Bauchi, Nigeria News

Bauchi- A member of the Bauchi State House of Assembly, Ilyasu Zwall, has called for the enforcement of the law regulating the use of horses in major cities of the state, to end the harassment of residents by horse riders.

AN agreement has been reached by the Federal Government and state governors to resolve all outstanding issues on the Federation Account.

By Suzan Edeh Bauchi-No fewer than 88 sickle-cell sufferers in Bauchi State have died between January and June this year alone.

By Henry Umoru ABUJA- STRONG indications emerged yesterday that the reconciliation move by governor Jonah Jang of Plateau State to bring pro- Chibuike Amaechi to his camp may have failed.

IN recent times, several disasters have been recorded in different parts of the country, ranging from buildings collapse, fire outbreak, flooding, plane crash and detonation of Improvised Explosive Devices IEDs, which have resulted in serious casualties.

Bauchi- Governor Isa Yuguda of Bauchi State has blamed a section of the media for allegedly fuelling the problem of insecurity in most parts of the country, through inaccurate reporting of events.

Former Head of State, General Abdulsalami Abubakar, has said democracy has come to stay in Nigeria despite imperfections still being experienced.

A bill to simplify procedure for the impeachment of the President and vice president passed second reading yesterday at the House of Representatives.

A Nigerian pastor who was arrested for harboring girls fleeing forced Islamization and forced marriage has been released on bail.

The Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC, has declared four states and Federal Capital Territory, FCT, as notorious with records of highest number of road traffic crashes and fatalities in the country.

Nigeria Governors Forum may have finally broken up after a segment believed to be loyal to President Goodluck Jonathan set up a parallel body to the one led by Governor Rotimi Amaechi of Rivers State.

THE massacre this month of over 40 police officers and 10 Department of State Services, DSS, men by the Ombatse cult in Eggon area of Nasarawa State woke Nigeria to the reality of the danger of increased violence against our law enforcement agents, especially the Police.

By Soni Daniel, Regional Editor, North & Henry Umoru ABUJA-Uncertainty fired by a web of intrigues, last night, shadowed aspirations of three of the nation's governors ahead of today's election of a new chairman of the Nigerian Governors Forum.

The federal and Bauchi State governments have been asked to provide adequate security to discourage Boko Haram insurgents escaping from either Adamawa, Borno or Yobe states from using Bauchi State as their sanctuary.