Author: Nick Yashi

The United Nations Children Fund, (UNICEF) has disclosed that an estimated 19 million children globally in 2019 are living in displacement within their countries due to conflict and violence for many years. The organization warned that internally displaced children, Nigeria inclusive, are among the world’s most vulnerable to the COVID-19 pandemic. According to a press statement by UNICEF, signed by the UNICEF Representative in Nigeria, Peter Hawkins, and made available to newsmen in Bauchi, the warning came as the organization released a report looking at the risks and challenges facing internally displaced children, and the urgent actions needed to protect…

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Adamawa State governor, Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri, has relaxed the 14 days lockdown earlier imposed in the state which began on the 25th of April, 2020. The Governor in a statewide broadcast said the lockdown is relaxed from the 4th of May, 2020, while imposing an 8pm to 6am curfew throughout the State. Fintiri pointed out that the decision became necessary as most citizens go out daily to eke a living, saying, “Government, after due consultations, has agreed to ease the lockdown in line with some of the measures taken by the Federal Government of Nigeria (FGN) particularly those that are…

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The Bauchi State Government has earmarked the sum of 300 million naira for the procurement of agricultural inputs and rehabilitation of stores as part of government efforts to ensure bumper harvest in 2020 farming season. The State Commissioner of Agriculture Pharm Samaila Adamu Burga stated this while interacting with reporters in Bauchi over the weekend. He said out of the money, N200 million will be used to procure seeds, herbicides, insecticides, chemical fungicides knapsacks sprayers and other inputs that will help farmers to get a bumper harvest. Burga said the state government to ensure an agricultural driven economy, has taken…

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The Bauchi State Government has disclosed that 9 new cases of Coronavirus had been recorded, bringing the total number of positive cases in the state to 38. The Bauchi State Commissioner of Health, Dr Aliyu Maigoro, who stated this to newsmen in Bauchi, said that the results were sent in from the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), Abuja on Thursday night. “Out of the 90 returnees from Rivers and Enugu states that were isolated in Destiny Hotel in the state, 87 have been discharged, only three of them tested positive to the virus. We have recorded 9 new cases…

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Two caretaker local government chairmen in the Taraba state are currently facing disciplinary action for not complying with the lockdown order put in place by the state government to contain the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic. The deputy governor, Engr. Haruna Manu, who disclosed this in a state broadcast in Jalingo, said that the state government has also made the use of face mask compulsory in public places. He said that the “government has observed with dismay that several village markets are being operated in total disregard for the order closing all markets in the state. The caretaker chairmen for…

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UNICEF in collaboration with Bauchi State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB) and two state government-owned broadcast media organisations, has launched a Radio and Television learning programme, expected to reach 1,694,375 Primary School pupils, Junior Secondary school students and Integrated Quranic School learners affected by COVID-19 closure of schools. The Programme is a joint initiative by USAID, NEI, master trainers from the State Colleges of Education, Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University (ATBU) and Bauchi State Polytechnic. Mr Bhanu Pathak, the Chief of Field Office, UNICEF Nigeria, Bauchi Field Office disclosed this on Wednesday while delivering a speech during the official launching of…

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The Founder of First Foundation Medical Centre, a Lagos-based indigenous medical company, Dr Tosin Ajayi, is dead, Nairaland reports. Ajayi, who trained as a medical doctor at the prestigious University College Hospital, UCH, Ibadan, passed on today in Lagos. Though details of his death is not yet public as at the time of writing this report, the late medical practitioner, who also founded the Africa Future, has been down for some time. A close source disclosed that the family is planning to put together his burial immediately, especially with the plan by the FG to relax lockdown in Lagos by…

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The Sports Writers’ Association of Nigeria, SWAN, has congratulated the Badminton Federation of Nigeria’s President, Francis Orbih, over the 2019 African Women in Badminton award won by a Nigerian, Oby Solaja. The SWAN President, Comrade Ahmed Aigbona in a statement jointly signed by the Secretary-General of the Association, Comrade Mike Oboh on Tuesday described the award as a reward for commitment, hard work and dedication of Solaja to the Badminton game. Aigbona, while encouraging the recipient of the award not to relent in her performance, also lauded the President of the Badminton Federation of Nigeria, Francis Orbih, for his contribution…

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The Bauchi State Government has signed into law two executive orders aimed at placing various fines on violators of the lockdown order. The State Governor, Senator Bala Abdulkadir Mohammed, who signed the executive orders on Tuesday at the Government House, Bauchi, said that orders are entitled, Executive Order No 001 of 2020 and the Bauchi State Infectious Diseases Prevention Regulation 2020 which are geared towards preventing the spread of the pandemic. The Governor stated that the orders became necessary to check the spread of COVID-19 among the people of the state, adding that apart from all those on essential services…

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The Bauchi State Government has received a total of 190 Almajiris who were evacuated from Mangu Local Government Area of Plateau state. The State Deputy Governor Senator Baba Tela while receiving the pupils at General Hassan Usman Katsina Unity College Bauchi, said that the pupils would undergo medical screening and other necessary investigation before handover to their respective parents. Senator Baba Tela who is the Chairman of the Task Force said accommodation has been arranged for the pupils until they were declared safe to reunite with their parents. The Deputy Governor said the gesture was aimed at ensuring that pupils…

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•Sells animals in Sumu Wildlife Park Amid the COVID-19 crises, the Bauchi State Government has decided to cut down the size of the 2020 approved budget by half. The government has also resolved to open a Stabilization Account which would be used cushion the effects of economic realities of the State during the period of the lockdown in and ensure the continuous running of the affairs of governance. These were the decisions taken by the State Executive Council (SEC) during its meeting on Wednesday. The decision was also necessitated by the crash of oil price across the globe which stands…

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The first case of COVID-19 has been identified in Adamawa State. The returnee from Kano, who earlier submitted himself for a test, disclosed his status during a brief phone chat with newsmen. The man, who has been on self-isolation since returning to the State from Kano last week, told newsmen that he was informed of his infection of the virus on Wednesday morning by the NCDC COVID-19 Containment Committee in Adamawa. According to him, “I got a call from the COVID-19 Containment Committee this morning, informing me that my result showed I’m positive for the virus.” The state government is…

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The Taraba state government has declared a total lockdown throughout the state beginning from today, Wednesday, April 22, at 11:00 pm. While addressing the State on Tuesday, the State deputy governor, Engr Haruna Manu, placed a ban on vehicular movement, worship centres and all social activities. “All violators of this directive will be arrested and prosecuted. Vehicles found on the road during the period of the lockdown will be impounded. A mobile court will be established to promptly try offenders at the various points of entry into the state. “Regulated movement of the public is only allowed between 10 am…

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The Bauchi State Governor, Senator Bala Mohammed, has set up a committee on palliative to cushion the difficulties citizens of the state may face as a result of the proposed partial lockdown of the state. At a stakeholders meeting and review meeting held at the Command Guest House Bauchi on Tuesday, the Governor said that the committee will be headed by the Emir of Bauchi, Dr Rilwanu Suleimanu Adamu. “The proposed partial lockdown is to enable the government to manage and control the spread of the virus in the state. Stakeholders already have given their approval to the state government…

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Nemesis caught up with one of the “100” gunmen that launched an attack on Ungwan Magaji village in Kaduna state, as his corpse was discovered alongside a phone, which was handed over to security operatives for further investigation. According to a press statement by the National Public Relations Officer of the Southern Kaduna Peoples Union (SOKAPU), Luka Binniyat, he said, “armed Fulani invaders lay siege to Unguwan Magaji village, Kamaru Chawai ward, Kauru Local Government Area (LGA), in the Southern part of Kaduna state, killing four and razing 36 houses. “However, brave youths of the village put strong resistance to…

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Bauchi state officials have lamented that the level of compliance in the prevention of the deadly virus is almost zero in the State. This is coming on the heels of the closedown of the premises of UNICEF and WHO by the Bauchi state government after a staff of WHO in the state tested positive to the deadly virus after travelling to Kano state. While briefing newsmen in Bauchi on Monday, the Chairman of the State Rapid Response Taskforce on COVID 19 and Lassa Fever, Senator Baba Tela, said that the State Committee on COVID 19 is unhappy with how the…

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Gunmen on Monday morning kidnapped the paramount ruler of the Bogghom people of Kanam Local Government Area of Plateau State, Pankwal of Bogghom, His Royal Highness Alhaji Shehu Suleiman at his palace in Kanam, The New Telegraph reports. Executive Chairman of Kanam Local Government Council, Hon. Abbas Wokdung, who confirmed the incident, said the traditional ruler was kidnapped at about 1:00 am on Monday by unknown gunmen. He said the Council is working hard in collaboration with the state government and security operatives to secure the safe release of the traditional ruler. “We are trying our best in conjunction with…

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About 100 persons who had returned from Lagos and other States have been quarantined for coronavirus in Adamawa state. The affected returnees who are mostly factory workers from Lagos and Ogun States would be isolated and observed for 14 days, in line with the guidelines issued by Governor Ahmadu Fintiri. Currently, 59 of the returnees have been isolated at the Numan facility, while 40 of them have been quarantined at the Kpacham facility in Demsa local government area of the state. Chairman of the State COVID-19 containment Committee who doubles as Secretary to the Government of the State, Bashir Ahmad,…

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The Governor of Bauchi State, Senator Bala Abdulkadir Mohammed has condoled with President Muhammadu Buhari over the death of his Chief of Staff, Abba Kyari, saying that his demise came as a shock to the nation. According to a press statement issued by the Special Assistant on New Media, Lawal Muazu and made available to newsmen in Bauchi, the Governor said that every human being must taste death. “The Government and people of Bauchi State express shock over the sudden demise of the Chief of Staff to President Muhammadu Buhari, Abba Kyari. We are sad that he died at a…

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Ahead of 2023, the Bauchi state chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has constituted a committee to reconcile aggrieved members across the state. Addressing Journalists on Thursday at the party’s secretariat, the Chairman of the committee, Hon Baba Abubakar Suleiman explained that the committee was set up on April 1st this year to resolve the internal crisis in the party and strengthen it ahead of 2023 election. According to him, the terms of reference of the committee are to make an in-depth analysis of the remote and immediate causes of the problems that led to the internal party conflicts…

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A 5-year-old boy has been reportedly killed in a fire outbreak while properties worth millions of naira were destroyed at Muda Lawal Market, one of the popular markets in Bauchi metropolis. The Chairman of Muda Lawal Market, Baba Maigaji who confirmed the incident, said that although the actual cause of the fire could not be ascertained at the moment, eyewitness reports say the fire was caused by a spark triggered by an electrical fault from a Kekenapep that was parked close to a truck carrying mattresses. He said a section of the market was destroyed, adding that the incident happened…

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Despite the lockdown across the country, a magistrate in Adamawa State has illegally held a court session during which he detained a lawyer who went to bail his client in a police station. The magistrate Dimas Gwama, had received a complaint by the Adamawa State Police Commissioner A A Madaki, about the lawyer and three other members of the Reformed Peoples Democratic Party. ( rPDP) The Judge hurriedly held the court session and issued a warrant for the detention of the lawyer, Hussein I Guyuk, and the three rPDP members. The Police had earlier arrested the lawyer who went to…

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The last may not have been heard from the uncovering of a child trafficking case involving one Mary Yakubu from Taraba, as the Police has rescued six more children. According to a statement by the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), David Misal dated April 10, 2020, says: “The Taraba State Police Command has on the 08/04/2020 rescued additional six (6) children from Mary Yakubu. “The recent recovery/rescued took place in Mararaban Donga town, Donga LGA Taraba State where the abducted children were shared to individuals by Mary Yakubu. “The recent rescue making a total of 66 children so far recovered…

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Governor Aminu Waziri Tambuwal has intercepted an 18 seaters bus with passengers along Sokoto-Gusau road while monitoring compliance to the restriction on movement. He said the restrictions against interstate passenger vehicular movement was still in force and further directed the state police command to prosecute the eight passengers and their driver to serve as a deterrent to others. Tanbuwal said though the state government was yet to record any case of COVID-19, stringent measures were put in place to forestall the spread of the dreaded disease into the state. The governor maintained that all what it takes to prevent the…

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The Bauchi State Government has earmarked N10 million for fumigation against coronavirus pandemic in the state. The State Commissioner for Environment and Housing, Honourable Hamisu Muazu Shira announced this on Friday while briefing Newsmen at the commencement of the exercise at the main entrance of the Government House Bauchi. The Commissioner explained that the five days spread exercise was designed to be conducted in strategic locations within the Bauchi metropolis. “We are here today to begin the fumigation spray against the COVID-19 pandemic in the state. The government of Senator Bala Mohammed has supported us to conduct this exercise. He…

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The Sokoto State Police Command has received information that a large number of armed bandits stormed Gangara village on motorbikes, the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) of the Command, ASP Muhammad A. Sadiq, disclosed this in a press statement. The statement stated that upon receipt of information, a joint operation by Operation Puff Adder and Military patrol teams were drafted to the scene, and the bandits made attempt to ambush the response team but were unsuccessful, due to strategic response of the team to the laid ambush. According to the statement, after a fierce gun battle, the bandits retreated and…

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The State Commissioner of Health, Muhammad Ali Inname made the remarks during a media briefing held at the emergency unit of state specialist Hospital. He said the state government upon closure of its border with its sister States ordered the implementation of 10 checkpoints across the state at Kuchi, Alasan, Sanyinna, Malisa, Bimasa, Jabo, Gada, Sabon Birni, Illela and Rabah. The commissioner further stated that the rapid response team has continued to track persons of interest (returnees from international trips) in which a total of 11 persons are tracked and two of them have completed their mandatory 14 days isolation.…

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47 out of the 70 samples collected from patients suspected to be affected by the deadly Coronavirus have tested negative, the Bauchi state government revealed in its latest update of the pandemic in the state. According to the State Commissioner of Health, Aliyu Maigoro, the state only recorded two index cases with no death recorded. “So far, the state recorded only 2 confirmed positive cases.We have collected 70 samples out of which 47 returned negative. We have only 21 pending cases for now. We have also collected an additional 10 samples from the contacts of the second index case” “The…

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Governors of the 36 states of the federation, including the minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja, have been advised to open special accounts into which companies and public-spirited individuals would donate money to aid the battle against coronavirus, reports Daily Trust. A governorship aspirant of the APC in 2019 general elections in Oyo State, Alhaji Kehinde Olaosebikan, gave the advice, saying that the battle could only be fought and won collectively by individuals, corporate organisations, states and the federal government. He said with the special funds, the states would have more money to procure the much needed medical…

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Bauchi has recorded two new cases of the dreaded Coronavirus, to become the first northern Nigeria case aside from the FCT. The Executive Chairman of The Bauchi State Primary Health Care Development Agency, Dr Rilwanu Mohammed, disclosed this during a press conference while giving an update on the pandemic in the state. He said that from the first day the state recorded its first index case, 48 samples were taken to the Nigerian Center for Disease Control, NCDC, out of which two samples were tested positive. The Executive Chairman said that no death had been recorded so far in the…

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