Politics

Supreme Court Affirms Yusuf, Sanwo-Olu, Muhammed’s Victory

Web News 12 January 2024 236 0

By Ifeoma Nwovu The Supreme Court has affirmed the outcomes of the 2023 governorship elections in Lagos, Kano, and Bauchi states. The Supreme Court upheld the decision of the Court of Appeal, which had confirmed the re-election of Babajide Sanwo-Olu as Governor of Lagos State. In a lead Continue Reading

Crime

15-Year-Old Herder Chops off Farmer’s Hand

Web News 27 August 2023 261 0

A 15-year-old herder, Adamu Ibrahim, has been arrested by the Bauchi State Police Command for allegedly cutting off the hand of a farmer. The suspect attacked the victim during a fight over intrusion into the latter’s farmland. The police command spokesperson, SP Ahmed Wakil, disclosed this in a statement on Saturday. The statement read, “Operatives […]Continue Reading

Environment

Illegal Miners Die as Site Collapses

Web News 7 August 2023 308 0

Four illegal miners have been killed following the collapse of a mining site in Kogo Kadage village in the Yadagungume Area of Ningi Local Government Area of Bauchi State. The incident reportedly occurred during weekend when the miners were digging lead and trying to excavate it. A community member, who didn’t want his name in […]Continue Reading

Crime

Newborn Baby Stolen, Suspect Arrested

Web News 27 July 2023 276 0

A 19-year-old woman of Ishehi Hamlet in Misau Local Government Area of Bauchi State has been arrested by the police for allegedly stealing a newborn baby. The suspect, Hajara Usman, was said to have stolen the infant after conspiring with an 18-year-old man, Ibrahim Usman, of Dugurgama Hamlet. The Bauchi State Police Command’s Public Relations […]Continue Reading

Crime

7 Die in Bauchi Attack

Web News 27 July 2023 219 0

Gunmen suspected to be bandits have killed seven people in Gara and Gamji villages in Burra District of Ningi Local Government Area of Bauchi State. The bandits who came in their numbers were said to have attacked the villagers and shot sporadically into the air and in the process, killed seven people and injured many […]Continue Reading

Crime

Police Launch Manhunt for Abductors of Pregnant Woman

Web News 23 July 2022 366 0

The Bauchi State Police Command has promised to rescue a 25-year-old pregnant woman, Rahila Dau, who was kidnapped on Saturday, July 18, 2022, by yet-to-be-identified gunmen who stormed her home in Gibob, a Fulani settlement in Gizaki village of Lusa Ward, Bogoro Local Government Area of the state. The police launched a manhunt for the […]Continue Reading

Politics

Bauchi Speaker Defects To PDP

Web News 17 April 2022 424 0

Speaker of Bauchi State House of Assembly, Abubakar Sulaiman, has dumped the All Progressives Congress for the ruling Peoples Democratic Party in the state. Sulaiman was elected as lawmaker to represent Ningi Constituency in 2019 under the APC platform. Sulaiman who is also the Chairman, Conference of Speakers of State Legislatures of Nigeria, made his […]Continue Reading

News

Auto Crash Kills Five, Injures Nine In Bauchi

Web News 11 November 2021 712 0

Five persons were killed in an auto crash in Bauchi State on Wednesday, the Federal Road Safety Corps confirmed on Thursday. The FRSC Sector Commander in the state, Yusuf Abdullahi, said that nine other persons sustained serious injuries in the accident. He said that the accident occurred in Nabordo community on the Toro-Bauchi Highway when […]Continue Reading