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Bauchi police arrested a 19-year-old man, Muhammad Ibrahim, for allegedly stabbing his girlfriend in the chest at a local brothel. The victim, whose identity is withheld, tragically died from her injuries. Police spokesperson Ahmed…

The incumbent Governor of Bauchi State, Bala Mohammed, of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has been declared the winner of Saturday’s governorship election in the State. The INEC returning officer, Professor Abdulkarim Sabo…

Villages surrounding the Duguri District of Alkaleri Local Government Area of Bauchi State have been attacked by bandits, resulting to loss of  20 people and many others wounded Our correspondent reports that the bandits appeared to…

Bauchi State Governor, Bala Mohammed, has made known that he is highly connected to the aggrieved Peoples Democratic Party governors. Bala Mohammed, who said this on Wednesday when the aggrieved governors paid him a solidarity visit…

A Sharia court in Bauchi state has reportedly sentenced three men to death by stoning for raping two boys. According to Sharia police or Hisbah official, Adamu Dankafi, the court in the town of Ningi handed down the sentences on the…

Commissioner for Health in Bauchi state, Dr Aliyu Maigoro, has on Tuesday revealed that cholera disease has claimed the lives of at least 20 persons. The latest outbreak of the disease in the state hit the capital, Bauchi the most…

Bauchi State Government has said Boko Haram fighters have invaded four local government areas of the state that share a border with Geidam, Yobe State which was recently attacked and taken over by the insurgents. The Secretary to Bauchi…

Bauchi state government has concluded plans to conduct a headcount of commercial sex workers in the state with a view to having accurate data on them. Aminu Balarabe-Isah, Permanent Commissioner in charge of Hisbah and Sharia…

Armed personnel attached to Bauchi state Custodian Centre have on Friday averted what would have been another jailbreak, just a few days after a similar incident in Owerri, Imo state. The quick intervention of Armed Personnel of the…

Bauchi police command has arrested one Godiya Ishaku for allegedly stabbing and raping an 18-year-old girl in Dass Local Government Area of the state. Spokesperson of the State Police Command, SP Ahmed Mohammed Wakil, who disclosed this…

A 36-year-old Carpenter, Nura Walwala Magaji, from Zango ward, Bauchi State, has become a father of 13 children after he welcomed four additional kids from his four wives within three weeks. Two among his four wives gave birth within 48…

A mother and her two children have been burnt to death in a fire disaster that occurred in Riban Garmu village, Dewu Ward in Kirfi Local Government Area of Bauchi State. Four others also sustained varying degrees of injuries. An…

Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has on Saturday arrested Special Adviser to Bauchi state Governor, Bala Mohammed on Civil Service and Labour Matters, Mr. Abdon Dalla Gin for alleged vote buying. Department of State…

Bauchi State Police Command have arrested a 20-year-old man, Samana Shua'ibu, who allegedly raped a 9-year-old girl after threatening to stab her with a knife in Dini Village, Toro local Government Area of the state. Spokesman of the…

Police in Bauchi state have arrested one Ahmed Garba for luring his neighbour's 10-year-old daughter into an uncompleted building and attempting to rape her. The incident happened on Tuesday, September 22, at Bununu in Tafawa Balewa…