Mr Yusuf Usman, a Director at the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Ltd (NNPCL), says the company has drilled four oil wells in the Kolmani area of Bauchi State. He also restated commitment of the company to the exploration and development of oil and gas resources in the northern region of the country. Usman said this…
The Bauchi State Police Command has confirmed the deaths of three teenage boys who drowned in a river at Jinkiri Village, located in Bauchi Local Government Area. The command’s spokesperson, CSP Ahmed Wakil, disclosed the tragic incident to journalists on Wednesday in Bauchi. The victims, identified as Habibu Mohammed (16), Abubakar Mohammed (16), and Zailani…
The trial of Mr Sirajo Jaja, the Accountant-General (AG), Bauchi State, and a Bureau de Change (BDC) Operator, Aliyu Abubajar, was on Monday, stalled at the Federal High Court in Abuja. The matter, which was fixed for the commencement of trial by Justice Obiora Egwuatu on the last adjourned date, could not proceed due to…
The Bauchi State Government, through the Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Agency (RUWASSA), in collaboration with the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF), has commenced a comprehensive Water Safety Plan in 50 communities across Toro Local Government Area. Mr Abubakar Abdullahi, Water Quality and Control Officer at RUWASSA, disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency…
UN Women, in partnership with the Small Scale Women Farmers Organisation in Nigeria (SWOFON), has distributed biogas stoves to 250 women across Bauchi and Dass Local Government Areas (LGAs) of Bauchi State. Hajiya Marka Abass, National Public Relations Officer, SWOFON, disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday in…
Nigeria’s anti-corruption watchdog, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), on Tuesday, re-arraigned Sirajo Jaja, the serving Accountant-General of Bauchi State, alongside a bureau de change operator, Aliyu Abubakar, over a series of money laundering allegations involving state funds. The two defendants appeared before Justice Obiora Egwuatu at the Federal High Court in Abuja, where…
Bauchi state police command has arrested a 37 year-old man, Wisdom Benoie of Yelwa Tsakani for allegedly assaulting his 15-year-old stepdaughter. Confirming the incident, Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) Bauchi Command, CSP Ahmed Wakilon Monday said operatives attached to Operation Restore Peace (ORP), led by CSP Kim Abert, acted on credible intelligence, leading to the…
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), has donated a motorised fire fighting vehicle to the Bauchi Commmand of the Federal Fire Service (FFS). Mr James Laburta, the CBN Bauchi Branch Controller, said this while presenting the equipment to the command on Tuesday in Bauchi. He said the gesture was part of its corporate social responsibility,…
The Bauchi State contigent to the upcoming 2025 National Sports Festival (NSF) in Ogun, has restated readiness to harvest 32 medals at the end of the tournament. The 160 athletes resolved to double the number of medals won in the previous NSF edition in Delta. Mr Salisu Garba, Director of Planning and Organising, Bauchi State…
The Commissioner of Police, Bauchi Command, CP Sani-Omolori Aliyu, has condemned recent deadly attack in Mansur village, Alkaleri Local Government Area, describing it as a grievous assault on the peace and security of the state. This is contained in a statement by the Command Spokesman CSP Ahmed Wakil on Monday in Bauchi Wakil said that…
