Tag: Bauchi State

Bauchi 2027: Tuggar Enters Governorship Race Amid Groundswell of Support

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…Promises Economic Revival Former Minister of Foreign Affairs, Yusuf Maitama Tuggar, has formally declared his intention to contest the Bauchi State governorship in the 2027 general election, positioning himself as a reform-driven candidate focused on economic revitalisation, security, and social welfare. Tuggar, a former member of the House of Representatives who represented Gamawa Federal Constituency after his 2007 election on the platform of the All Nigeria People’s Party (ANPP), made the declaration in Bauchi amid a surge of enthusiasm from supporters, particularly youths, who turned out in large numbers to…

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Bauchi Gov. appoints Chinese as Adviser, signs MoU with China

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Bauchi State Governor, Bala Mohammed, has appointed Chinese national, Li Zhensheng, as Economic Adviser to the state government, in a move aimed at positioning the state as a hub for international cooperation and investment. The announcement was made on Thursday, during the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the Bauchi State Government and the China Global Promotion Cooperation Research Centre’, in Bauchi. The agreement outlines a framework for long-term collaboration in key sectors, including agriculture, education, healthcare, manufacturing, mining, oil and gas, and trade. As part of the…

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Bauchi: JSS-3 student, accomplice arrested for robbery

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Bauchi State Police Command has arrested two suspects in connection with a robbery incident at a mobile phone shop in Wunti Market, Bauchi. According to an issued statement by the State’s Police Command’s Public Relations Officer, SP Ahmed Muhammed Wakil, “Following a thorough investigation, operatives from the Operation Restore Peace (ORP) unit arrested two suspects in connection with a robbery incident at a mobile phone shop in Wunti Market, Bauchi. “On October 1, 2024, a mobile shop owner reported the theft of the following items: 100 mobile phones; 75 MP4…

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Bauchi: Appeal Court affirms Gov.s election, dismisses APCs appeal

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The Appeal Court sitting in Abuja yesterday dismissed the appeal filed by the All-Progressives Congress (APC) in Bauchi State and its governorship candidate, former Governor Mohammed Abubakar, against Gov. Bala Mohammed, of the Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP). Recall that the Election Petition Tribunal, sitting in Bauchi, had on 7th October 2019 dismissed the petition of the APC and its candidate in the election and affirmed the victory of Sen. Bala Mohammed as the duly elected Governor of Bauchi State. Dissatisfied with the tribunals judgement, the APC approached the higher court…

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2023: “Call Sadiyya Umar to order” – Bauchi Elders Forum urges Buhari

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Members of Bauchi Elders for Sustainable Development have called on President Muhammadu Buhari to, as a matter of urgency, call the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Sadiyya Umar Farouk to order, accusing her of vote-buying in favour of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) which is in opposition in Bauchi State. This was made known by Yahaya Idris Sulaiman, while addressing newsmen, on behalf of the Bauchi Elders for Sustainable Development, yesterday. According to him, considering the activities going on in the Ministry, if left unchecked,…

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Banditry: “Defend yourselves from attacks”, Bauchi Gov. tells fleeing residents

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In the wake of a series of reprisal attacks on the villages surrounding Duguri District of Alkaleri LGA, in Bauchi State, the State governor, Bala Mohammed Abdulkadir, has charged the fleeing residents to henceforth rise up, take up arms and defend themselves. Recall that no fewer than 20 people have been killed by terrorists in the State in what appears to be reprisal attacks. Several people were wounded and many villagers deserted their communities in the district. Recently, the State Police Command, in collaboration with local vigilantes, stormed the forest…

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“I did not divert intervention funds to Bauchi Guber politics” – Embattled Humanitarian Affairs Minister

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The Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Sadiyya Umar Farouq, has denied diverting funds meant for the various government intervention programs to Bauchi State for political purposes. The ministers husband, former Chief of Air Staff, Air Vice-Marshal Saddique Abubakar, (rtd), is the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), in Bauchi State. The embattled Minister also denied abandoning her office and relocating to Bauchi to push the political interest of her husband who is contesting the 2023 governorship of Bauchi state. Sadiyya Umar Farouk was reacting…

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Bandits cripple farming activities in Bauchi communities

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Farming activities in Duguri, Gwana and Pali districts, situated in Alkaleri local government area of Bauchi State have been crippled by gunmen, locally referred to as bandits. It was gathered that the gunmen, who invaded the communities about two weeks ago have forced farmers to stay away from their farms for fear of their safety. Though the Yankari forest in Alkaleri LGA has traditionally been a hideout of criminal elements, the brazenness of the invasion of these farming communities suggests the bandit crisis that has engulfed the neighbouring North-West region,…

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Many feared dead, houses burnt as fresh violence erupts in Bauchi

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Many people have been feared dead and several houses were set ablaze in fresh violence which erupted in the Sakai and Kagadama areas of Bauchi Metropolis, yesterday. It was gathered that the violence erupted over the rivalry between youths of angular Taya and Taiwan took which extended to other parts of the area. Security operatives, comprising tactical teams, Mobile Police Force, Rapid Response Squad, (RRS), and the Quick Intervention Unit of the Bauchi Police Command, according to reports, swiftly responded to the distress calls by residents.

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Bauchi Gov. raises alarm over unidentified helicopter hovering over Lame/Burra Reserve

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Bauchi State governor, Senator Bala Abdulkadir Mohammed, yesterday, raised the alarm over the suspicious movement of an unknown helicopter operating around Lame-Burra Forest, in Toro local government area of the State. The governor had last Saturday, while flagging-of his administrations empowerment programme in the area, expressed worries over the spate of insecurity in the local government area, which he said had defied every solution. According to him, the geographic position of the local government area, which made it share boundaries with the North-Central and North-West, made it a gateway for…

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