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Misau/Dambam Reps. constituency:
“I am still consulting”, Mohammed Aliko tells persons, organisations calling on him to contest

January 30, 2022January 30, 2022 Aminu Imam

By Mohammed Kaka, Misau Mohammed Aliko Mohammed has pleaded with persons and organizations calling on him to contest for the seat of house of representatives of Musau/Dambam federal constituency, Bauchi state, to give him more time to make adequate consultations before making his decision known to the public on their demands. Mohammed, who had worked at the Nigeria Stock Exchange for over 20 years before embarking on another endeavour, appreciated God for making his people see the capability in him to represent them at the National Assembly. Mohammed, who made…

Police deny helicopter crash in Bauchi

January 28, 2022January 28, 2022 Aminu Imam

�Says �Only the rotor was damaged� The Nigerian Police Force has declared that its helicopter was not involved in a crash in Bauchi State, but rather had troubles landing due to poor visibility. The Force Public Relations Officer, CP Frank Mba, who spoke on the matter yesterday, said when the helicopter which took off from Abuja arrived in Bauchi, there was no light on the runway at the airport. Mba was reacting to an earlier report in a statement by the Accident Investigation Bureau, (AIB), which revealed that a Bell…

CBN disburses N5.7bn to 10,000 farmers in Bauchi for wheat farming

December 13, 2021December 13, 2021 Aminu Imam

�Threatens to arrest farmers who fail to repay loans The Central Bank of Nigeria, (CBN) has disbursed N5.7 billion to farmers in Bauchi to aid them during the dry season cultivation of wheat. This was disclosed by the CBN Comptroller, Bauchi branch, Saladu Idris, at the Secretariat of the Nigerian Union of Journalists, (NUJ) According to the apex bank, dry season farming is a rather simple process. However, the CBN has noticed that many of Nigeria�s flour mills have gone out of business and that overall output has slowed. Idris…

Bauchi flood kills three, destroys 2,062 houses

August 25, 2021August 25, 2021 Aminu Imam

…Submerges 6,000 farms Three people have been killed in Bauchi State, in the North-East, due to floods from the torrential rain that now tallies up to 2,062 the number of houses and 6,000 farmlands destroyed this year. Flood also killed 26 people in Kano, in the North-Central, and destroyed 2,026 houses and wrecked 95 farms last weekend, and extended the havoc to Adamawa in the North-East, where it displaced 2,000 residents and overran 300 farms. The Bauchi State Emergency Management Agency, (BASEMA) Head of Operations, Abubakar Gabarin, confirmed in Bauchi…

Minister slumps, rushed to hospital

July 5, 2021July 5, 2021 Aminu Imam

The Minister of State for Industry, Trade and Investment, Maryam Katagum, on Monday slumped while on an official engagement in Bauchi State. Picture caption: The minister, with Bauchi State Deputy Governor at the event before she slumped The minister, who was in Bauchi to launch an empowerment programme, which held at Sanin Malam Plaza in Bauchi, suddenly slumped as she tried to deliver her speech at the ceremony and was rushed to the Trauma Centre of the Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University Teaching Hospital, (ATBUTH) for medical attention. An eyewitness revealed…

Just In: Bauchi governor sacks 21 commissioners, top officials

June 9, 2021June 9, 2021 Aminu Imam

Bauchi State governor, Bala Mohammed, has dissolved the State Executive Council. Those affected include the Secretary to the State Government, Sabi�u Baba; the governor�s Chief of Staff, Ladan Salihu, 21 Commissioners, and Special Advisers. The dissolution is with immediate effect. In another development, Gov. Bala Mohammed has ordered the immediate release of funds to assist victims of a fire that consumed Sabuwar Kasuwa along Railway road in Bauchi metropolis. Mohammed, while visiting the scene of the incident on Sunday, to sympathise with the victims and witness the level of damage,…

Cholera outbreak kills 20 in Bauchi

May 26, 2021May 26, 2021 Aminu Imam

No fewer than 20 persons have died from a cholera outbreak in Bauchi State. The State’s Commissioner of Health Dr. Aliyu Maigoro confirmed this at a briefing yesterday. According to him, the index case was a 37- year- old housewife, who was admitted at the Burra General Hospital on April 24, in Ningi local government area. He said upon her admission, it was discovered there is an ongoing outbreak of similar disease in neighboring communities like Sumaila and other local government areas of Kano State, which may have spread to…

Bauchi: Youths attack Reps member over �non-performance and failed promises�

April 6, 2021April 6, 2021 Aminu Imam

A member of the All Progressives Congress, (APC), representing Alkaleri-Kirfi Federal Constituency in Bauchi State, Hon. Musa Pali, was at the weekend reportedly attacked by angry youths in his constituency, over alleged fake promises and non-performance after they voted him into office. According to reports, Pali was in his constituency for a social function when he came under attack by the youths who accused him of making false promises for many years. It however took the timely intervention of security operatives who whisked Pali away after sustaining minor bruises, to…

Hisbah arrests alleged sex party specialists in Bauchi

January 28, 2021January 28, 2021 Aminu Imam

No fewer than six youths who allegedly specialise in organising sex orgies and fomenting trouble in Dolan village, in the Tafawa Balewa local government area, in Bauchi State, have been arrested by the State’s Hisbah Command. The commissioner in-charge of Hisbah and Shari’ah implementation, Aminu Idris, disclosed this in an interview with newsmen in Bauchi. Idris, who identified the culprits as: AbdulRa�uf Kabir – 25, Dabo Yusuf 26, AbdulRazaq Isah – 24, Habu Umar – 27, Yaron Nuhu-Maikaji – 30, and AbdulRashid Shehu – 31, said they were using a primary school…

Police arrest three teenage herders for allegedly gang-raping girl in Bauchi

January 15, 2021January 15, 2021 Aminu Imam

Three teenage herders have been arrested by the Bauchi State Police Command for allegedly gang-raping a girl, whose identity is concealed, in Itas/Gadau LGA of the State. While parading the boys at the State Police Command, on Wednesday, it was alleged that the suspects committed the offence on Friday, January 8, 2021, as was reported at the Divisional Police headquarters in Itas. The Police told newsmen that the trio were arrested following the report lodged by the victim and her parents, as she was able to identify the suspects. Speaking…