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Two arrested for car theft in Bauchi

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T he Bauchi State Police Command has confirmed the arrest of two individuals for alleged involvement in criminal conspiracy and car theft. The suspects— 30-year-old Ibrahim Uzeru from Kashere Santuraki in Akko Local Government Area of Gombe State and 35-year-old John Paul from the Bayan Gari area of Bauchi State— were apprehended after a stolen vehicle was traced to their possession. According to a statement issued by the Spokesman of the Command, CSP Ahmed Mohammed Wakil, the arrest followed a report made on March 29, 2025, by Yahaya Haruna, a 41-year-old resident of Gidan Gona, Bauchi. Haruna had parked his green 2000 model Honda Civic, with registration number ALK-627-GG, at Yelwan Tudu Market around 6:00 p.m. and returned shortly after to find the vehicle missing. A team of detectives was immediately assigned to investigate the theft and recover the car. The stolen vehicle was later intercepted along the Maiduguri bypass near the Awala roundabout, with the two suspects on board. “D...
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FPTB STUDENTS DECRY DATA, AIRTIME HIKE

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T he student of federal polytechnic bauchi has complain on the recent hike in telecommunications.    In an exclusive interview with Asenath luka, a student of mass communication, she expressed her concern over the increase of data rate from 300 Naria to 1800, she said the rate has made her reduced her use of social media plafroms.    Asenath, added that the increments has affected her in assignments and online classes, she pointed out that there's a specific course that entails posting on blogs and emails and the tarif rate has greatly affected her academic activities.    She also appeal to the school management to provide Free wifi within the school premise so it can reduce the cost on students.        Also, speaking with a student of architecture and technology, Rejoice manchit. She said, “I use Airtel network provider and the rate has increased from 350/1gb to 750/1gb and this has affected  the way i get information from my class...
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CAPPA Faults World Bank’s Reforms for Water Supply in Ekiti, Rivers, Bauchi

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T he Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA) has faulted the World Bank’s privatisation reforms for water supply in some states of the federation, saying they have failed the citizens and local communities. Speaking at the media presentation and launch of a report titled ‘Big Debts, Big Thirst: A Case Study of World Bank Supported Projects in Ekiti, Rivers and Bauchi States, held in Lagos recently, the Executive Director of CAPPA, Akinbode Oluwafemi, argued that the water projects as investigated in the three states are not fulfilling it purposes, He said: “The report examines the ongoing implications of privatisation reforms advocated by international financial institutions, particularly the World Bank, and reveals a disturbing pattern of systemic failures that continue to compromise water access for millions of Nigerians. “There is undeniably a crisis of potable water availability in Nigeria and across much of Africa. “Privatisation and commercialisation are ...
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Ramadan: Foundation empowers 3,500 Bauchi residents

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  M ore than 3,500 residents from the 20 local government areas of Bauchi State have benefited from the Ramadan support programme of Wunti Al-Khair Foundation, a Bauchi-based non-governmental organisation. The Organisation’s Programme Manager, Ango Mustapha, said that the beneficiaries are mostly less privileged and the poorest of the poor in the communities. According to him, the intervention cut across food items and non-food materials. The programme, he said, was guided by “the principles and values of our Chairman and Founder, Dr. Bala Wunti, which are compassion, generosity, and social responsibility, over the years have provided sustainable interventions that improve lives, foster unity, and promote development. “As part of our annual Ramadan Support Programme, we have implemented several impactful initiatives aimed at ensuring that the less privileged, fasting Muslims, and the broader Bauchi community experience the blessings of Ramadan with dignity and ease. “In our ongoing...
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  2 arrested For Allegedly Killing Motorcycle Rider In Bauchi T he Bauchi State Police Command have arrested two suspects over the killing of a motorcycle rider in Dosho village, near Darazo town in Bauchi State. The command’s Public Relations Officer, CSP Ahmed Wakil, who disclosed this in a statement, said, ‘’On March 5, an incident report was available at the disposal of Darazo Divisional Police Headquarters that a motionless body of an unidentified individual was found lying along Dosho Village, near Darazo, with multiple injuries.’’ Wakil explained that a team of detectives led by the Divisional Police Officer visited the scene and evacuated the unidentified body to the General Hospital, Darazo, where the victim was certified dead by a medical doctor. Wakil said, “Following a painstaking investigation, the deceased was later identified as Dauda Manu, a 25-year-old of Unguwar Buba Fulata Lanzai via Darazo LGA of Bauchi State. It was also discovered that, prior to his death, Dau...
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