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Oxfam Line Project trains 13,000 in Bauchi on livestock keeping, ‘village saving’

Ihesiulo Grace 16 September 2022 0

BY SAMUEL LUKA About 13,000 people have been trained and equipped with starter packs across six Local Government Areas of Bauchi State on livestock rearing and management by Oxfam Line Project within the last six years in order to mitigate poverty in the society. The Senior Project Manager of

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Court dismisses 11 of 20 fraud charges against Bauchi Gov’s son

Ihesiulo Grace 14 December 2021 0

The Federal High Court Abuja has discharged and acquitted Shamsudeen Bala, son of Governor of Bauchi State, Bala Mohammed, on 11 out of a 20-count charge preferred against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). Justice Nnamdi Dimgba acquitted Bala on Tuesday while ruling on a no-case-submission filed by the defendant. Bala is […]

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We beg because of maltreatment from our homes – Bauchi PWDs

Ihesiulo Grace 10 December 2021 0

Samuel Luka, Bauchi Revelation has emerged from the People Living with Disabilities in Bauchi state that most of them are into begging for survival due to maltreatment and stigmatization from homes. The representative of a Non-Governmental organization known as Heal Initiative Development, Aisha Adamu who made the revelation in Bauchi on Thursday alleged that they […]

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UNFPA donates ICT equipment to Bauchi govt. for fistula survivors –official

Ihesiulo Grace 29 October 2021 0

The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) has donated information and Communication Technology (ICT) equipment to the Bauchi state government, for fistula survivors. Malam Mamuda Ishaq, Senior Information Officer National Obstetrics fistula Centre, Ningi, announced the donation in a statement issued to newsmen on Friday, in Bauchi. The statement said the equipment was

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Environmental sanitation: Bauchi Govt. engages 672 youths

Ihesiulo Grace 23 September 2021 0

The Bauchi State Commission for Youths and Women Rehabilitation and Development (BACYWARD) says it has engaged no fewer than 672 youths to clean up the major streets in the state. Mr Tanko Dutse, the chairman of the commission, stated this on Thursday in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria(NAN) in Bauchi. He said […]

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Bauchi mothers decry poor working environment for exclusive breastfeeding

Ihesiulo Grace 7 August 2021 0

Some working mothers in Bauchi state on Saturday testified to the unfriendly environments in their workplaces, hindering them from practicing exclusive breastfeeding of their newborn babies. A News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) correspondent, who interviewed some of the mothers, in commemoration of the 2021 world breastfeeding week in Bauchi, reports that many of the mothers

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Sultan, emir meet over constitution review, insecurity

Ihesiulo Grace 18 June 2021 0

By Gabriel Omonhinmin Ningi is a town in a local government area in Bauchi State. The Ningi Emirate comprises two local government areas. They are Ningi and Warji. It has a combined area of 5,250 kilometers and a population of 501,912 , according to the 2006 Census. The area is inhabited mostly by Warjawa, Duwa, […]

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How House Wife, Daughter Connives to constantly torture two step-children in Bauchi

Ihesiulo Grace 17 June 2021 0

Samuel Luka, Bauchi A woman whose two children are currently receiving medical attention at a hospital in Bauchi following constant torture and maltreatment from their stepmother has narrated her pains in a chat with reporters in Bauchi on Wednesday. Habiba Sani Khalid of Bakin Kura area of the Bauchi metropolis who is a divorcee alleged […]

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BREAKING: 21 Commissioners, Senior Officials Sacked By Bauchi Governor

Ihesiulo Grace 9 June 2021 0

The State Executive Council has been disbanded by Bauchi State Governor Bala Mohammed. Punch claims that this takes effect right away. Sabi’u Baba, the Secretary to the State Government; Ladan Salihu, the governor’s Chief of Staff; and 21 Commissioners and Special Advisers are among those affected. In May, Delta State Governor Ifeanyi Okowa fired 25 […]

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20 persons die as suspected cholera disease hits 9 LGs in Bauchi

Ihesiulo Grace 25 May 2021 0

Samuel Luka, Bauchi No fewer than 20 people have been feared dead as a result of outbreak of gastroenteritis disease in Bauchi state, the state commissioner of health, Dr. Aliyu Mohammed Maigoro has said. Maigoro who was addressing a press briefing in his office on Tuesday said that the state has so far recorded 322 […]

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FG lacks idea to grow Nigeria’s economy, says Gov Bala Mohammed

Ihesiulo Grace 14 May 2021 0

Samuel Luka, Bauchi The Bauchi State Governor, Bala Mohammed has said that the Federal Government of Nigeria has lost the idea of how to grow the country’s economy. Bala made the observation Thursday while Fielding questions from journalists at the Government House on what should be done to grow the economy of the country in […]

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Bala approves N1 billion loan for Bauchi fertilizer blending company

Ihesiulo Grace 27 April 2021 0

Samuel Luka, Bauchi Bauchi state government has announced the approval of N1 billion for the state’s own fertilizer Blending company to commence production in earnest. Governor Bala Mohammed who made this known at the company’s premises during an inspection visit on Tuesday said his administration will not play politics with the agricultural sector. Bala while

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Bauchi govt to embark on registration of prostitutes

Ihesiulo Grace 14 April 2021 0

Governor Bala Mohammed’s administration plans to conduct a census of all commercial sex workers in Bauchi State. This was revealed by Aminu Balarabe-Isah, the Permanent Commissioner in Charge of Hisbah and Sharia Enforcement. Balarabe-Isah said the state needed reliable data on the prostitutes during a sensitization workshop for commercial sex workers. The

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Community begs Bauchi government to construct bridges linking them with Plateau

Ihesiulo Grace 7 April 2021 0

Samuel Luka, Bauchi Communities of Gum-Gagdi in Tafawa Balewa and Bogoro local government areas of Bauchi have appealed to Governor Bala Mohammed of the state to include them in his administration’s ongoing massive infrastructural development across the state. Some members of the communities who spoke to our correspondent during a one-day roads maintenance exercise,

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Governor Bala launches Northeast Hajj Saving Scheme, says it will improve people’s saving culture

Ihesiulo Grace 25 March 2021 0

Samuel Luka, Bauchi Bauchi state Governor, Bala Mohammed has performed the launching ceremony of the Hajj Savings Scheme in the North-Eastern states. Our correspondent gathered that the scheme which was initiated by the Bauchi state Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Board in collaboration with the National Hajj Commission and Ja’iz Bank PLC will enable intending Pilgrims to

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Bauchi School closure: Poly lecturer commends education commissioner

Ihesiulo Grace 23 March 2021 0

Samuel Luka, Bauchi A lecturer with the Abubakar Tatari Ali Polytechnic Bauchi, Nazif Abba Pali has backed the recent decision of the education commissioner, Dr. Aliyu Tilde to closed down a secondary school over the arrest of its principal by the Police. It can be recall that the Principal of Government Day Secondary School Rimin […]

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Insecurity: Unknown gunmen kill two persons in Bauchi

Ihesiulo Grace 15 March 2021 0

Police in Bauchi have confirmed the killing of two people by unknown gunmen. The police in a press statement signed by its spokesman Ahmed Wakil, described the incident as unfortunate, which resulted in the death of 45-year-old Police Inspector Mukhtar Ibrahim and a 33-year-old civilian, Uba Samaila, who was hit by a bullet, but later […]

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Bauchi State Gets New CP

Ihesiulo Grace 11 March 2021 0

Officers and men of the Nigeria Police force have been charged to shun any act capable of tarnishing the image and integrity of the command. The state’s newly posted Commissioner of Police, Sylvester Abiodun, gave the charge while interacting with men of the police force at the command’s headquarters in Bauchi. The Commissioner of Police […]

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Bauchi to allocate 20 hectares of land to NASENI

Ihesiulo Grace 10 March 2021 0

Samuel Luka, Bauchi Bauchi state government has hinted at its intention to allocate 20 hectares of land to the National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure (NASENI) to help in advancing the state. Governor Bala Mohammed of the state made this known when the Executive Vice Chairman of the Agency, Professor Muhammad Sani Haruna visited […]

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N6.2 billion reconstruction works on Bauchi government house commences

Ihesiulo Grace 5 March 2021 0

By Samuel Luka, Bauchi The N6.2 billion rehabilitation and reconstruction work on government house Bauchi has to commence in earnest. Governor Bala Mohammed while speaking during the groundbreaking ceremony on Thursday described the effort as a legacy project that will serve as a landmark to be left behind by his administration for posterity and the […]