Tag: Bauchi state
Bauchi attack: police arrest one suspect
The Bauchi State Police Commissioner, Malam Lawal Shehu said on Saturday that one suspect had been arrested in connection with…
Bomb blast kills 10 in Bauchi
An explosion in the red light district of northern Nigeria’s Bauchi city has killed 10 people and injured 14 others,…
Yuguda positive security challenge will end soon
Governor Isa Yuguda of Bauchi State has expressed the hope that the insecurity bedevilling the north eastern part of the…
Group lauds FG’s industrial cities plan
The Nigerian Association of Small Scale Industrialists (NASSI), Bauchi State Chapter, has said the Federal Government’s plan to establish industrial…
Gunmen raze two schools in north Nigeria
A group of gunmen razed two schools in Bauchi state, northern Nigeria, where Boko Haram gunmen previously attacked a girls’…
FCT Minister loses mother
The FCT Minister, Senator Bala Mohammed, on Wednesday lost his mother, Hajiya Aisha Mohammed, in Bauchi. The announcement was contained…
5 year-old girl killed in attack by gunmen
Police in Bauchi State said gunmen set ablaze some houses in the staff quarters of Government Girls Secondary School (GGSS),…
World Bank gives Bauchi $50m education grant
The Bauchi State Government said it accessed 50 million dollars (N8.5 billion) grant from the World bank for the improvement…
Bandits steal United Nations vans in Bauchi
The Nigerian Police in Bauchi state said on Wednesday that gunmen had snatched two Hilux vans belonging to the United…
Police confirm Bauchi village attack
The Bauchi State Police Command has confirmed that unknown gunmen shot and injured one person in an attack in Wasasa…
Police rescue kidnapped lawmaker, girl killed
A 10-year old girl was on Friday killed as police engaged kidnappers in a bid to rescue the abducted member…
5 docked over gay clubs and receiving US fund
Five men have appeared in court in the northern Nigerian state of Bauchi for allegedly forming a gay club, a…
Nigeria in need of prayers, says Yuguda
Gov. Isa Yuguda of the northwestern state of Bauchi on Sunday, called on Nigerians not to relent in offering prayers…
Reps member hints at more defections to APC
Member of the Nigerian House of Representatives, Mr Yakubu Dogara (APC- Tafawa Balewa/Bogoro Federal Constituency) in Bauchi State, said the…
Bauchi’s multi-ethnic community marks six years of peace
The diverse ethnic and multi-religious communities of Yelwa, Kagadama, Gwallameji and Lushi of Birshi-Miri District, Bauchi, in the northern state…
Robbers Attack Petrol Station, Kill Guard
Bauchi State Police Command on Wednesday confirmed the death of a vigilante member in a robbery attack on a petrol…
Gunmen shoot dead medical doctor, district head
Dr. Musa Muhammed, Chief Medical Director (CMD) of the Federal Medical Centre, Azare in Bauchi State, northern Nigeria, was on…
Ansaru terror group claims kidnap of 7 foreigners
Islamist group Ansaru on Monday claimed the kidnapping of seven foreigners in a deadly weekend raid on a construction site…
Suspected ritualist held for removing boy’s eyes
The police in Matari area of Bauchi state, northern Nigeria, have arrested a suspected ritualist, Tukur Adamu, for allegedly plucking…
Polio: 15 councils at risk in Bauchi
Dr Nisser Umar, the Executive Secretary, Bauchi State Primary Healthcare Development Agency (PHCDA) on Saturday said 15 out of the…
Bauchi Attack: Anarchy Looms, CAN Warns
Following the attack on churches and killings of Christians in Bauchi State, Northeast Nigeria, the Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN…
Forgery: Bauchi Legislator Fights to stop court
A member of Bauchi State House of Assembly, Alhaji Yakubu Ahmed, standing trial for certificate forgery, has challenged the jurisdiction…
Pilgrims Blame NIPOST For Late Delivery Of Luggage
Some pilgrims from Bauchi State who performed last year’s pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia have expressed concern over the delayed arrival…
8 Footballers Die In Auto Crash
Eight footballers who were based in Bauchi State in Northern Nigeria died instantly in a accident that occurred on Tuesday…
Former Bauchi Lawmakers Want N125m Gratuity Each
Thirty one former legislators of Bauchi State House of Assembly have dragged the state government to court over its failure…
Council Cries Out Over Illegal Mining
Alhaji Bala Umar, Chairman, Caretaker Committee of Toro Local Government Area of Bauchi State, has cried out over the activities…
Nigeria’s Poll Day Tragedy: Many Feared Killed in Fuel Tanker Fire
A fuel tanker has overturned at an army checkpoint near the Bauchi state border with Plateau state in central Nigeria,…
Police Confirm 3 Dead, 6 Houses Burnt In Bauchi
The police command in Bauchi State has confirmed that three persons were killed and six mud houses burnt in a…
Bank Staff Plots Robbery Of Own Bank
The Benue State Police Command has arrested six suspected armed robbers, including a staff of the United Bank for Africa,…
Jonathan Returns Completed Nomination Form
President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan this evening returned his completed nomination form for his aspiration to contest the forthcoming 2011 general…