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 of Jasfad Resources Enterprise, an unlicensed bureau de change (BDC) operator and Sunusi Ibrahim Sambo, a Point of…
The police in Bauchi have apprehended a 20-year-old man (name withheld) for the alleged murder of his mother. The police said the suspect killed his 40-year-old mother, Salama Abdullahi, with a pestle in Abujan Kwata area of Bauchi metropolis. This is contained in a statement by the spokesman of the command, CSP Ahmed Wakil, on…
Bauchi State Police Command has arrested one Nuru Isah, aged 50, who allegedly killed his second wife, Wasila Abdullahi, 24. The Commandās Police Public Relations Officer PPRO, Ahmed Wakil, disclosed in a press release statement released Sunday that on Saturday, the command was alerted to an alleged culpable homicide incident near Government Girls College, Fadamam…
Parents are confused in Bauchi, as schools will be shut down for one month following a directive from the Ministry of Education to keep children at home during the month of Ramadan. Vanguard investigations reveal that all pupils will be tasked with writing their exams immediately after returning from the break. Several parents who spoke…
The Bauchi State Police Command has arrested one Salamatu Danjuma, a 25-year-old resident of Nadabo village in Tafawa Balewa Local Government Area, in connection with the death of her husband. According to a statement on Monday by the commandās Police Public Relations Officer, Ahmed Wakil, preliminary investigations reveal that the couple had been facing an…
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…
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Saāadu Zungur University (SAZU), Bauchi, has declared indefinite strike to drive home its demands for better conditions of service from the university management. Addressing journalist shortly after an emergency congress held at the Yuli, Bauchi Campus of the university, ASUU Chairperson, SAZU branch, Comrade Awwal Hussain Nuhu, explained…
A 76-year old man identified as Bala Mohammed was on Thursday docked before Chief Magistrate Court 5 in Bauchi for allegedly posting pictures of women who he claimed are his girlfriends who he has slept with on Facebook. Bala Mohammed, a resident of Tambari Housing Estate, was charged with defamation of character. The prosecutor, ASP…