Governor Bala Mohammed of Bauchi State has reappointed Prof Asabe Sadiya Mohammed for a second term as Provost of the Aminu Saleh College of Education (ASCOE), Azare, despite opposition from the State House of Assembly. The decision followed a stakeholders’ meeting held on Friday involving the governor, the commissioner for higher education, the college’s governing
Police in Bauchi State have arrested a woman, identified as Zuwaira Hassan, for allegedly inflicting severe burns on the private parts of a minor with a hot object in Magama-Gumau, Toro Local Government Area. The victim, a girl aged about 10, is receiving treatment at the Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University Teaching Hospital (ATBUTH) after sustaining
The Bauchi State House of Assembly has pledged to domesticate the law establishing the National Commission for Almajiri and Out-of-School Children in the state. Speaker Abubakar Suleiman committed to the commission’s maiden annual general meeting in Kano. Represented by the Chairman of the House Committee on Education, Dr Nasiru Ala, he said the Assembly had
The Bauchi State Civil Service Commission has dismissed a Principal Assistant Education Officer, Mr. Amos Joshua, for allegedly sexually harassing a student at Government College, Azare. The decision was announced after the Commission’s 32nd plenary session, which concluded disciplinary proceedings against the officer. His actions were classified as serious misconduct under the Bauchi State Public
Emos Joshua, a Principal Assistant Education Officer of Government College Azare, Bauchi State, has been sacked over alleged sexual harassment. This was confirmed in a statement by Mr Saleh Umar, the Information/Public Relations Officer (IPRO), Bauchi State Civil Service Commission (CSC), on Thursday in Bauchi. He said the commission approved the dismissal during its 32nd
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has praised Plateau and Bauchi States for their commitment to child nutrition and healthcare, following a visit by its Representative in Nigeria, Ms. Wafaa Saeed. During her visit to Plateau, Saeed met Deputy Governor Josephine Piyo and members of the State Executive Council. She handed over 5,300 cartons of
The Public Relations Officer of the Command, Ahmed Wakil, who made this known in a statement, said the Command received intelligence of a security breach after unidentified hoodlums allegedly jumped the school fence and stole students’ phones. Recall that the management of the polytechnic announced the immediate shutdown of the institution following a violent raid
A disturbing trend known as “Marker Day” is getting out of control in Bauchi State’s public schools, raising concerns over moral decline and institutional silence. Initially introduced as a celebratory event marking graduations and academic milestones, Marker Day has evolved into a platform for indecent behaviour, particularly among students in government-run schools. Out of 23
The Bauchi State Government has dismissed what it described as a deliberate misrepresentation of a recent statement made by Governor Bala Abdulkadir Mohammed regarding education. In a statement signed by the Commissioner for Information and Communication, Hon. Usman Shehu Usman, on Wednesday, the government accused certain media outlets of intentionally distorting the governor’s remarks during
