The Bauchi State Primary Health Care Agency has refuted media reports that illegal abortions were responsible for the mysterious deaths recorded in Azare town and other parts of communities in the northern part of the state. Katagum Youth Organization had threatened to sue the Executive Chairman of the State Primary Health Care Agency, Dr Rilwanu Mohammed, over claims he made that illegal abortion was responsible for the massive deaths recorded in the local government. This was contained in a press release titled, “Illegal abortion responsible for mysterious deaths, Bauchi Primary Health Care Agency debunks report”, which was signed by the…
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The Chairman, Bauchi State Primary Health Care Agency, Dr Rilwanu Mohammed, has revealed that despite enlightenment about the benefits of childbirth spacing and its acceptance, some religious leaders believe that spacing the number of children is interfering with the will of God. Mohammed made this revelation during an interactive session with members of Bauchi State Public Health Media Network in Bauchi. According to him, because of the high rate of maternal and child mortality which is becoming worrisome in the state, many couples now see the need to space their children to protect the health of the mother and child.…
The President, National Centre for Quranic Recitation, Sheikh Hassan Musa, has cautioned states against demeaning the almajiri, boasting that their numerical strength could bring down any government that refuses to heed the warning. Speaking at the flag-off and handing over of the almajiri isolation centre at Tudun Fulani hajj camp by the Niger state government, Sheikh Musa recalled how he and other beneficiaries of the almajiri system frustrated forces that worked against their interests in the past. Sheikh Musa revealed that “the almajiris used their voting powers to vote out former President Goodluck Jonathan during the 2015 Presidential election due…
A middle-aged man known as Sunday Ezra has been reportedly beaten to death by yet to be identified persons at a Hotel located in the Gwallameji area of Bauchi metropolis. The incident happened on Monday afternoon when people around the vicinity descended on the deceased and beat him up until he became unconscious and died on the way to the hospital. A source said that an expensive mobile phone got missing within the premises of the hotel and the deceased was suspected to be the person who stole it, an accusation he was said to have vehemently denied, pleading his…
A group known as the Christian Solidarity Movement on COVID-19 has congratulated the entire Muslim faithful for the successful completion of this year’s Ramadan period and Eid-el-Fitri celebration. The commendation was made by the Chairman of the group, Pastor Zakka Magaji, in an interview with journalists in Bauchi to mark the celebration of Eid-el-Fitr. Pastor Magaji said that they are celebrating with the Muslim Faithfuls in the state for witnessing yet another season of Eid-el-Fitri celebration, which requires love, peace and sacrifice in unifying the country. “I urge Muslims to make good use of the lessons learnt during the month…
Eight additional patients have recovered having undergone the second test, bringing the total number of recoveries to 164 as at Saturday, 23rd May 2020. According to the State Health COVID 19 situation report, 2 new confirmed cases were recorded from the results of the returning samples, however, the current results have put statistics of the Case Fatality Rate at 2.2%. From the report, 63 patients are still on hospital admission under the supervision of the case management on COVID 19 as the total number of confirmed cases now stands at 232. In his reaction to the development, Executive Chairman of…
24 more Coronavirus patients in Bauchi State have recovered and discharged according to their second test by the NCDC which turned out negative to COVID-19, bringing the total number of recoveries to 156 as contained in the State Health COVID 19 situation report. As at 22/5/2020, the state recorded 2 new confirmed positive cases out of the 38 samples results returned, a situation which shows that the case fatality rate in the state is around 2.2%. According to information received from the Emergency Operation Center of the State Ministry of Health COVID-19 Center, the total number of confirmed cases in…
The Bauchi State Government has directed that Muslim Faithful should observe the Eid prayers in their respective Jumma’at mosques and Eid praying grounds nearest to their houses to ease congestion at the Eid praying grounds in line with the Federal government’s order. This was contained in a press release, issued and signed by the Senior Special Media Assistant on Media, Comrade Mukhtar Gidado and made available to newsmen in Bauchi. According to the statement, Imams are equally guided to ensure that the conduct of Khutba and Eid prayers are shortened and movements of people from villages to the city centre…
Eight suspected kidnappers have been gunned down in Taraba state after an exchange of gunfire with the police, with arms and ammunition recovered from them, the Police in Taraba says. A police statement made available to The News Chronicle, says the kidnappers were intercepted while attempting to carry out the act in Bali LGA. The statement says, on 2/5/2020, reliable intelligence indicated that a group of kidnappers armed with sophisticated weapons have concluded plans to kidnap some residents of Bali town and that on receipt of the information, the Divisional Police Officer mobilized his men and swung into action. According to…
The Bauchi State Police Command has paraded 32 suspected criminals for committing various criminal offences ranging from kidnapping, homicide and armed robbery. While parading the suspects at the Command Headquarters on Thursday in Bauchi, the Police Commissioner, Philip Maku, disclosed that on 09/04/2020, one Dr. Sulaiman Auwal of Ibrahim Bako, behind AYM Shafa Filling Station Bauchi, reported that he received a phone call from an unknown person stating that they had kidnapped his son, one Abubakar Sadiq Suleiman (19yrs) and demanded the sum of N10, 000,000 as ransom. The Police Commissioner explained that upon receiving the report, detectives from the…
The police in Bauchi State have arrested an 18-year-old housewife, Salman Hassan, for allegedly stabbing her husband to death in Itas-Gadau Local Government Area of the state. The State Police Public Relation Officer, DSP Mohammed Ahmed Wakili disclosed this to newsmen on Thursday while parading the suspect at the Police Headquarters in Bauchi. He said that one Haruna Musa of Itas-Gadua reported the incident to the Itas-Gadau Police Division. “On the 24th of April,2020, we received a report that one Salma Hassan of Itas-Gadau Local Government, allegedly stabbed her husband, Mohammed Mustapha, with a knife to death,” he said. The…
Bauchi State Government has reviewed the partial Lockdown in the state just as it has lifted the ban on religious gatherings with effect from Thursday, the 21st May, 2020. Gov. Bala Mohammed who made this known on Wednesday during a stakeholders meeting held at the Command Guest House Bauchi said that the state has been able to put the pandemic under control despite the number of infections in the state. He told the stakeholders which comprised of religious, traditional, civil society organizations, security and the media, that the meeting aims to assist the government in ensuring that the protective protocol…
The number of Coronavirus infection in the Bauchi state now stands at 224 while 9 more patients were on Tuesday discharged. With the newly discharged, the number of treated and discharged patients has risen to 121 as of Tuesday, 19th May 2020 as contained in a situation report released by the COVID-19 Emergency Operation Center of the State Ministry of Health. According to the State COVID 19 situation report, the state recorded two new confirmed positive cases, including a severe case from Warji and Bauchi local government. The State Commissioner of Health, Dr Aliyu Maigoro Mohammed said that the situation…
A journalist and 20 others who tested positive for COVID-19 have recovered and discharged, according to a second test by the NCDC which turned out negative to COVID-19 even as three new positive cases were recorded. This was contained in the Bauchi COVID 19 situation report, which was made available to journalists in Bauchi. After weeks of treatment at the various treatment centres in the state, all their results came out negative and they were discharged on Sunday. The total number of patients that have so far recovered from the virus after testing negative as of Sunday is 89. According…
Bauchi State governor, Bala Mohammed have sworn-in four Caretaker Committee Chairmen, while at the same time admitting that Caretaker Committee for local government administration is unconstitutional and undemocratic but necessary. The governor whole performing the function on Sunday, however, disclosed that the planned local government council elections will still hold in the state before the end of the year “Had it not been for the COVID-19 pandemic, local government councils election would have been held in June. We have concluded every logistical preparation for the conduct of the exercise before the COVID-19 pandemic outbreak. “Today, we are swearing you in…
The Bauchi State Governor Senator Bala Abdulkadir Mohammed has ordered the immediate payment of May salaries of Civil Servants in the state ahead of the Eid-el Fitri celebration. This was contained in a press statement signed by the Senior Special Assistant on Media, Comrade Mukhtar Gidado and made available to newsmen in Bauchi. According to the statement, the State Accountant General has been directed to ensure that the salaries are paid on or before the 20th of the month, to enable workers, including pensioners, enjoy a happy Eid-el Fitri celebrations. “Governor Mohammed assures civil servants of the commitment of his…
Bauchi State has recorded 3 new cases of COVID 19, bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 210. This was contained in the Bauchi COVID 19 situation report, which made available to journalists in Bauchi. The three new cases are from Bauchi local government, one of the local government that records the highest number of infections in the state. The total number of active cases in the state according to the report is 166. According to the report, one patient has been discharged as the total number of recoveries now stands at 41.
A 20-bed isolation ward and an ultramodern Olympic size swimming pool have been commissioned by the Nigeria Air Force Base in Bauchi. Speaking at the commissioning on Friday, The Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Sadique Abubakar said that the Force is embarking on the mass production of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) for its hospitals. According to the Chief of Air Staff, the projects are geared towards further enhancing the competence of its personnel to enable them to carry on assigned tasks especially bordering on national security in defence of our great nation. “Let me remind you that the task…
No fewer than 11 Coronavirus patients have been discharged from the Isolation wards of the Federal Medical Center, Azare in Bauchi state. The Chairman of the Rapid Response Team on COVID 19, Dr Auwalu Saminu Jibrin who disclosed this in Bauchi, said that the first set of patients comprising of ten adults and one child have fulfilled both the clinical and laboratory criteria for discharge as their recent tests results returned negative. “The patients will be followed up for a stipulated period as required after their discharge. I am encouraging members of the public who have symptoms of COVID-19, such…
The Bauchi state government has said that there was no COVID-19 patient in the State’s intensive care units. The State Commissioner for Health, Dr Aliyu Maigoro announced this on Wednesday while briefing newsmen on the efforts of the state government to curtail the spread of the virus. According to him, out of the 182 confirmed cases, 23 have fully recovered and discharged, while 164 patients are currently on treatment with 8 new cases of the virus. “As of today the 13th May 2020, we don’t have any COVID-19 patient in our intensive care units in Bauchi state. We have not…
Bauchi State Governor, Senator Bala Mohammed has approved Saturday 16th May 2020 as lockdown free to allow residents of Katagum, Giade and Zaki local government areas re-stock food items and other essential consumables. This was contained in a press statement, signed by the Senior Special Assistant on Media, Comrade Mukhtar Gidado and made available to newsmen in Bauchi. According to the statement, dry season farmers are also allowed to visit and water their farms during the free movement period. “His Excellency further assures the residents of the affected areas, that his administration will soon provide food items through the state…
The North-Central Governors Forum has established isolation centres designed to quarantine Almajirai from northern parts of the country before being repatriated to their respective states of origin. Governor Abubakar Sani Bello of Niger state who is the chairman of the forum disclosed this while giving an update on efforts being made by his administration to stem the increasing number of COVID 19 cases in the state. The Governor who also announced an extension of the lockdown to two weeks further explained that the special isolation centre, when completed, will accommodate returnee Almajirai from the state returning from other states of…
The Situation Room Update of the COVID-19 Emergency Operations Center in the Bauchi State Ministry of Health has confirmed the death of three patients from Coronavirus complications. The report made available to journalists on Wednesday, showed that 17 patients have been discharged after they tested positive twice for the coronavirus, bringing the total number of recoveries to 23. According to the update, the total number of confirmed cases in the state is now 190 after eight new cases were recorded on Tuesday, while the active cases are 164. The Bauchi State governor, Bala Mohammed had on Sunday, 10th of May,…
A Human right organization, Prison Inmate Development Initiative (PIDI) Nigeria, has demanded the Caretaker Committee Chairman of Itas Gadau local government of Bauchi state, Ahmed Adamu, to desist from forceful trespassing on farmlands belonging to the people of Gizere and Fulani Dandin community in Itas-Gadau local government area. In a letter which was made available to newsmen in Bauchi by the Executive Director of the human right organization, Mbami Iliya Sabka dated 1st May, 2020, stated that his organization received a complaint on 15th March, 2020 from two Fulani communities in Itas-Gadua local government area of the state through their…
The Bauchi State Government has declared a total lockdown of three local government areas of Giade, Katagum and Zaki. The State Governor, Senator Bala Mohammed disclosed this on Sunday during a press conference during an update of the pandemic in the state. He said that the lockdown takes effect from Tuesday 12th May, 2020 and it is for ten days to monitor the situation, which will determine the next line of action to be taken. Governor who looked visibly worried over the increasing rate of the infection in the state lamented the non-challant attitude of the people of the Bauchi…
The immediate past speaker of House of Representatives, Rt. Hon Yakubu Dogara has distributed food items worth millions of naira to the vulnerable and less privileged persons in Dass, Tafawa Balewa and Bogoro federal constituency of Bauchi state. The Chairman of the distribution committee, Hon Aminu Tukur, during the distribution of the items in Bauchi, said that the items were given to ameliorate the hardship been faced by the beneficiaries, most especially at the difficult times occasioned by COVID-19 pandemic. Tukur who listed the items to include, 3200 bags 10kg rice, 3200 bags 10kg maize flour, 600 cartons of spaghetti…
Sokoto state Governor, Aminu Waziri Tambuwal, has inaugurated 40 volunteers to help the state in its fight against Coronavirus. The Governor while inaugurating the forty man volunteer group expressed his appreciation to members of the state task force committee on Covid-19 for the job well-done. He said the sacrifice made by members of the task force was highly commendable when compared with the attitude of some health personnel in other states of the federation where some health workers abandoned their duty post for fear of the unknown. According to him, the state government would adequately support members of the volunteer…
Yahaya Bello, Governor of Kogi State, has asked a delegation of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) and the Ministry of Health to go on 14-day isolation or leave the state immediately, The Cable reports. The federal government had sent a delegation to Kogi to assist the state which has not recorded any COVID-19 case to boost its testing capacity. Kogi and Cross River are the only states which have not recorded any case of the disease in Nigeria. Last week, Chikwe Ihekweazu, director-general of the NCDC, had expressed dissatisfaction with the samples collected from the states, saying more…
Bauchi state governor, Bala Mohammed has stated that the local government polls earlier scheduled for June had been postponed due to the COVID-19. Bala Mohammed disclosed this on Tuesday during a crucial meeting with Caretaker Committee Chairmen of the twenty Local Government Areas of the state at Command Guest Bauchi. On the expiration of the tenure of Local Government appointed Chairmen, Governor Mohammed sought for the approval of the State House of Assembly for extension of their tenure and lamented that the outbreak of coronavirus disease has affected the plans of the state government for the conduct of the Local…
A former Vice President of Nigeria Atiku Abubakar has sacked 400 staff from one of his conglomerates, less than a week after sacking 56 staff of Gotel Communications, another of his conglomerate. One of his subsidiaries, the American University of Nigeria based in Yola, Adamawa state, had on Monday announced the sacking of 400 staff of the University. This came three days after Gotel Communications sacked 56 staff on Workers’ Day. AUN’s president Dawn Dekle signed the letters stating that the university no longer needs the services of the affected staff. Vice President, University Relations of the institution, Abubakar Abba…
