Tag: Bauchi
Bauchi puts controversial aircraft on lease
Bauchi State Government on Friday announced that it had leased its aircraft to Overland Airlines. The state Deputy Governor, Alhaji…
2 die in auto crash
Two persons died while three others sustained injuries in an auto crash on Bauchi – Jos Road in Bauchi State…
10.5m children out of school in Nigeria – UNICEF
Jean Gough, Country Director, United Nations International Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has said that at least 10.5 million Nigerian children are…
Sharia court frees two on gay charges
An Islamic court in northern Nigeria on Tuesday cleared two men accused of violating a ban on homosexuality, according to…
Repentant Nigerian homosexual flogged in public
A 20-year-old Nigerian was flogged in public and fined after being convicted of breaking Islamic law banning homosexuality, an official…
Bauchi, Kogi, 2 others lead in road accidents
Nigeria’s Federal Road Safety Commission said on Tuesday that four states, Bauchi, Kogi, Kaduna and Delta, and the FCT recorded…
Deadly bomb explosion in Bauchi Catholic Church
A bomb has reportedly gone off at St. John’s Catholic Church at Bayan Gari in Bauchi, north western Nigeria, killing…
6 killed playing Ludo in Bauchi
Gunmen suspected of belonging to the Boko Haram Islamist sect late Sunday shot dead at least six people who were…
2 persons die as ancient wall collapses in Bauchi
A two century old high mud wall has collapsed after a heavy downpour in Bauchi, North western Nigeria, killing two…
Imam warns muslims against suicide
The Imam of Gwallaga Mosque in Bauchi metropolis, in north western part of Nigeria, Sheikh Suleiman Bashir, on Sunday warned…
Heavy rains, flood forecast for August-October
The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NIMET) on Friday said there was a high prospect of intense rains between August and October…
Security Beefed Up At Bauchi NYSC Camp
Security at the NYSC orientation camp at Wailo Village of Bauchi was beefed up Monday during the closing ceremony of…
Bauchi night blast injures 9
An explosion near a cluster of bars in the northern Nigerian city of Bauchi, recently targeted by Boko Haram Islamists,…
INEC To Prosecute One Million Electoral Offenders
At least one million suspects are to be prosecuted over offences arising from the 2011 voter registration and general elections,…
A twist in the tale: 8 christian bombers arrested
The police in the northern Nigeria state of Bauchi said Sunday they had arrested eight Christians suspected of planning to…
Army Reads Riot Act To Boko Haram
The Nigerian Army on Thursday in Jos reiterated its resolve to put an end to the activities of the Boko…
Transport Fares Soar In Abuja, Bauchi, P’Harcourt
Commuters in Abuja, Kaduna, Port Harcourt and Bauchi have complained of a hike in transport fares due to fuel scarcity…
BOKO HARAM: SSS Nabs Cell Commanders In Six Northern States
The Department of State Security Service, SSS, on Monday in Abuja announced that the war against the dissident group also…
Action Congress Wants Summit On Terrorism
The Action Congress of Nigeria, ACN, has urged President Goodluck Jonathan to urgently summon a national security summit to give…
Revisiting NYSC Programme
One of ugly memories of 2011 general elections was the killing of 10 National Youth Service Corps members in the…
Residents Send SOS Over Petrol Scarcity
Some residents in Bauchi have appealed to the state government to intervene in the current fuel scarcity that has crippled…
Mimiko Receives Evacuated Corps Members
At least 200 National Youth Service Corps members who are Ondo State indigenes evacuated from Bauchi State following post-election violence…
Elections 2011, Headlines, News, Politics
INEC Postpones Election In Kaduna, Bauchi
The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has postponed the governorship and House of Assembly elections in Kaduna and Bauchi states.…
Nets Close In On Kano Pillars, As Comets Lead In Atlantic Conference
Although, Bauchi Nets lost their DSTV/NBBF Premier League week 8 match by one point to Plateau Peaks of Jos last…
Police Arraign 28 Over Bauchi Mayhem
The Bauchi State Police Command has arraigned 28 suspects for allegedly participating in the killing of some victims and destruction…
ACN to PDP: We Will Dislodge You, With Or Without Alliance
The Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) has warned the PDP not to gloat over the truncated alliance between the ACN…
SSS, Police Avert Bomb Blast In Bauchi
Security operatives on Sunday said they averted a bomb blast attempt by an unknown person during a church service in…
Bukola Babes Savour Victory Over Heartland
Premier League giant killers, Bukola Babes of llorin said their weekend’s 1-0 victory over Heartland of Owerri at their adopted…
Police Arraign 7 For Kidnapping
The Police in Bauchi on Tuesday charged seven suspects to court for allegedly kidnapping one Alhaji Shehu Umar, a defeated…
Police Train More Than 1,000 Officers In Anti-terrorism
The Nigeria Police Force has trained more than 1,000 police officers and men on methods of identifying and combating terrorism…