The need to preserve a highly professional Armed Forces focused on operational readiness, technological advancement and inter-service cooperation has been identified as central to Nigeria’s defence transformation efforts. This position was highlighted at a public event where stakeholders examined options for strengthening national service and improving security architecture. According to a speaker at the forum, […]
The commencement of trial of Mrs. Winifred Oyo-Ita, a former Head of Service of the Federation, was put off on Wednesday, due to absence of the prosecution counsel, Mohammed Abubakar of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in court. EFCC had on March 23, arraigned Oyo-Ita and eight others on 18 counts of money […]
Governor Bala Mohammed of Bauchi state has stated that his government will immediately commence the prosecution of ex-Governors, Isah Yuguda, Mohammed Abubakar and all officials that have been indicted by the funds and assets recovery committee set up by his administration. The governor stated this at the Government House when he received the committee’s report […]
The Bauchi State Governor, Mohammed Abubakar has revealed that his administration is ready to review its tax laws, by introducing the Treasury Single Account System and other robust initiatives that would put the state within the Nigerian tax sphere. The Governor made his position know through a statement issued by the Chief Press Secretary, Abubakar […]
This is not the best of time in Bauchi State as the state Deputy Governor, Mr Nuhu Gidado, has suddenly resigned from the cabinet. According to news monitored from the Channels Television, Gidado submitted his resignation letter to Governor Mohammed Abubakar on Wednesday, citing his waning enthusiasm for the job as reason for leaving. Gidado’s […]
As the 2019 general election gathers momentum, the expectations of the electorate is to have a trustworthy governorship contender who would eventually emerge victorious to give them the real dividends of democracy. So far in Bauchi State, many governorship hopefuls that cut across parties have sprang up including the incumbent governor, Mohammed Abdullahi Abubakar, with […]
…Speaker ready for consensus, reconciliation In spite of comments made by one of the Speaker Yakubu Dogara’s close political allies and member representing Lere/Bula in the Bauchi House of Assembly, Mohammed Aminu Tukur that the rift between members of the National Assembly representing the state, and Governor Mohammed Abubakar and his cronies, including state APC […]