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  • Buhari mourns Emir of Jama’are, Wabi III

    Buhari mourns Emir of Jama’are, Wabi III

    President Muhammadu Buhari has said the death of the Emir of Jama’are, Ahmad Wabi III, one of the longest-reigning traditional rulers in Africa, “is the end of an era.”

    While reacting to the death of the Emir, who was laid to rest on Sunday, in a statement by his media aide, Malam Garba Shehu, in Abuja, Buhari said: “The demise of Emir Ahmad Muhammadu Wabi who had ruled for 50 years is a great loss, not only to Bauchi State but also the entire country because his enormous contributions to peaceful coexistence are incalculable.”

    ”The late Emir was a decent man who had spent 50 years serving his people without any controversy trailing his remarkable reign.

    “I wish to extend my heartfelt sympathy to the family, the Jama’are Emirate Council, the government and the entire people of Bauchi State over the death of this great traditional ruler.

    ”May his soul rest in peace. May Allah reward his good deeds with Aljanna,” Buhari was quoted as saying.

  • BREAKING: Emir of Jama’are dies after 52 years reign

    BREAKING: Emir of Jama’are dies after 52 years reign

    The Emir of Jama’are in Bauchi State, Alh. Muhammadu Wabi III is dead.

    The Emir passed on in the early hours of Sunday, 6th February 2022 after a prolonged illness that had kept him away from public view for years, according to palace sources.

    The source added that the late Emir had been sick for a few years now and had gone for treatment outside the shores of the country before it was decided to just allow him to remain at home.

    Another source in the Palace confirmed the death of the Emir saying, “It is true that the Emir of Jama’are is no more, he died in the early hours of Sunday. May Allah forgive his sins and grant him Aljanat Firdaus.”

    His Royal Highness Alh. (Dr) Ahmad Muhammad Wabi lll (OON) was born in 1938 at the Royal household of Jama’are.

    He acquired his Islamic education inside the Royal Palace of his father, Alh. Muhammad Wabi ll, who was the 7th Emir of Jama’are.

    His father was an Islamic scholar with many students who are learning Arabic studies. Ahmad was sent to the only elementary School in Jamaare where he obtained his western education in the Emirate from 1948 to 1952.

    At a tender age, he could read and write in Arabic, Hausa and English languages. Fulfulde is already his mother tongue.

    He was later appointed Native Authority (N. A) livestock Assistant from 1956-1962 and storekeeper from 1962 to 1964.

    Ahmad was appointed as the 9th Emir of Jama’are on the 11th May 1971 as a second class emir. He was formally given a staff of office by the then Military Governor of the defunct North-Eastern state, late Brig. Musa Usman.

    The emir was the longest-serving Emir in the history of Bauchi State. He spent 52 years on the throne as the Emir of Jama’are before his death.

  • Sad! 8 dead as car collides head-on with tipper in Bauchi

    Sad! 8 dead as car collides head-on with tipper in Bauchi

    Yusuf Abdullahi, Sector Commander, Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Bauchi, says no fewer than eight persons lost their lives in a road accident that occurred in Bauchi on Saturday.

    Abdullahi, who confirmed the incident in Bauchi on Sunday, said the accident which involved an Opel Vectra car with plate number AA 954 GYD and one Tipper Mercedes Benz with number plate NIN 279 SA, happened in Goltukurwa village along Dass-Bauchi road at 9:30 pm.

    The Sector Commander, who said that it took personnel of the Corps about seven minutes to arrive at the scene to clear the site, attributed the accident to overloading, speed violation and head-on-collision.

    He explained that nine people were involved in the crash, comprising two males, six females and a male child.

    Abdullahi, however, revealed that all the eight passengers in the Opel Vectra car which ran into the tipper, lost their lives while only the driver of the tipper, whose name was simply identified as Abubakar Mohammed was unscathed.

    The FRSC boss said that his personnel had cleared the obstructions at the crash scene, adding that the corpses of the deceased have also been taken to the General Hospital, Dass.

    “This is the December period and we have always been sensitising motorists in the state about the dangers associated with over speeding and overloading.

    “I want to use this opportunity to plead with motorists to always be conscious of all traffic rules and regulations as well as weather conditions before embarking on their journeys.

    “They should also remember that only the living souls, not the dead, would live to celebrate the Christmas and new year festivities,” he stated.

  • Devil has taken over Bauchi roads — FRSC

    Devil has taken over Bauchi roads — FRSC

    Bauchi State Sector Command of the Federal Roads Safety Corps (FRSC) says the “devil has taken over roads in the state”.

    Sector Commander, Yusuf Abdullahi, made the declaration while lamenting that within the 30 days of the month of November, not less than 35 people were killed in various auto accidents across the state.

    Yusuf Abdullahi who was addressing members of the Special Marshall of the Sector at the FRSC Base during their end of the year meeting said that, “I am very sorry to say, but the fact is that, the devil has taken over our roads in Bauchi State. We really need to stand up and do something to reclaim the roads”.

    He said that, “the situation is so terrible, in the month of November, it was a case of one death per day because we had not less than 35 deaths from accidents across the state. This is worrisome and disturbing, something has to be done quickly”.

    Yusuf Abdullahi added that, “on the Bauchi – Kano road, we had accidents that claimed over 15 lives involving lone accidents as well a Keke NAPEP which had a lone accident before an oncoming Sharon ran into it” .

    A visibly worried Sector Commander also said that, “on the Bauchi – Jos highway, we had a few head on collision accidents involving mass transit buses which claimed not less than 15 lives with some of them burnt to ashes”.

    He lamented that, “All the efforts of the Sector to solicit for support from individuals in the state on how to check the accidents has proved abortive. We had a stakeholders meeting on the need for collaboration but it is a pity that no favorable response is forthcoming”.

    Yusuf Abdullahi also picked the Darazo – Dukku – Gombe road as another bad spot particularly the bridge before Dukku which he said has failed and is now death trap for motorists plying the road saying however that, “the Sector Command was able to get some empty drums from the FERMA office which were sandfilled and placed strategically to serve as a caution to the road users”.

    He then called on members of the Special Marshall to always collaborate with the Regular Marshall stressing that, “all the departments of the Road Corps are working for one goal – reduce road crashes, avoid deaths through accidents that are caused by negligence of the road users”.

  • I don’t like celebrating birthdays – Atiku Abubakar

    I don’t like celebrating birthdays – Atiku Abubakar

    Former vice president, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, on Thursday said he does not like celebrating birthdays, as he clocked 75 years.

    Abubakar disclosed this in Bauchi while commissioning a 4.2 kilometres Gombe Road- Maiduguri Bypass, named after him by the state governor, Mr Bala Mohammed.

    ”Today, I read with emotions your birthday greetings to me. I don’t normally like celebrating birthdays but here you are today, making me celebrate birthday with a birthday cake and birthday bull.

    “I never had it in my life like this. Your excellency, words alone are not enough for me to describe how I feel today.

    “I want to appeal to the good people of Bauchi state to support their governor. Give him all the support that he needs as you can see that if you give him the support, he will also serve you very well.

    “He is not a governor that is actually ruling or governing you, he is a governor who is serving you,” he said.

    Abubakar also commended the state House of Assembly for its continued support to the executive , despite the fact that it’s being controlled by an opposition party, the All Progressives Congress (APC).

    “It is a working opposition party. In other words, the development of the state is far more important to them than the differences in political beliefs.

    “Mr Speaker, I want you to convey my appreciation to members of the state assembly for the cooperation you have been giving to the governor and I believe you will continue to give him,” Abubakar said.

    The former vice president also appreciated the state governor and the people of Bauchi state for inviting him to commission the road as well as naming it after him, and called on all and sundry in the state to keep supporting the state government.

    He added that their support would pave way for creation of more economic empowerments due to the antecedent of the governor, when he was the FCT minister under former President Goodluck Jonathan.

  • 6 dead, 19 others injured in Bauchi auto crash

    6 dead, 19 others injured in Bauchi auto crash

    The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Bauchi State Command, says no fewer than six persons lost their lives in a ghastly motor accident that occurred in Bauchi on Monday.

    The Sector Commander, Mr Yusuf Abdullahi, who confirmed the incident in Bauchi on Tuesday, said that 19 others sustained various degrees of injuries.

    Abdullahi said that the accident which involved two Ford buses belonging to Galaxy Transport occurred in Gurum village, on the Bauchi-Kano road at 6:20 p.m. when the two buses had a head-on collision.

    The sector commander, who said that it took the corps about 20 minutes to arrive at the scene to clear the site, attributed the cause of the accident to wrongful overtaking.

    “25 people are involved in the crash comprising 23 males, one female and a female child.

    “Six people died on the spot and they are all males. Nineteen others sustained injuries. Among them are 17 males, one female and a female child,” he said.

    According to him, one of the drivers of the buses has been identified as Mr Ibrahim Abduljalal with vehicle’s number plate: JJN 712 YX.

    While the name and the number plate of the other vehicle were not available at the time of the interview.

    The FRSC boss further said that the injured persons had been referred to the Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University Teaching Hospital (ATBUH), Bauchi for treatment while the remains of the deceased were also deposited in the morgue of the same hospital for identification.

    He noted that the obstructions were cleared to allow for free flow of traffic while the vehicles were handed over to the Motor Transport Department of the GRA Police Station.

    He advised motorists to always be conscious of traffic rules and regulations.

  • 6 dead, 15 others injured in Bauchi auto-crash

    6 dead, 15 others injured in Bauchi auto-crash

    Yusuf Abdullahi the Sector Commander, Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Bauchi, says no fewer than six people lost their lives in a lone road crash that occurred in Bauchi on Sunday.

    Abdullahi, who disclosed this in an interview in Bauchi, on Monday, said 15 others were seriously injured as a result of the mishap.

    He explained that the accident, which involved a Toyota Hiace bus belonging to the Kano Line transport company, with registration number KN21-H41, happened at Kwanan Digiza village, along the Jama’are-Azare road, around 11:30am.

    “There was a crash yesterday involving a Kano line commercial vehicle and six people lost their lives to the crash. The six people that died were all females”, he said.

    The sector commander, who revealed that the cause of the crash was speed violation, said a total of 21 persons were involved in the crash, including four males, 14 females, one male child and two female children.

    “Among the 15 injured persons were four males, eight females, one male child and two female children,” the commander added.

    He further explained that both the injured and the corpses had been taken to the Jama’are General hospital for treatment and confirmation.

    Abdullahi urged motorists to always be conscious of road traffic rules and regulations as well as the weather condition at all times.

  • Fed Poly Bauchi sacks 2 lecturers for alleged sexual harassment

    Fed Poly Bauchi sacks 2 lecturers for alleged sexual harassment

    The Governing Council of the Federal Polytechnic, Bauchi has approved the dismissal of two lecturers, Malam Abubakar Baba and Mr Adebusoye Sunday over allegations of sexual harassment levelled against them.

    The Rector, Mr Sunusi Gumau, announced their dismissal while briefing newsmen at the end of the 98th meeting of the council, on Sunday in Bauchi.

    Gumau said that the decision was reached after thorough investigation of the matter by a committee set up by the institution.

    He said that Baba was a lecturer in the Department of Nutrition and Dietetics while Mr Sunday was a lecturer of the Department of General Studies.

    “This is the final verdict of all that has been making waves in the media concerning the issue of our staff reported on alleged case of rape.

    “This issue of Abubakar Baba came up on the Aug. 4, 2021. In the rules of the Polytechnic, if an issue of this magnitude happens, the complainant has to write and immediately she wrote.

    “I asked the staff to be queried.

    “When we queried him, the suspect replied and the reply was not satisfactory, and we established a committee to investigate the matter thoroughly to logical conclusion.

    “We did that and after the committee submitted its report, the Senior Staff Appointment and Disciplinary Committee met, invited the suspects, cross examined and we made our recommendation to the council.

    “Today; the council has finally approved the dismissal of Abubakar Baba from the services of the Federal Polytechnic, Bauchi,” said the Rector.

    Sanusi further revealed that Mr Sunday was equally dismissed from the service of the Polytechnic with immediate effect.

    The Rector said that concrete evidence had been established against Sunday for sexually assaulting his student.

    He further said that the victims had military background which propelled the exposure of the culprits.

    Gumau said the two lecturers were no longer staff of the Polytechnic and assured that their dismissal letter would be handed over to the necessary security agencies for appropriate actions.

    “In the case of Baba, the father of the student involved is a military personnel while in the case of Sunday, the victim is a sister to a military woman.”

    The Rector commended the Bauchi State Government, traditional leaders and host communities for their support to the institution.

    Meanwhile, the Rector revealed that the Students’ Academic Board of the institution had also expelled 30 students for various offences.

    Gumau said that 14 of the students were expelled for examination malpractices while 16 others for certificate forgery.

  • 2023: Bauchi Senator kicks against electronic transmission of election results

    Senator representing Bauchi South Senatorial District, Sen. Lawal Gumau, on Friday, kicked against moves to amend the Electoral Act to give room for electronic transmission of results ahead of 2023 General Elections.

    Gumau who stated this while speaking to newsmen in Abuja said Nigeria was not ripe for electronic transmission of results .

    Gumau said: “I’m not in support of electronic transmission of result. We are not ready. It is best if we are equipped and ready to secure the website that nobody can hack.

    “If we say for 2023, we are going to do transmit results electronically, is it possible? Everybody knows that it is only the person with the highest number of votes that will get it.

    “So results should be announced at the Polling Units and Collation Centres where applicable.

    “Let us not start what we cannot do,” he said.

    On the outcome of the screening of Ms Lauretta Onochie, a National Commissioner nominee for the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Gumau, a member of the Senate Committee on INEC said that let justice be served.

    “If the justice is that we don’t screen her, screen her our. If the justice is allow her to get the position, that is where I support.

    “I like seeing myself fighting for justice whenever there is injustice. I want to be a bridge-builder so that justice must exist.

    “Whether we like it or not, a national commissioner must come from south-south and it is the same President that will appoint him.

    “President Buhari appointed Onochie, we can’t see Onochie as a northerner or as southerner we have to see Onochie as a presidential nominee.

    “In our duties as legislators, we work with the law and not with any member’s sentiment, not with CSO’s sentiments.

    “I’m supporting the law. If the law says Onochie should not go in as INEC commissioner, that is my position.”

    NAN reports that the nomination of Onochie had triggered an outcry from opposition parties, the media and some Civil Society Organisations (CSOs).

    The CSOs had petitioned the Senate Committee on INEC, alleging that Onochie was a card-carrying member of a political party, hence not qualified to be appointed as an INEC national commissioner.

  • Bauchi Governor appoints new Chief of Staff

    Bauchi Governor appoints new Chief of Staff

    Gov. Bala Mohammed of Bauchi State, has appointed Mr Aminu Gamawa as the new Chief of Staff, Government House, Bauchi.

    He replaces Mr Ladan Salihu, sacked on June 9, alongside Secretary to the State Government, commissioners and other political appointees.

    This is contained in a statement signed by Mr Mukhtar Gidado, the Special Adviser on Media and Publicity to the governor, on Monday in Bauchi.

    Gamawa, a legal practitioner, was the immediate past Commissioner, Ministry of Budget and Economic Planning.

    “Gamawa worked across a wide range of organisations, government agencies, educational institutions and non– profitable entities.

    “He is the Chairman, Bauchi State COVID-19 Economic Recovery Committee 2020, and Vice Chairman, World Bank States Fiscal Transparency, Accountability and Sustainability (SFTAS) in the state,” Gidado said.

    Gidado said that Gamawa also served as the Regional Representative of the Technical Working Group on Subnational Ease of Doing Business; Coordinator, Harvard Law School Graduate Forum (2011 – 2014), and a teaching fellow.

    “In the year 2020; Gamawa was conferred with the National Productivity Order of Merit (NPOM) Award.”