Author: Aaron ossai

  • Cleric Condemns Killings Across the country

    Cleric Condemns Killings Across the country

    By Sule Aliyu, Bauchi The Renowned International Scholar and Leader of Tijjaniyya Sect in Nigeria, Sheikh Dahiru Usman Bauchi Scholar has strongly condemned the killing of innocent persons across the country especially in Benue, Taraba, Adamawa and Plateau states. He equally kicked against the Anti-grazing law enacted by some state governments in the country saying…

  • 2019: Female Professor Eyes Buhari’s Seat

    2019: Female Professor Eyes Buhari’s Seat

    By Steve Oni, Ilorin A Kwara state-born female Presidential Aspirant, Professor Mercy Olufunmilayo Adesanya-Davies, is to contest the 2019 presidential election on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). The Professor of Language and Communication Arts at the Rivers State University of Education, who made this known in a statement she personally signed and…

  • APC led FG Has Performed Below Expectation – Dan China

    APC led FG Has Performed Below Expectation – Dan China

    By Sule Aliyu, Bauchi A 2019 Presidential hopeful, Alhaji Abdullahi Adamu has alleged that the Buhari led federal government has performed below expectations and failed to redeem its campaign promises for almost three years just as he attributed ‘the bad governance in the country and stunted growth’ over the years to absence of relevant professionals…

  • 32nd Bauchi State Musabaqah Ends in Kirfil

    32nd Bauchi State Musabaqah Ends in Kirfil

    BY Sule ALIYU, Bauchi MALAM Amir Yunusa from Bauchi Local government has emerged the overall winner of the just concluded 32nd edition of the Bauchi State Qur’anic Recitation Competition (Musabaqah). In the female category, Malama Nafisa Usman from Darazo Local government took the first position in 60 hizbs category respectively. The winners who were turbaned…

  • Multi billion Naira loan: Court dismisses suit against Gov Abubakar

    Multi billion Naira loan: Court dismisses suit against Gov Abubakar

    By Sule Aliyu, Bauchi State High Court 4 sitting in Bauchi Wednesday dismissed a suit against Governor Mohammed Abubakar of the state for allegedly securing N4 billion loan from United Bank for Africa without the approval of the State House of Assembly. It could be recalled that a citizen of Bauchi state, Alhaji Nasiru Darazo…

  • Almajiri: Two Jigawa Parents Dump Children In Bauchi

    Almajiri: Two Jigawa Parents Dump Children In Bauchi

    By Sule Aliyu, Bauchi The quest for Islamic education by fathers to their children has made two unidentified fathers from Jigawa state to dump their two children in Bauchi state under the pretence of giving them Qur’anic education. The two dumped children who gave their names as Nura Shehu and Sude Suleiman were found at…

  • Bauchi Metropolis Requires N900m For Water Annually – MD

    Bauchi Metropolis Requires N900m For Water Annually – MD

    By Sule Aliyu, Bauchi A substantial sum of over N900 million is being spent annually as operations costs by the Bauchi State government for the supply of potable water to residents of Bauchi metropolis and environs, the Managing Director of Bauchi Water and Sewerage Corporation, Engr. Aminu Aliyu Gital has said. Gital who disclosed this…

  • Hard work earned Labour Chairman traditional title – Emir

    By Sule Aliyu, Bauchi The Emir of Dass, Ahaji Othman Bilyaminu Usman has declared that hard work earned Bauchi State chapter chairman of the Nigeria labour Congress (NLC) Comrade Hashimu Mohammed Gital traditional title of Jarma of Dass emirate. Bilyaminu stated this at the weekend when the labour leader, friends and relatives paid him a…

  • Mass Burial: Ekweremadu Commiserates with Benue People

    Mass Burial: Ekweremadu Commiserates with Benue People

    By Aaron Ossai, Abuja The Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Ike Ekweremadu, has commiserated with the government and people of Benue State on the occasion of the mass burial of the victims of the recent suspected herdsmen attacks. Ekweremadu expressed sadness over the preventable loss of lives in Nigeria and reiterated his call for…

  • Former Telecoms Employees of Nigeria Condemns PTAD Monthly Pay

    By Ikhili Monday EBALU, Benin city The Association of Former Telecoms Employees of Nigeria (ATEN) has directed its members who are ex-workers of Nitel and Mtel not to participate in the proposed verification exercise by Pension Transitional Arrangement Directorate (PTAD) through which they will be placed on monthly pension as against the 20 years pension…