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Bauchi, Boko Haram, Headlines, State News
Sunday, June 3rd, 2012
BAUCHI, Nigeria, June 3 (UPI) — A suicide car bomber in northern Nigeria killed 12 people Sunday at a Pentecostal church, witnesses said. The number of people injured in the blast in the city of Bauchi was not reported. Witnesses told the BBC a man attempted to drive a car through the fence at Harvest […]
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Bauchi, Headlines, State News
Thursday, April 19th, 2012
THE police have arraigned six account officials of Katagum Local Council Area of Bauchi State before the Chief Magistrate’s Court Eight over criminal conspiracy, house break and negligence that led to the stealing of N9,027,336,69 made up of March’s salaries and allowances of the council workers. Arraigning the suspects yesterday, Police Prosecutor, Inspector Baba Sarki Hussaini, […]
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Bauchi, Headlines, State News
Saturday, April 14th, 2012
Governor Isah Yuguda of Bauchi State yesterday donated the sum of N10 million to the families of the victims of the collapsed church in Benue State in which 22 worshippers were killed. St. Robert’s Catholic Church,Adamgbe in Vandeikya Local Government Area of the states collapsed last Saturday. Governor Yuguda made the donation during a condolence visit to […]
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Articles, Bauchi, Columnists, NNP Columnists, Plateau, Prince Charles Dickson, State News
Monday, March 12th, 2012
By Prince Charles Dickson, Jos, Nigeria, March 12, 2012– We scoop water from the water pot and see a masquerader; what will the person who goes to draw water at the river find? A week ago, the COCIN church in Jos, Plateau state capital was hit by a bomb, whether suicide bomber or soldier-assisted bomber […]
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Armed Forces, Bauchi, Boko Haram, Latest Politics, State News
Thursday, March 1st, 2012
RESIDENTS of Maiduguri, the Borno State capital have called on members of the Boko Haram sect to consider the well-being of the common man in their activities, adding that it is the common man that suffers whenever there is an attack. A resident who spoke to Nigerian Tribune on condition of anonymity said he found […]
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Bauchi, Boko Haram, Borno, Plateau, State News, Yobe
Tuesday, February 28th, 2012
GUNMEN suspected to be members of the Boko Haram yesterday continued their attack and killing of security agents and community leaders in Bauchi, Borno, Plateau and Yobe states. The Federal Government is not however helpless over the situation as it unveiled more measures to check the development. It also announced a three-day national conference on […]
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Bauchi, Headlines, State News
Sunday, February 26th, 2012
By Suzan Edeh BAUCHI — Seven persons have been arrested by the police in Bauchi State for attempting to attack Church of Christ in Nigeria, a COCIN LCC, church with weapons and locally-made explosives in Miya Barkatai village in Toro Local Government Area of the state. The suspected bombers are Lamba Goma, Filibus Danasa, Joshua […]
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Bauchi, Headlines, State News
Monday, February 6th, 2012
From PAUL ORUDE, Bauchi Relatives of a 56-year-old man in Bauchi State whose eyes were plucked by suspected ritualists in Bonjiji village have appealed to the inspector general of police to fish out the people who carried out the dastardly act. The victim, Malam Umar Bojinji, who is currently receiving treatment at the Abubakar Tafawa […]
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Bauchi, Boko Haram, Headlines, State News
Sunday, January 22nd, 2012
Kano – Explosions struck two churches in the northern Nigerian city of Bauchi on Sunday, witnesses said, destroying one of them completely, although there were no immediate reports of casualties. Bauchi township resident Garbi Ali said he heard two explosions at around 02:00 on Sunday, before anyone would be likely to be in church, and […]
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Bauchi, Headlines, State News
Tuesday, January 17th, 2012
A father of three in Bauchi State, Idris Abdullahi, has been crushed to death by a boulder as he was excavating sands at the foot of the boulder to mould bricks. Idris’ untimely death last Saturday has thrown the residents of Miri, a suburb of the state capital where the incident happened into sorrow. The […]