By Rauf Oyewole, Bauchi The Vice Chairperson, Nigerian Bar Association, Bauchi State Branch, Sadiya Saleh, has lamented the high rate of rape of minors, adding that 10 cases are recorded weekly in the State. Saleh, the Chairperson, Human Rights Committee…
By Rauf Oyewole, Bauchi Gunmen have reportedly kidnapped and killed the Village Head of Riruwai in Lame District of Bauchi Emirate in Toro LGA of Bauchi State, Alh Garba Badamasi. It was reported that the gunmen invaded the community on…
By Rauf Oyewole, Bauchi The Senator representing Bauchi South at the National Assembly, Senator Shehu Buba Umar has distributed over 20,000 assorted bags of food stuff to the needy to assist them during the Ramadan fasting. Buba said, being the…
By Rauf Oyewole, Bauchi A coalition of youth groups in Bauchi Central Senatorial District have issued a two-week ultimatum to the Senate and the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio to investigate the issues raised by senator Abdul Ahmed Ningi or face…
The Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC, has deployed 65 personnel to ensure orderliness during the February 3, re-run election in Bauchi State. The State’s Sector Commander, Patrick Ikaba revealed this in an interview with newsmen in Bauchi on Friday. Newsmen…
The Commissioner of Police in Bauchi, Mr Auwal Musa, says the command has adopted proactive measures to ensure peaceful and hitch-free re-run election in the state. Musa told journalists on Thursday in Bauchi that the command has been on the…
The Bauchi State High Court No. 6 has sentenced Yusuf Bako, aged 50, to life imprisonment for raping a minor inside a mosque situated along Aminu Street in Bauchi metropolis. Bako was arrested in 2020 for the offense, to which…
The Minister of State for Education, Dr Yusuf Sununu has lauded the Bauchi State Governor, Sen. Bala Mohammed over his commitment toward reinvigorating the education sector. Sununu specifically commended the governor over his plan to design an implementable roadmap to…
The United Nations Children’s Fund, UNICEF, has deployed 9.3 million doses of diphtheria vaccines to affected states in Nigeria following the most severe diphtheria outbreak in recent global history. A statement by UNICEF communication assistant, Nchekwube Nwosu-Igbo, said the doses…
Many State Governorship Election Petition Tribunals have delivered judgments on the outcome of the March 18, 2023, governorship elections in Nigeria. Some of the states include Kano, Bauchi, Zamfara, Plateau, Benue, Enugu, Lagos, Cross River, Gombe, among others. The judgments…
