The All Progressives Congress has announced the postponement of its governorship primary elections in Bauchi and Kwara States to Friday, May 22, 2026. The party also approved the rescheduling of the State House of Assembly primary elections for Maradun I and Maradun II constituencies in Zamfara State to Sunday, May 24, 2026. According to the APC, the…
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Bauchi State Command, has deployed 1,100 personnel to communities statewide to ensure the safety of lives and property during the Easter celebrations. According to spokesperson Saminu Yusuf, the deployment covers all 20 local government areas of the state. He explained that the State Commandant, Oloyede Nelson, announced the…
A new cholera outbreak in Bauchi State has resulted in 58 deaths and at least 258 confirmed infections, according to official figures released by the state government. The disease has spread across 14 local government areas, prompting heightened concern over the rapid escalation. In response, the Bauchi State Government has established a Cholera Steering Committee…
A former chairman of the Jama’are Local Government Area of Bauchi State, Isa Wabi, has been killed in a violent attack allegedly carried out by acquaintances of his son. According to a statement by the Bauchi State Police Command, a man was fatally stabbed in the early hours of Friday at his residence in the…
Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have arrested Sirajo Jaja, the Accountant General of Bauchi State for alleged N70 billion fraud. He was arrested in Abuja on Wednesday, March 19, 2025, alongside Aliyu Abubakar, an unlicensed bureau de change (BDC) operator from Jasfad Resources Enterprise, and Sunusi Ibrahim Sambo, a Point of…
Bauchi State Governor, Bala Mohammed, has reshuffled his cabinet and sacked five commissioners. According to a press release issued to journalists on Tuesday by the Special Adviser, Media and Publicity to the Governor, Mukhtar Gidado, the reshuffling is to reinvigorate governance and ensure optimal service delivery to the people of the State. The statement revealed…
