Bauchi Governor

Education

GAC, UNICEF Supports Bauchi To Expand Postpartum Haemorrhage Training Across 20 LGAs

The Bauchi State Primary Health Care Board (BSPHCB), in collaboration with the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) and with support from Global Affairs Canada (GAC), has trained healthcare workers on the prevention and management of postpartum haemorrhage (PPH), a leading cause of maternal deaths.

Politics

AGILE Expands Second-Chance Education, Targets 24,000 Girls In Bauchi

The Adolescent Girls Initiative for Learning and Empowerment (AGILE) Project in Bauchi State has targeted more than 24,000 adolescent girls who have missed out on formal education for enrolment in its alternative education programme, designed to provide them with a second chance to acquire basic education and vocational skills.

Sports

From a Frightening Experience to the Second Runner-Up: Melody Agwom Dauda Turns Her 2015 Election-Day Ordeal into an Award-Winning Story

Bauchi journalist Melody Agwom Dauda has emerged as the second runner-up at the inaugural Reporter Slam Nigeria, using a deeply personal experience from her journalism journey to remind audiences of the courage, vulnerability and human experiences behind the news.

Politics

Prof. Ali Pate’s Contributions Will Boost Tinubu’s Re-election Bid – APC Youth Group

The North-East APC Youth Ambassadors, a political pressure group, has pledged to mobilise support for President Bola Ahmed Tinubu's re-election bid in the 2027 general elections, citing the contributions of the Minister of Health, Prof. Muhammad Ali Pate, and the administration's efforts in the region.

Jobs & Opportunities

Ex-First Lady Trains 750 Women on Soap, Cosmetics Production in Bauchi

The former first lady of Bauchi State, Hajiya Hadiza Muhammad Abdullahi Abubakar, has trained 750 girls and women in various entrepreneurial skills and provided them with equipment and start-up capital to start their businesses. The beneficiaries graduated yesterday at the end of a two-month skills acquisition programme organised to promote women's economic empowerment and self-reliance.

Politics

Tinubu’s Re-election: PBAT Movement Unveils 32 Vehicles in Bauchi

The PBAT Door-to-Door Movement has distributed 32 branded vehicles in Bauchi State as part of efforts to mobilise grassroots support for President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s re-election bid in the 2027 general election.

Opinion

Beyond moralizing history: The real structural antecedents of 1966 and modern governance: A response to "Abubakar Malami and the Infamy of the Mambilla Hydropower Arbitration" by Chidi Anselm Odinkalu

In a recent commentary published in a national daily newspaper and some social media handles regarding the legal travails surrounding former Attorney-General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami, SAN, and the Mambilla hydropower arbitration saga, Professor Chidi Odinkalu opens with an engaging contrast. He juxtaposes the multi-million-dollar property forfeiture judgments of modern Nigerian public officers against the frugal lifestyle of Nigeria’s First Republic founding fathers.

Politics

Between Gov. Bala Abdulkadir Mohammed And Daure David: Whose Words Are More Reliable To Define M. A. Abubakar SAN?

The publication by Daure David, presented as a “data-driven” account of the Mohammed Abdullahi Abubakar SAN administration, deserves a more thorough examination because it relies heavily on the 2020 Assets and Funds Recovery Committee report while presenting several allegations and recommendations as though they constitute final judicial findings. That distinction is fundamental to professional journalism. The committee was constituted by the administration of Senator Bala Abdulkadir Mohammed in

Education

ASUP ATAPOLY Commends Bala Over Infrastructure, Human Capital Development, Seeks CATA Salary Implementation

The Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics (ASUP), Abubakar Tatari Ali Polytechnic (ATAPOLY), Bauchi Chapter, has commended the Bauchi State Governor, Bala Abdulkadir Mohammed, for his infrastructural and human capital development initiatives at the institution. The union specifically acknowledged the governor’s interventions in road construction, payment of compensation for land acquired for the expansion of the Polytechnic, fencing of the entire institution, accreditation funding and other in

Health

Climate Change: FSSS Sensitises 21,000 Farmers On Regenerative Agriculture

More than 21,000 farmers across seven local government areas (LGAs) in Bauchi North have been reached through a Social and Behaviour Change Communication (SBCC) campaign implemented by the Foundation for Sustainable Smallholder Solutions (FSSS) to promote climate-smart and regenerative farming practices.

Energy & Power

Bauchi L-PRES Adopts Innovative Heat Detection Technology For Cattle

The Bauchi State Livestock Productivity and Resilience Support Project (L-PRES) has hosted Mr. Ian Holderness from London, a representative of ESTROTECH, who visited the project to showcase innovative technologies aimed at improving cattle reproductive management and livestock productivity.

Politics

2027: Bauchi APC Faces Fresh Turmoil Over Assembly Candidate Substitution

Fresh crisis has erupted within the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Bauchi State following allegations by some State House of Assembly candidates that their names were substituted after they emerged victorious in the party's primary elections. The development has further widened the cracks within the party, coming amid the resignation of prominent chieftains and aspirants and growing complaints over alleged imposition of candidates and lack of internal democracy ahead of the 2027 general e

Politics

Bauchi APC: Tuggar Campaign Rejects Defection Claims, Urges Issue-Based Politics

The Tuggar Campaign Organisation has dismissed as false claims that supporters of Ambassador Yusuf Maitama Tuggar have defected to another governorship aspirant, describing the reports as a deliberate attempt to mislead members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the public.

Politics

Shehu Buba's 2027 Bid Gets Boost As APC Deputy Chairman, 76 Others Join PRP

The Bauchi State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has suffered a major setback following the defection of its deputy chairman, Hon. Ibrahim Makama Misau, alongside 76 local government and ward executives in Misau Local Government Area to the Peoples Redemption Party (PRP) ahead of the 2027 governorship election.

Breaking News

Tinubu in shock as Bauchi APC Deputy Chairman, 76 APC EXCO, Members Defect To PRP

The deputy chairman of the Bauchi State Chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC), and two-time House of Reps member from Misau-Dambam Federal Constituency, Hon. Ibrahim Makama Misau has dumped the party, along with 76 Local Government and Ward Executive members in Misau Local Government Area have defected to the Peoples Redemption Party, (PRP) ahead of the 2027 Bauchi State governorship election.