduction of three others, including two community heads by suspected gunmen in Ningi Local Government Area of the state. SP Ahmed Wakil, the command’s spokesperson while confirming this development on Monday in Bauchi, said that the gunmen attacked a community known as…
The Bauchi State government on Saturday, moved to vaccinate girls between the ages of nine and 14 years against Human Papilloma Virus (HPV), which is the most common sexually transmitted infection. It was gathered that the Bauchi Primary Health Care Development Agency (BASPHCDA) consequently inaugurated a Technical Working Group (TWG), consisting of medical experts, religious…
Mr Yusuf Abdullahi, the Bauchi Sector Commander, Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), on Thursday demanded for the application of Sharia Law in prosecuting traffic offenders in order to curb road crashes in the country. Abdullahi, while making the call in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Bauchi, said that the extant…
The governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the incumbent governor of Bauchi State, Bala Mohammed has been declared winner of the Saturday’s gubernatorial election held in Bauchi State by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). Professor Abdulkarim Sabo Muhammed, the INEC Returning Officer while announcing the results at the Bauchi INEC office…
The operatives of the Bauchi State Police Command on Friday, neutralised two suspected kidnappers at Rafin Gora in Ningi Local Government Area of Bauchi State and rescued their victim. SP Ahmed Wakil, Police spokesman, disclosed this on Sunday in Bauchi that the gun-wielding assailants invaded the home of a resident at Rafin Gora and attempted…
Alhaji Alhassan Bawu, the the Labour Party’s Director of Campaign in Bauchi State has decamped to People’s Democratic Party (PDP). Bawu left LP for PDP alongside other officials of the party in Northeast, blaming his decision on lack of party’s structure at State, Local and Ward level. He said: “The LP is not strong and…
Nuhu Usman, a 40-year old man, resident of Dangarga Village in Burra District of Ningi Local Government Area of Bauchi State, has allegedly shot and killed one of his two wives with a dane gun. The Police Public Relations Officer of Bauchi State Command, Ahmed Wakil, who confirmed this in a media statement made available…
Four persons have reportedly been died in an auto crash which occurred along Kurum-Bogoro road in Bogoro Local Government Area of Bauchi State. The accident which involved two motorcycles, occurred on Friday December 30, at about 7pm. An eyewitness said that the two motorcyclists who were coming from opposite directions had a head-on collision at…
A housewife has been arrested for allegedly killing her co-wife with a pestle in Bauchi, the police have said. The suspect was said to have used a pestle to hit her husband’s first wife on the head with a pestle which led to her death. The incident, according to the police, happened at Gar Village…
Male students took to the streets in Bauchi on Monday to protest the separation of boys and girls in secondary schools. Commissioner for Education, Dr. Aliyu Tilde said last week the government decided to segregate male and female students in public secondary schools because of student moral decadence on social media, which is common in…
Alhaji Abdulrazaq Nuhu Zaki, Bauchi State commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs has revealed that security men rescue 69 kidnapped victims in the State. The Informant247 learnt that they were set free on Saturday by security operatives and the vigilante. He revealed that the security men invaded the forest where the bandits kept the…
Terrorists have ambushed a senior police officer on Tuesday in Bauchi State. They shot the convoy of Audu Adamu Madaki, an Assistant Inspector General of Police. Madaki, the AIG in charge of Zone 12, escaped unhurt. But luck was against his orderly as the officer died immediately. The team of police was targeted at the…
Ex-NFA Secretary General, Sani Toro Regains Freedom from Kidnappers Former Nigerian Football Federation (NFF) Secretary, Alhaji Sani Toro has been freed days after being kidnapped by hoodlums on his way to Bauchi from Abuja. The Informant247 had earlier reported how the Politician cum Sports Administrator was kidnapped alongside Garba Iliya, a former Golden Eaglets assistant…
Governor of Bauchi State, Senator Bala Mohammed, who lost his presidential bid at the presidential primary of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) which took place during the weekend in Abuja, has shown interest in securing the governorship ticket for a second term in office. Sources have confirmed to newsmen that the governor, who did…
Riot reportedly broke out in Katangan area of Warji Local Government Area of Bauchi State on Saturday as irate youths reportedly burnt houses and injured a pastor over another case of alleged blasphemy. DAILY POST gathered that the violence began when a message was allegedly circulated on social media that a Christian girl in the…
The governor of Bauchi State, Bala Mohammed has warned traditional rulers as well state and local government officials to desist from land-use abuse and illegal allocation. Mohammed gave the warning on Thursday evening while inaugurating a 48-member committee to implement the government White Paper on the report of administrative committee on land disputes between herders…
No fewer than five persons lost their lives in a road accident that occurred in Bauchi on Sunday, the Sector Commander of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has said. Abdullahi confirmed the incident to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday. He said five others sustained various injuries. According to him, the accident…
The National Youth Service Corps, on Tuesday, warned Batch C Stream 1 corps members in Bauchi State against night parties and participating in local politics of their host communities. The NYSC coordinator, Namadi Abubakar, gave the warning on behalf of the Director-General, Brig.-Gen. Shuaibu Ibrahim, at the close of the batch’s orientation course. One thousand…
