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How Zulum Made Boko Haram Evaporate – Bauchi Governor

How Zulum Made Boko Haram Evaporate – Bauchi Governor

October 10, 2022 4:13 am

The Governor of Bauchi State, Bala Mohammed has asserted that Boko Haram terrorists have now evaporated out of the North East because of the leadership style of the Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum.

He stated this when Zulum paid him a visit at the Ramat House, Bauchi to commiserate with him over the loss of his elder brother, Bappa Mohammed.

Africa Daily News, New York gathered that the governor’s elder brother, who was also Yeriman Duguri, died a week ago at the age of 69 at a Turkish Hospital in Turkiye after a prolonged illness.

The deceased was a …

Tragedy As 5 Die In Bauchi Boat Mishap

Tragedy As 5 Die In Bauchi Boat Mishap

September 15, 2022 5:16 am

No fewer than five persons were reportedly killed after the canoe that was conveying them capsized in Jama’are local government area of Bauchi State.

Hon Saleh Muhammed who is the member representing Jama’are in the Bauchi State House of Assembly made this disclosure while speaking to reporters in Bauchi.

He said the victims lost their lives after hours of heavy downpour and windstorms in the area which also left many houses and farmlands destroyed.

The lawmaker decried the devastation caused by floods in his constituency, revealing that no fewer than 500 houses were destroyed and about 1,000 families displaced.…

Flood Washes Away 100 Houses, Farmlands In Bauchi Communities

Flood Washes Away 100 Houses, Farmlands In Bauchi Communities

July 17, 2022 2:01 am

A devastating flood has wreaked havoc in 13 communities in Darazo Headquarters of Darazo Local Government Area of Bauchi State washing away over 100 houses in the process.

Africa Daily News, New York learned that the flood washed away over 100 houses in Darazo town and rendered hundreds of people homeless.

The Acting Director General who is overseeing the Bauchi State Emergency Management Agency (BASEMA), Alhaji Bala Yakubu Lame, confirmed the incident on Saturday in Bauchi while answering questions from reporters.

He also stated that emergency officials will visit the town on Sunday to ascertain the extent of damage done …

2023 Wike Receives Bala Mohammed After Peter Obi’s Visit

2023: Wike Receives Bala Mohammed After Peter Obi’s Visit

June 23, 2022 1:03 am

The Governor of Bauchi State Bala Mohammed on Wednesday evening paid a visit to his Rivers State counterpart, Nyesom Wike, at his private residence in Port Harcourt to reportedly discuss ‘2023 matters’.

Africa Daily News, New York gathered that this came moments after the former Governor of Anambra State and presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, held a closed door meeting with Governor Wike at his residence in the Rivers State capital.

Both meetings were held separately behind closed doors.

Africa Daily News, New York gathered that none of the politicians spoke to journalists about the purpose of …

Panic As Village Head, Son Are Abducted In Bauchi Community

Panic As Village Head, Son Are Abducted In Bauchi Community

June 20, 2022 10:00 am

Some few days after some group of unknown bandits had attacked a few communities in Alkaleri Local Government Area of Bauchi State, some gunmen again at the weekend had laid siege to the Zira Village in Toro LGA of the State and abducted the village head, Yahya Saleh Abubakar and his son, Habibu Saleh.

Africa Daily News, New York had gathered that the abductors had attacked and whisked the village head and his son away at about 2am last Saturday.

The District Head of Lame, Alhaji Aliyu Yakubu Lame who confirmed the abduction to journalists had openly lamented the …

Do Not Cry For Abba Kyari And Co

Do Not Cry For Abba Kyari And Co

March 26, 2020 9:44 am

On Tuesday, the news broke that the Chief of Staff to the Nigerian president, Abba Kyari, tested positive for COVID-19. Three of his aides reportedly also tested positive. Same Tuesday, it was announced that the Bauchi State governor, Sen. Bala Mohammed, also tested positive. Then, there is the son of former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, whose test result was announced on Saturday. Given how many people close to them they might have huddled before diagnoses, we will never know how far and wide they spread the virus.

About a year ago, The Avengers’ Endgame was all the rage. Looking at …

Panic In Bauchi As Residents Await Result Of Gov. Bala

Panic In Bauchi As Residents Await Result Of Gov. Bala

March 24, 2020 5:47 am

There is panic in Bauchi State as the people await the outcome of the coronavirus test conducted on the state governor, Bala Mohammed.

Governor Bala placed himself in self-isolation after he made contact with Mohammed Atiku, son to former Vice President Atiku Abubakar.

Atiku’s son tested positive for the deadly virus after he got back to Abuja.

NAN reports that the Bauchi state Commissioner of Health, Dr Aliya Maigoro, is expected to give update Tuesday (today) on the outcome of the test conducted on the blood sample of the governor.

NAN observed that the issue had dominated discussions among the

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Minimum Wage - Labour Begins Strike In Niger

Minimum Wage: Labour Reveals When Strike Will Hold

March 7, 2020 10:10 am

The Bauchi State chapter of the organised Labour has threatened to embark on strike after 21 days of negotiations and government fails to begin implementation of the new National Minimum Wage.

Chairman of the Nigerian Labour Congress in the State, Danjuma Kirfi, stated this at a press conference on Friday in Bauchi.

According to him, the 21-day ultimatum was part of resolutions reached at the end of the joint State Executive Council meeting of different Labour groups in the State.

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The labour leader cried out over the non-conclusion of negotiations with

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Fraud: Bauchi Denies Allegations, Blasts Premium Times

February 29, 2020 9:16 am

Bauchi State Government have debunked the false allegation against the state Governor His Excellency Bala Mohammed CON (Kauran Bauchi) on the ₦3.6billion contract for the supply of vehicles. It will be recalled that with reference to the Premium Times story, of 22nd February 2020, by the above title, the story, in its entirety is, to put it mildly, a very serious distraction from the ethical governance environment, that the Bauchi State Government, under the leadership of His Excellency, Governor Bala Abdulkadir Mohammed, CON, (Kauran Bauchi), has established in the State; a paradigm shift from the past and a vehicle that …

Bauchi To Turn Tafawa Balewa Intl Airport To Regional Hub

February 20, 2020 10:52 am

Bauchi State Governor, Bala Abdulkadir Mohammed has expressed the readiness of his administration to turn to Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa International Airport Bauchi to regional hub.

The governor disclosed this when he received in audience, A 7 Man Technical team of the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority at the Government House Bauchi.

Read Also: FG To Release ₦6b For Bauchi 2500 Housing Units Project

He observed that turning the airport to regional hub would enable Nigerians travel to major cities of the world notably UAE, China, and Saudi Arabia.

The Governor who lamented the huge bills the state incurs from the

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Bauchi

FG To Release ₦6b For Bauchi 2500 Housing Units Project

February 18, 2020 10:05 am

The Bauchi State Commissioner for Environment and Housing, Honourable Hamisu Muazu Shira says the federal government will soon release funds to the state government for the construction of the proposed 2500 housing units in the state.

He disclosed this while answering questions from journalists during a visit by Governor Bala Mohammed to the Minister of Finance, Hajiya Zainab Ahmed in Abuja.

The Commissioner explained that the minister of finance assured that it will release 6 billion naira out of the 12 billion naira allocated, to ensure the commencement of the project.

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Open Defecation

3m People Practise Open Defecation In Bauchi

February 14, 2020 10:57 am

Mr Garba Magaji, the General Manager (GM), Bauchi State Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Agency (RUWASA), on Friday said 3 million people practise open defecation in the state.

Magaji disclosed this at a one-day sensitisation and partnership meeting organised for Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) Coordinators and Community radio personnel in Bauchi.

He said statistics have shown that about 3 million people practise open defecation, while out of 10,000 communities, 6,000 of them practise open defecation with 4,000 using toilet facilities.

The GM said that Gov. Bala Mohammed became disturbed with the prevalence of open defecation among the people and …

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