Bauchi

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested Alhaji Sirajo Mohammed Jaja, the accountant-general of Bauchi State for alleged N70 billion fraud. Investigation showed that he was arrested in Abuja on Wednesday, March…
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The Supreme Council for Shariah in Nigeria (SCSN) says the decision by some northern governors to close primary and secondary schools during Ramadan is appropriate. A statement by its Secretary-General, Nafiu Baba-Ahmad, in Kaduna on…
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The police command in Bauchi State has begun an investigation into the death of a 20-year-old housewife allegedly murdered in her matrimonial home on Feb. 28. The spokesperson of the  command, CSP Ahmed Wakil, confirmed the commencement…
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The Police in Bauchi have apprehended a 20-year-old man (name withheld) for the alleged murder of his mother. The police said the suspect killed his 40-year-old mother, Salama Abdullahi, with a pestle at Abujan Kwata area of Bauchi…
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The death toll from Sunday’s Bauchi alms-giving stampede has risen to seven, the police said Monday. The police spokesperson in Bauchi, SP Ahmed Wakil, said three more women died. Four people were reportedly trampled to death on…
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The  Police Command in Bauchi has confirmed the arrest of a 50-year-old businessman for alleged culpable homicide following a fatal domestic dispute with his 24-year-old second wife. The command spokesman, CSP Ahmed Wakil, said in a…
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The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) withdrawal from HIV/AIDS interventions in Bauchi has heightened the risk of disease spread in the state. This was stated by Mr Abdulahi Ibrahim, Chairman of the Network of…
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The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has detained 29 suspects for alleged illegal mining and vandalism in Bauchi State. The Commandant, Mr Oloyede Oyerinde stated this on Saturday in Bauchi. He said the illegal mining…
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In Bauchi State’s mining communities, children as young as 10 abandon classrooms for mining sites. They toil alongside adults, extracting sand and breaking rocks under the scorching sun, hoping to scrape together enough for their families…
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Former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, has narrated how the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, played a crucial role in funding the 2019 governorship campaign of the Bauchi State Governor,…
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